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Trump drops campaign promise to label China a currency manipulator
WASHINGTON (April 13): President Donald Trump said he won’t brand China a currency manipulator, retreating from core campaign promise, though he argued that a strong dollar is hampering the ability of American firms to compete.
April 13, 2017
Currencies
Why the USDSGD could spike before July but tumble after
SINGAPORE (March 24): The US Dollar is expected to see a steep spike against the Singapore Dollar within the next three months but end the year on weaker ground, says Tan Teck Leng, chief investment officer at UBS Wealth Management.
March 24, 2017
Global stocks
Everyone's a net seller of Japanese stocks this year: analyst
TOKYO (March 23): Don’t believe Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global fund manager survey, which shows that Japan is the second-most popular equity market, says Jonathan Allum, a strategist at SMBC Nikko Capital Markets Ltd.
March 23, 2017
Investing strategies
4 key risks that could stymie Asia's positive growth outlook
SINGAPORE (March 13): The brighter economic outlook for Asia this year is set to contrast with 2016’s more sobering expectations due to positive signals from several key metrics so far, says UOB in a Monday flash note.
March 13, 2017
Commodities
Investors are pouring into gold
NEW YORK (Feb 3): The Federal Reserve has emboldened gold bulls.
February 03, 2017
Tech
Apple is trumping Trump in Taiwan with Asia’s only currency gain
HONG KONG (Jan 25): Taiwan is proving a surprising investment winner under Donald Trump.
January 25, 2017
Brexit
Trump says Brexit to be 'a great thing', wants quick trade deal with UK
LONDON (Jan 16): US President-elect Donald Trump said that Brexit would turn out to be a great thing and other countries would follow Britain out of the European Union but promised to strike a swift bilateral trade deal with the United Kingdom.
January 16, 2017
Broker's Calls
Why buy China Aviation Oil? It takes two to contango
SINGAPORE (Jan 5): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” call on China Aviation Oil (CAO) with a higher target price of $2.01 from $1.90 previously, raising its 2016 earnings estimates for CAO by 7.5% as it notes the oil market is now in contango and
January 05, 2017
Global Markets
Dollar bets rise a 7th week; Asia nervous at open on drone
SYDNEY (Dec 19): The dollar gained versus most major peers after data showed bets on the greenback climbed for the longest stretch since August 2015. Asian stock markets face a challenging opening to the week after the political storm spurred by China’s
December 19, 2016
Investing strategies
Here’s the biggest challenge global investors will face in 2017
SINGAPORE (Dec 1): The biggest challenge investors will face in 2017 is to find yield at reasonable risk. This was the view expressed by Nannette Hechler Fayd’herbe, global head of investment strategy at Credit Suisse, in a Thursday release.
December 01, 2016