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STI rises on further reopening of borders; tracks Wall Street gains on stimulus hopes
The Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.2% to 2,547.77 as at noon on Oct 12 from 2,517.23 previously.
October 12, 2020
Broker's Calls
Investors better off sleeping through US presidential debates, says UBS economist
Markets have remained calm following the debates in the absence of any policy surprises.
September 30, 2020
Tech
Wall Street ends lower as tech struggles resume
US stocks closed lower after a choppy trading session on Thursday as heavyweight tech-related stocks resumed their decline.
September 11, 2020
US Presidential Race
'Moderate' Kamala Harris pick puts Wall Street at ease
Some of the adjectives that Wall Street insiders use for her include "Normal" and "Grounded".
August 13, 2020
Gold
Precious metals sector attracting more investors on Wall Street due to Covid-19 crisis
A year ago, you couldn’t get Wall Street to touch most gold miners’ stocks. Today, it’s throwing billions at the industry.
July 21, 2020
Global Economy
Wall Street heavyweights are sounding alarm about stock prices
Legendary investors Stan Druckenmiller and David Tepper were the latest to weigh in after a historic market rebound, saying the risk-reward of holding shares is the worst they have encountered in years.
May 15, 2020
Tong's Portfolio
Liquidity to companies, not capital markets, needed
The sell-off has been fast and furious. There is indiscriminate selling across the board, regardless of quality, likely perpetuated by algorithm trading and exchange-traded funds.
March 20, 2020
US-China trade war
Trump’s threats to China capital
(Oct 7): It appears that there is nothing so extreme that you can contemplate that cannot become a White House tweet. In recent weeks, in briefing notes and forums, we have canvassed the extreme perimeters of US President Donald Trump’s trade war with C
October 04, 2019
1MDB Watch
Goldman CEO apologises to Malaysia for Leissner's 1MDB role
(Jan 17): Goldman Sachs Group Chief Executive Officer David Solomon apologised to the Malaysian people for the role that a senior banker at the firm, Tim Leissner, played in the 1MDB scandal.
January 17, 2019
US Economy
Trump's two-year stock honeymoon ends with hunt for betrayer
(Dec 24): Nobody was happier to take credit for surging stocks than Donald Trump, who touted and tweeted each leg up. Now the bull is on life support and the search for its killer is on.
December 24, 2018