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A rally of technology stocks on the Wall Street steadied Asian stocks as the dollar further slid

World shares higher after tech stock rally on Wall Street

September 4, 2025, 04:15 PM - 4 min read

A rally of technology stocks on the Wall Street steadied Asian stocks as the dollar further slid

Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the world's move into artificial-intelligence technology, fell 2 per cent and was the single strongest force pulling the S&P 500 downward

Asian shares down after US stocks sink

September 3, 2025, 02:38 PM - 5 min read

With US tech firm shares taking a hit, Asian shares too mostly declined on Wednesday as political uncertainty rocked Japan, threatening trading activity further

The US-headquartered AI giant is considered a bellwether for the AI market since it became the first company to reach $4 trillion last July

Nvidia shares dip despite firm beating earnings expectations

August 28, 2025, 12:57 PM - 5 min read

Asian shares were mixed and Indian stock markets tanked as textile, leather, gems and jewellery stocks declined in early Thursday trade

Japan's Nikkei 225 rose a meagre 0.3 per cent to 42,522.97, while the Kospi in Seoul was up just over 1 point to 3,181.31

Wall street nears record-highs, but Asian shares log modest gains

August 27, 2025, 03:37 PM - 4 min read

After a day of choppy trading, Wall Street regained losses and inched nearer to record-highs, a rally not mirrored by its Asian peers

Prolonged tensions between US President Donald Trump and the US’s Federal Reserve took a turn for the worse on Monday after the President said he fired Fed Res Governor, Lisa Cook

World shares sink amid Trump-Fed Res feud

August 26, 2025, 02:14 PM - 4 min read

US President Donald Trump’s confrontation with US monetary policy body Federal Reserve has refused to die down, especially with Trump firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook in his latest bout of ire against the institution, leading to a fall in Wall Street shares

The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI. It sank 3.5 per cent

Global shares mixed; Labubu shares soar in Hong Kong

August 20, 2025, 06:34 PM - 4 min read

A decline on Wall Street led by a sharp fall in technology shares affected global shares too

The Trump-Putin meeting could also have major implications for energy markets, especially if sanctions against Moscow get removed

World shares mixed ahead of the much-awaited Putin-Trump meet

August 14, 2025, 05:13 PM - 3 min read

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 has brought in fresh hope for a lasting peace solution to the Ukraine war; crypto rises, world shares mixed

The better-than-expected report on inflation raised hopes the Federal Reserve will have the leeway to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September

World stocks rise on the back of benign US inflation data

August 13, 2025, 01:58 PM - 4 min read

US inflation data released on Tuesday showed lower figures than economists had forecast, leading to hopes of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next month

China said its exports picked up in July as businesses taking advantage of a pause in Trump's tariff war with Beijing increased their shipments

Wall Street uptick after Apple rally; Asian shares climb

August 7, 2025, 12:44 PM - 3 min read

While China reported a pick-up in its July exports as businesses took advantage of a pause in US tariff imposition, world markets also showed gains despite higher tariffs on exports taking effect on Thursday

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 8,704.60. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.3 per cent to 3,230.57

Asian shares mixed as focus shifts on US-China trade talks

July 29, 2025, 02:28 PM - 4 min read

As the United States and China stayed engaged in deliberations for a possible finalisation of a trade deal, Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday even as US futures and oil prices rose

An oil extraction facility in Iran. The image is used for representational purposes.

Oil prices jump over 2%, Asian markets plunge as US attacks Iran

June 23, 2025, 09:41 AM - 4 min read

Oil prices surged and Asian markets tumbled after US airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites raised fears of Tehran’s retaliation and disruption of global energy trade via the Strait of Hormuz.