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Oil settles lower as US business activity cools, concerns over Middle East ease
OIL prices fell on Wednesday (Apr 24) as worries over conflict in the Middle East eased and business activity in the United States slowed, although a fall in US...
US: Wall St opens higher after Friday sell-off, Middle East tensions subside
WALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Apr 22) after steep losses in the previous session as easing Middle East tensions buoyed risk appetite, while investors looked ahead...
US: S&P, Dow open flat as Middle East jitters ease, Netflix weighs on Nasdaq
THE Dow and the S&P 500 opened flat on Friday (Apr 19) as initial jitters about an escalation in the Middle East conflict subsided, while Netflix dropped after forecasting...
Middle East violence heightens market fears of rate hikes, inflation
TO THE higher-ups at the US Federal Reserve, it must feel like a recurring nightmare: an overseas war driving up the price of energy and commodities, just when the...
Oil jumps, equities fall as Iran blasts fan Middle East tensions
OIL prices rallied and equities fell on Friday (Apr 19) as reports said that explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, fuelling fears of an escalation of the...
Gold gains as Middle East tensions lift safe-haven appeal
GOLD prices climbed on Thursday (Apr 18) as concerns about the Middle East war extending to other regions boosted demand for the safe-haven metal.Spot gold was up 0.4 per...
US dollar edges down but still close to 5½ month high; Fed, Middle East in focus
THE US dollar edged down but was near 5½-month highs on Wednesday (Apr 17) as Federal Reserve officials reiterated the rate-cutting cycle was on hold pending new economic data,...
US dollar edges down but still close to 5½ month high; Fed, Middle East in focus
THE US dollar edged down but was near 5½-month highs on Wednesday (Apr 17) as Federal Reserve officials reiterated the rate-cutting cycle was on hold pending new economic data,...
