Traders
Retail traders seek nearly US$60 billion for toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong IPO
RETAIL investors have applied to borrow nearly US$60 billion to participate in Chinese toymaker Bloks Group’s Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), continuing to show demand for new listings....
Asia: Markets mixed as traders digest Fed’s hawkish pivot
EQUITIES fluctuated on Friday (Dec 20) and the US dollar maintained its gains against its peers as investors assessed the fallout from the Federal Reserve’s outlook for interest rate...
US dollar holds firm as traders bet on cautious Fed in 2025
THE greenback held firm on Tuesday (Dec 17) ahead of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders grow increasingly convinced the Federal Reserve will lower...
Greenback notches weekly gain as traders reassess rate-cut expectations
THE US dollar was set for its biggest weekly gain in over a month on Friday (Nov 15), as markets reassessed expectations of future interest rate cuts and with...
Greenback rebounds against most major units after weak jobs data; traders eye US election
THE US dollar rose against the euro and rebounded against most major currencies on Friday (Nov 1) after traders digested data showing US job growth slowed sharply in October...
Crypto ETFs see big inflows ahead of US election, traders brace for volatility
INVESTORS have ploughed money into funds tracking Bitcoin, betting on a return of Republican Donald Trump to the White House even as they expect wild price swings in the...
China traders bet PBOC will keep yuan in hand even if Trump wins
CHINA’S domestic yuan traders appear to be more confident than their offshore counterparts that the currency’s turbulence will be contained around the US presidential election period.A gauge of one-month...
Oil prices show how numb traders have become to US sanctions
A week ago, the US government imposed yet more sanctions on Iran’s oil trade. Crude prices have sagged more than US$5 a barrel since.The decline was largely driven by...
