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Gold poised for weekly fall as bets fade for big Fed rate cut
[BENGALURU] Gold was subdued on Friday (Aug 15) and was heading for a weekly fall, as hotter-than-expected US inflation data dented expectations for a super-sized 50 basis points US...
Hedge funds shift bets to double down on Big Tech amid AI boom
[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s largest hedge funds, Bridgewater Associates, Tiger Global Management and Discovery Capital, increased their exposure to Big Tech in the second quarter amid a generational boom...
Traders trim Fed-cut bets as wholesale inflation clouds outlook
[NEW YORK] Wall Street traders dialled back expectations for an interest-rate cut next month, sending Treasury yields higher, after fresh data on wholesale prices signalled tariffs are pushing up...
Gold extends rise as Fed rate-cut bets pressure dollar
[BENGALURU] Gold rose for a third straight session on Thursday (Aug 14), helped by a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields as traders raised bets for a US...
Asia: Stocks to gain as US CPI fuels Fed cut bets
STOCKS in Asia were set to track Wall Street higher after an in-line US inflation reading bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will have room to cut rates in September.Equity-index...
Gold firms as soft US data pressures dollar, fuels rate-cut bets
[BENGALURU] Gold prices inched higher on Wednesday (Aug 13), supported by a weaker US dollar after tame US inflation data cemented bets for an interest rate cut in September,...
Currency traders focus on Australian dollar and euro for bearish US dollar bets
Options traders are using currencies such as the Australian dollar and euro to express bearish US dollar views after recent disappointing American economic data. The Aussie is being supported...
Hedge funds slash bullish oil bets as concerns of a glut grow
Published Sun, Aug 10, 2025 · 09:30 AM[NEW YORK] Hedge funds cut their bullish stance on US oil to the lowest since mid-April as rising US crude inventories and...
Ikea bets on online growth in China with JD.com launch
[LONDON] Swedish budget furniture retailer Ikea opened a digital store on Chinese ecommerce platform JD.com on Friday (Aug 8), as it expands its presence on third-party online shopping sites...
US: Wall Street opens higher as Fed shake-up stokes dovish bets
Published Fri, Aug 8, 2025 · 09:48 PMWALL Street’s main indexes opened higher on Friday (Aug 8) as US President Donald Trump’s temporary pick for a Federal Reserve governor...
