Global Markets

SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Investor confidence for January has plummeted, according to the Investor Confidence Index (ICI) released on Wednesday by State Street Global Markets (SSGM).

(Jan 12): US stock positioning is near extreme levels as investors price in improving worldwide economic growth, according to Deutsche Bank AG.

SINGAPORE (Jan 8): “Uncertainty” looks to be the key word in 2020.

(Dec 27): Hedge your holdings. Stay defensive. Figure out a risk tolerance and do not buy anything that keeps you up at night.

(Dec 20): This decade will end pretty much the way it started: Global central banks embarking on loose monetary policy and quantitative easing to counter slowing GDP growth.

(Dec 5): Stocks in Asia opened higher Thursday after a report the US and China are getting closer to a deal that would avoid tariffs due to kick in later this month.

SINGAPORE (Dec 2): The United States’ economic outperformance will wane, the dollar will probably weaken and growth next year can be expected from emerging markets, UBS Asset Management said on Mon

SINGAPORE (Nov 4): On Oct 30, the US Federal Reserve announced its third interest rate cut this year, a move that was not unexpected.

SINGAPORE (Oct 28): “Closing the gaps requires both jobseekers and employers to be more open and flexible.” – Singapore’s Manpower Minister Josephine Teo, on t

SINGAPORE (Oct 21): Despite a deteriorating global economic outlook, market observers are not panicking yet owing to the possibility that growth could still find support from several drivers.