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By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell stayed solidly on message overnight, emphasising once again the Fed's priority in assisting the US employment recovery...

Updated version at 8.15 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. April 9, 2021, Business News HSBC and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) partners in a combined...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Why SGD Bulls Should Take a Backseat on MAS  "Don't underestimate the value of doing...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, The FOMC Minutes passed without incident overnight. The committee felt that risks were balanced but that the economy remained far from...

By Stephen Innes, Chief Global Market Strategist at Axi, In an echo of yesterday's morning note, it's not unusual for the market to pause at record highs, even more so...

Updated version at 8.00 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. April 8, 2021, Business News Oil futures up on Wednesday on an improving global economic outlook,...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, US markets paused for breath overnight, with Wall Street easing slightly after a frenzied Monday session. Rotational spin was the theme...

By Stephen Innes, Chief Global Market Strategist at Axi, The US dollar seems to have turned a small corner on the Euro with month-end demand and rebalancing in stocks out...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Managing Divergence Managing global divergence appears to be the IMF's biggest challenge, if not worry,...

Updated version at 8.15 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. April 7, 2021, Business News The S&P 500 slipped on Tuesday but stayed near closing record...