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Thursday’s rally of technology stocks led by Nvidia-Intel partnership pushed Wall Street to record highs

Asian shares down after Intel-driven tech stock rally on NYE

September 19, 2025, 01:08 PM - 4 min read

Thursday’s rally of technology stocks led by Nvidia-Intel partnership pushed Wall Street to record highs

In Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.8 per cent to 44,171.03, with tech investment company SoftBank Group's shares jumping nearly 10 per cent in a second straight day of gains

Asian shares, US stocks inch up as inflation slows, Oracle soars

September 11, 2025, 08:13 PM - 4 min read

After Wall Street recorded all-time highs following a surprisingly encouraging report on inflation and Oracle’s AI boom, Asian shares were mostly high on Thursday

Prolonged tensions between US President Donald Trump and the US’s Federal Reserve took a turn for the worse on Monday after the President said he fired Fed Res Governor, Lisa Cook

World shares sink amid Trump-Fed Res feud

August 26, 2025, 02:14 PM - 4 min read

US President Donald Trump’s confrontation with US monetary policy body Federal Reserve has refused to die down, especially with Trump firing Fed Governor Lisa Cook in his latest bout of ire against the institution, leading to a fall in Wall Street shares

The Fed Reserve remains concerned about inflation in the US which may be pushed higher by President Donald Trump’s tariffs, despite the country’s business activity having accelerated at the fastest rate so far this year

Asian shares mixed after Wall Street records losses

August 22, 2025, 07:24 PM - 4 min read

While hopes for any interest rate cut by the Fed remain bleak, all eyes are pinned on Powell’s speech on Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where chiefs of the world’s central banks are gathered for a meeting

The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of the move into AI. It sank 3.5 per cent

Global shares mixed; Labubu shares soar in Hong Kong

August 20, 2025, 06:34 PM - 4 min read

A decline on Wall Street led by a sharp fall in technology shares affected global shares too

The Trump-Putin meeting could also have major implications for energy markets, especially if sanctions against Moscow get removed

World shares mixed ahead of the much-awaited Putin-Trump meet

August 14, 2025, 05:13 PM - 3 min read

The meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on August 15 has brought in fresh hope for a lasting peace solution to the Ukraine war; crypto rises, world shares mixed

The better-than-expected report on inflation raised hopes the Federal Reserve will have the leeway to cut interest rates at its next meeting in September

World stocks rise on the back of benign US inflation data

August 13, 2025, 01:58 PM - 4 min read

US inflation data released on Tuesday showed lower figures than economists had forecast, leading to hopes of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve next month

China said its exports picked up in July as businesses taking advantage of a pause in Trump's tariff war with Beijing increased their shipments

Wall Street uptick after Apple rally; Asian shares climb

August 7, 2025, 12:44 PM - 3 min read

While China reported a pick-up in its July exports as businesses took advantage of a pause in US tariff imposition, world markets also showed gains despite higher tariffs on exports taking effect on Thursday

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 edged 0.1 per cent higher to 8,704.60. South Korea's Kospi gained 0.3 per cent to 3,230.57

Asian shares mixed as focus shifts on US-China trade talks

July 29, 2025, 02:28 PM - 4 min read

As the United States and China stayed engaged in deliberations for a possible finalisation of a trade deal, Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday even as US futures and oil prices rose

Wall Street closes at all-time high; Asian shares mixed

July 11, 2025, 05:52 PM - 3 min read

The Wall Street closed at an all-time high on Friday, buoyed by Delta Air Lines kicking off earnings season with a solid outlook for the rest of 2025

Tech rally on Wall Street, Asian shares gain

July 10, 2025, 02:33 PM - 3 min read

Nvidia rose 1.8 per cent and became the first public company to exceed USD 4 trillion in value after its share price briefly topped USD 164 each in early trade

Wall Street falls, Asian shares rise as Trump extends deadline

July 8, 2025, 02:39 PM - 4 min read

Japan’s Nikkei, South Korea’s Kospi, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, and Shanghai Composite all gained between 0.3 per cent and 1.8 per cent in Tuesday’s trading