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* Philippine peso falls 1% to 2-month low * Indonesian rupiah down 0.3% ahead of rate decision * Federal Reserve decision due later in the day By Himanshi Akhand June 18 (Reuters) - Emerging Asian currencies lost ground on Wednesday as the dollar held firm on safe-haven demand as the conflict between Israel and Iran entered a sixth day, while investors awaited rate decisions by the Bank Indonesia and the Federal Reserve. Iran and Israel launched new missile strikes at each other, with U.S. President Donald Trump calling for Iran's...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have all been violently whipsawed in recent months. Volatility-inducing variables, such as President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff and trade policy, are unlikely to go away anytime soon. Outsize gains in May for the S&P 500 have historically correlated with big green arrows over the next year for investors. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › For more than a century, Wall Street has been a wealth-creating machine for patient investors. Though other asset classes have enjoyed solid...

* MSCI's gauge of Asian emerging market equities down 0.2% * Trump, Xi agree to further trade talks * U.S. jobs, non-farm payrolls data due Friday By Roshan Thomas June 6 (Reuters) - Asian currencies were steady on Friday but on track for weekly gains, while regional stock markets edged lower after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping agreed to further trade talks in a telephone call. MSCI's index of emerging market currencies was flat after touching an all-time high on Thursday. For the week, the index...

* Malaysian ringgit falls 0.3% after reaching 3-week high * Thai baht weakens 0.4% * Thailand equities at 1-month low (Updates for afternoon trade) By Himanshi Akhand May 27 (Reuters) - Asian currencies reversed course to trade lower on Tuesday as a rally in global bonds whipsawed markets that remained concerned about U.S. fiscal health and President Donald Trump's erratic trade policies. The Malaysian ringgit fell 0.3% against a stronger dollaer after reaching a three-week high earlier in the session. The Singaporean dollar, Indonesian rupiah, and the Indian rupee weakened...

Though stocks are a bona fide long-term wealth creator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite don't move from Point A to Point B in a straight line. Numerous catalysts -- including President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff and trade policy -- whipsawed Wall Street in April. An exceptionally rare period of outsize gains for the benchmark S&P 500 bodes extremely well for future stock returns, based on what history has to say. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › For well over a century,...

By Rae Wee and Samuel Shen SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -A wave of dollar selling in Asia is an ominous sign for the greenback as the world's export powerhouse starts to question a decades-long trend of investing its big trade surpluses in U.S. assets. Ripples from Friday and Monday's record rally in the Taiwan dollar are now spreading outward, driving surges for currencies in Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, China and Hong Kong. The moves sound a warning for the dollar because they suggest money is moving in to Asia at scale and...

The crash's impact was felt inside the Paris Stock Exchange in France.San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images President Trump's tariff announcements have unsettled the financial markets. This instability recalls past crises, like the Black Monday 1987 stock market crash. Black Monday saw a 20.5% S&P 500 drop, the most drastic in financial history. President Donald Trump's tariff announcements have shaken up financial markets in recent weeks. For some, this economic instability has brought to mind past financial crises, like the Great Recession, the Great Depression, and the October...

While the stock market crash sent baby boomers into panic mode, Gen Z was grabbing the popcorn and sharing their plans to get rich. “Forget about the Sephora sale… the entire stock market is on sale right now,” one excited 24-year-old shared on TikTok. Meanwhile, a 22-year-old shared how she made $42K in less than an hour thanks to the volatile market. The world’s stock markets tanked late last week in response to President Donald Trump’s new tariffs—and baby boomers watched in horror as their dreams of a comfortable retirement...

The stock market sold off rapidly over the past few weeks, leading many to label this a stock market crash brought on by President Donald Trump's tariff announcements. Stocks moved down sharply this week as reciprocal tariffs went into effect; they recovered quickly as Trump announced tariff relief on every country except China, but continued to mark additional losses on Thursday. We are a long way from seeing how this all shakes out, but the prevailing notion in the markets is that tariffs will still have a negative effect. However,...

While the tariffs do not directly impact Singapore’s housing market, their knock-on effects on GDP growth and employment could weigh on home-buying sentiment (Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/EdgeProp Singapore)In the Netflix series The Residence, a murder mystery set in the private quarters of the White House, there was one clear victim: the chief usher. In US President Donald Trump’s world-stage drama – the “Liberation Day” announcement on April 2 – the victim was no longer fictional but real and far more consequential: the global order.“The era of rules-based globalisation and free...