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Global Economy
US equity futures and stocks sink; Brent soars to US$100 on Russia assault
S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts slid about 2%
February 24, 2022
Cryptocurrency
Crypto comes to S&P 500 via Tesla’s US$1.5 bil Bitcoin bet
Tesla is one of the S&P 500’s biggest members with a weighting of almost 2%.
February 09, 2021
Global Markets
Dow Average tops 30,000, S&P 500 jumps to record in markets wrap
The record runs come in the face of more troubling news on the virus front.
November 25, 2020
Broker's Calls
Seek shelter from economic headwinds in stable Singapore stocks, says OCBC
While the S&P 500 fell 6.7% from its September peak, the STI only lost 2% due to its lower exposure to technology stocks.
September 15, 2020
Global Markets
Retail investors aren't convinced the stock market rally is over. Here's why
The S&P 500 just strung together its two worst weeks since March, shattering calm that had largely prevailed for five months.
September 12, 2020
Broker's Calls
Clear White House mandate required for markets to prosper, says OCBC
Markets are currently pricing in heightened volatility over the next three months in anticipation of contentious polls.
August 26, 2020
Covid-19
US stocks rose to all-time highs on signs that Trump administration may fast-track Covid vaccines and treatments
The S&P 500 notched another all-time high as optimism mounted that the virus wouldn’t hamper growth.
August 25, 2020
US stocks
S&P 500 gains, fails to eclipse its all-time high: markets wrap
U.S. stocks climbed amid a rally in technology companies, while failing to top their all-time high as big banks sold off. Treasuries rose.
August 18, 2020
Markets
Goldman boosts S&P 500 target by 20% as strategists catch up
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is the latest firm to boost its year-end price target for the S&P 500, as a relentless rally off the March lows leaves strategist predictions in the dust.
August 17, 2020
Global Markets
Market updates: US stocks retreat from near record highs in final hour of trading; gold tumbles
US stocks turned sharply lower in the final hour of trading as investors sold some of the rally’s biggest winners amid concern a spending package from Washington is not imminent.
August 12, 2020