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SINGAPORE (Sept 17): The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that Singapore’s average daily foreign exchange (FX) trading volume has increased by 22% to reach an all-time high of US$633 billion ($871 billion) from US$517 billion in April 201

  Technical outlook for the Shanghai market The Shanghai Index gapped below the support level near 2,830. This was the lower edge of a broad trading band and represented the lower edge of the market oscillation around the 2,920 level. The upper edg

SINGAPORE (July 12): Some 75 years ago, the Bretton Woods agreement was signed, making the US dollar the world’s reserve currency. But now, there is talk of an alternative: China’s renminbi.

Seventy-five years after the Bretton Woods agreement was signed, making the US dollar the world’s reserve currency, there is talk of an alternative. The US’ weaponising of its currency may well accelerate the process.

SINGAPORE (Oct 29): As a financial adviser representative, a common complaint I hear from clients on regular investment plans is that dollar cost averaging is a little simplistic. Sure, investing the same dollar amount every period helps increase returns

(Oct 15): China’s latest dollar-bond sale saw a marked slump in buying by US-based investors compared with last year’s offering, a stark contrast that’s emerged as bilateral trade tensions escalate.

BALI/INDONESIA (Oct 12): Capital inflows are proving to be just as much a curse as a blessing, with the potential to harm economic growth, Singapore’s deputy prime minister said.

SINGAPORE (Jan 30): Former Credit Suisse Group AG trader Charlie Chan, whose macro hedge fund surged 47% last year to beat rivals, is holding on to bearish bets on the dollar. For now.

SINGAPORE (Nov 17): The Malaysian ringgit (MYR) on Wednesday reached a one-year high against the USD at 4.1745. And due to encouraging domestic and external factors, economists expect the MYR to remain strong.

SINGAPORE (Sept 22): The US Federal Reserve announced on Sept 20 that it would start reducing the size of its US$4.5 trillion ($6.1 trillion) balance sheet next month. It also stuck with its forecast to raise the federal funds rate again this year, citing