China: Stocks decline as hopes for policy easing fade

China stocks slipped on Wednesday, pulled down by financial shares amid receding expectations of aggressive monetary easing, while property shares also declined.The CSI300 index, which tracks the largest listed companies...

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SINGAPORE IFOREX UPDATE BY EPIC RESEARCH

EUR/USD is currently trading with a bearish bias. Yesterday, instead of going long as previouslyforecasted, the pair rallied to the lower side and ended up closing below a key supportlevel 1.1159. Although we expect further...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

U.S. stocks whipsawed throughout the day but closed lower on Thursday after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, and left investors uncertain about the timing of what would be the first rate hike in nearly...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Black Friday, the biggest US shopping "holiday", kicked off with expectations that lower gasoline prices and higher consumer confidence could mean better year-end retail sales than last year. The buying frenzy started...

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Asian Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

Asian markets were mostly higher Wednesday following better-than-expected US economic growth data and news that Germany had narrowly averted recession. The dollar struggled to resume its uptrend against the yen, with...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

U.S. stock-index futures were quoted higher a little over eight hours ahead of the Monday market open. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA +1.13% and those for the S&P 500 SPX +1.15% were each 0.2% higher,...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

The U.S. stock market finished the week with the worst losses in two months. On Friday, the main benchmarks rose modestly but trading was choppy with news out of Iraq resulting in price swings in late trade. The S&P...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

The federal government ran a budget deficit of $131 billion in May, the Congressional Budget Office estimated on Friday. That is $8 billion lower than the deficit in May 2013. For the fiscal year to date, CBO estimates...

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U.S Market Update : Epic Research Singapore

U.S. stocks in May posted the biggest monthly gains since February, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average finishing the month at records. The Dow DJIA +0.11%  rose 18.4 points, or 0.1%, to 16,717.17. The...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

President Barack Obama made a surprise visit Sunday to troops in Afghanistan as the U.S. gets ready to withdraw its forces from the nation after more than a dozen years of war. Obama landed a Bagram Airfield outside...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks rise; S&P 500 hits 1,900 After three straight days of advances, the U.S. stock market finished the week with solid gains, sending the S&P 500 above the 1,900 level, a first on a closing basis.   The...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stock index futures Wednesday night pointed to a stronger Wall Street open on Thursday, as Asian markets rallied in the wake of better-than-expected Chinese manufacturing data. Roughly 12 hours ahead of the...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, capping weekly gains, as concerns over conflict in Ukraine outweighed an upbeat jobs report. The S&P 500 SPX -0.13% ended the day 2.54 points, or 0.1%, lower at 1,881.14...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Friday, capping weekly gains, as concerns over conflict in Ukraine outweighed an upbeat jobs report. The S&P 500 ...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

US stocks Thursday finished mixed after a busy day of economic data releases ahead of Friday's closely-watched monthly jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 21.97 (0.13 per cent) to 16,558.87, while the...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks ended a volatile session higher on Tuesday, lifted by gains in such blue-chip names as Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson, though persistent weakness in momentum names limited the Nasdaq's advance. Coke...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

The tech-rich Nasdaq Composite Index led Wall Street sharply lower again Friday, closing out a dreary week at its lowest level in more than two months.   The Nasdaq sank 54.37 points (1.34 per cent) to 3,999.73,...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

The Nasdaq Composite suffered its worst day since late 2011 on Thursday as investors fled biotech, Internet and other high-growth stocks, the sectors that had led the last leg up of the maturing bull market. The Nasdaq...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.S Market Update

U.S. stocks fell sharply, after heavy selling in momentum stocks such as biotechs and Internet companies on Friday reversed an early rally, sending the Nasdaq Composite to its worst day in two months. The markets opened...

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Epic Research Singapore : U.K Market Update

Growth in British house prices cooled for the third straight month in March, despite recording their biggest annual rise in almost four years, data from mortgage lender Nationwide showed on Wednesday.   House...

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