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U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) investor appetite for riskier assets pushed the USD lower against the commodity currencies on Friday as Oil and Gold rallied. Data was mixed with Q2 GDP at 2.4% vs. 2.5% forecast being offset by strong Chicago PMI at 62.3 vs. 59.1 previously. In US stocks, DJIA

BP is seeking a strategic investor to fend off any takeover attempts as it struggles with the Gulf oil spill, newspapers say. BP also reportedly asks for help in paying for the cleanup.



Oil spill - BP - Gulf Oil - Environment - Energy

POSITIVE economic and corporate data boosted investor sentiment yesterday, with regional markets quickly recovering much of the ground lost in last week's knee-jerk sell-down in response to the US government's lawsuit against Goldman Sachs. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) yesterday promptly rebounded back above the 3,000-point level, closing 14.13 points higher at 3,002.62. Traders were up... more

(SINGAPORE) Distressed selling may be a thing of the past, but prospects in the secondary private equity (PE) market are definitely looking up, says Paul Capital, a global alternative investment manager with US$6.6 billion in assets under management.

‘Whether it is fundraising activity, investor interests or exits, we see encouraging signs on all three fronts,’ the company’s regional head, Lucie… more

THE weighting of Asean markets in most global portfolios seems small due to a perceived lack of investment opportunities, low liquidity and weak investor relations in the region, Singapore Exchange chief executive Magnus Bocker said yesterday.
He raised this point from an unnamed study of investor perceptions of regional markets that highlighted the attractiveness of Asean markets at the same time… more

STOCK markets ought to be sizzling with excitement this week, a casual observer might think, given a double dose of good news from the United States.
However, soothing words from the US Federal Reserve on rock-bottom interest rates and a big vote of confidence in the US economy by legendary investor Warren Buffett have generated little buzz.
Mr Buffett’s ability to move markets appears to be wani… more