Posts by Liam Redmond
Asia-Pacific markets fall after US strikes on Iran; oil prices surge, dollar strengthens
Asia-Pacific markets fell sharply in early trade on Monday morning, as oil prices surged and the US dollar reacted, after US strikes against Iran over the weekend. Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled 0.69 per cent while South Korea’s Kospi fell over 1 per cent. Australia’s ASX was down around 0.3 per cent. Oil prices surged in…
Read MoreSGX lists 6 new Singapore Depository Receipts: 3 HK mega-caps and 3 Thai names
[SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will be listing six new Singapore Depository Receipts (SDRs) on Monday (Jun 23), comprising three Hong Kong mega-caps and three Thai blue-chip companies. The Hong Kong companies are Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, e-commerce giant JD.com and PetroChina. The Thai names are private hospital operator Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, food conglomerate…
Read MoreJapan flags big cut to long-end bond issuance before risky sale
[TOKYO] Japan’s larger-than-expected cut to super-long bond issuance has potential to ease some upward pressure on yields just before an auction this week that risks reigniting turmoil in the debt market. The move by the finance ministry may also prove fortuitous in light of the US attack on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend. The…
Read MoreOil hits five-month high after US hits key Iranian nuclear sites
[TOKYO] Oil prices jumped on Monday to their highest since January as the United States’ weekend move to join Israel in attacking Iran’s nuclear facilities stoked supply worries. Brent crude futures was up US$1.92 or 2.49 per cent at US$78.93 a barrel as of 0117 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude advanced US$1.89 or 2.56…
Read MoreHow Trump changed the future, kill the suicide bill and other commentary
From the right: Don Just Changed the Future “In the case of the Middle East what Trump said about himself is true,” marvels Commentary’s John Podhoretz. “He said he doesn’t start wars. Trump said he ends wars” — and Saturday night “was Trump ending this evil war of Iran’s, either right now or after more pain…
Read MoreFedEx founder and executive chairman Frederick Smith has died, CEO tells staff
More than 500,000 employees worldwide handle approximately 17 million shipments each day at the company Published Mon, Jun 23, 2025 · 07:39 AM [NEW YORK] Federal Express’ (FedEx) founder and former CEO Frederick Smith, who started the global delivery conglomerate with more than a dozen planes in the 1970s, has died, the company’s CEO Raj…
Read MoreHonda supplier rethinks China relationship as trade war bites
[TOKYO] As the US-China trade war expands into the auto, steel and rare earths sectors, few companies are feeling the pressure more than top Japanese car parts supplier Daido Steel. The supplier to Honda Motor and other major marques is facing a trio of headwinds: a 50 per cent tariff on US imports of steel,…
Read MoreNasdaq 100 facing technical and geopolitical crosscurrents
THE Nasdaq 100 Index (NDX) enters the final week of June at a decisive technical inflection point, trading near 21,720 after rallying 32 per cent from its April lows. This robust uptrend – anchored by the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) – now faces formidable resistance near the 22,000 to 22,222 zone, a level which…
Read More6 tips to prevent tooth loss in aging adults, dental experts reveal
Some may assume that losing teeth is just part of growing older. Around 11% of adults between the ages of 65 and 74 have lost all of their teeth, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) — and that number rises to one in five at age 75 and older.…
Read MoreShipping on high alert in Middle East after US strikes on Iran
[ATHENS] The shipping industry was placed on high alert on Sunday (Jun 22) with warnings that Tehran could retaliate against commercial vessels following US airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Greece, home to more oil-tanker capacity than any other nation, cautioned its ship owners to think again if they are considering entering the Persian Gulf in…
Read MoreUS dollar gains in early trading as world awaits Iran’s response
[NEW YORK] The US dollar strengthened in early trading as investors sought havens in a move to shield against mounting geopolitical risks following the US strikes on Iran. The US currency was quoted stronger against the euro and most major foreign-exchange peers as markets opened for the week in Sydney. Traders are forecasting a drop…
Read MoreFever’s Sophie Cunningham wears ‘Tres Leches’ shirt with Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull faces
The budding friendship between Caitlin Clark, Lexie Hull and Sophie Cunningham has become a storyline WNBA fans have fallen in love with, and even more so on Sunday after Cunningham arrived at the game wearing a new custom shirt. The Fever guard walked into T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas sporting a shirt that had the…
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