Dollar dips, stocks creep higher as second Trump term dawns

[New Straits Times] - 01/20/2025

SINGAPORE: The dollar drifted lower and stocks were cautiously positive on Monday as investors waited for an expected flurry of policy announcements in the first hours of Donald Trump's second presidency and eyed a rate hike in Japan at the end of the week. (c) New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd



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