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Indonesian bond plan sparks fears over governance, monetisation
BANK Indonesia’s plan to buy bonds that will be issued by the government to fund its ambitious housing programme is raising more concerns over the nation’s debt governance.The plan...
Bank of Korea cuts rate to boost demand as Trump tariffs cast shadow
THE Bank of Korea (BOK) cut its benchmark interest rate in a widely expected move to support an economy jolted by political turmoil and threatened by the trade impact...
Google’s AI previews erode the internet, US edtech company says in lawsuit
ALPHABET’S Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers’ ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated overviews, a US educational technology company said in...
Australian regulator pushes market operator ASX on fee transparency, competition
AUSTRALIA’S corporate regulator said on Tuesday the country’s stock market operator would be required to publish a comparison of clearing and settlement fees against foreign providers and justify any...
Apple plans US$500 billion in US investment, 20,000 research jobs in next four years
APPLE said on Monday (Feb 24) it would spend US$500 billion in US investments in the next four years that will include a giant factory in Texas for artificial...
SGX shares climb more than 5% after MAS review group unveils plans to boost stock market
Initiatives include a S$5 billion Equity Market Development Programme to strengthen the fund management ecosystemShares of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) jumped more than 5 per cent on Monday (Feb...
Singapore Reits need more support in wake of Paragon Reit’s proposed privatisation
Privatisations make sense when trusts have poor liquidity and face constraints in upgrading assetsIF INTEREST rates do not fall much further, equity fund-raising in the Singapore-listed real estate investment...
Trump U-turn on NYC’s congestion pricing programme could dampen ST Engineering sentiment, but limited impact expected
THE Trump administration reversed federal approval for New York City’s congestion pricing programme on Feb 19. Even though ST Engineering’s subsidiary in the US, TransCore, runs the contract, analysts...
