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Lower interest rates, geopolitical conflicts poised to shape investment decisions in 2025
Lower interest rates, geopolitical conflicts poised to shape investment decisions in 2025
Bond yields remain attractive, and India could continue to outperform, say analystsGLOBAL asset markets are likely to be influenced by lower interest rates and geopolitical trade tensions in 2025,...
Nippon Steel makes final push to win over US workers
Nippon Steel makes final push to win over US workers
NIPPON Steel clarified its spending plans at US mills owned by US Steel as part of last-ditch efforts to win over workers and politicians for its bid to buy...
US: Wall St opens muted with inflation data in focus
US: Wall St opens muted with inflation data in focus
WALL Street’s main indexes opened flat to lower on Monday (Dec 9), after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record closing highs in the previous session on upbeat...
India appoints Sanjay Malhotra as new central bank chief
India appoints Sanjay Malhotra as new central bank chief
INDIA named Sanjay Malhotra, a career bureaucrat, as the new governor of the nation’s central bank, ending weeks of speculations over who would helm monetary policy in the world’s...
China targets Nvidia with antitrust probe, escalating US chip tensions
China targets Nvidia with antitrust probe, escalating US chip tensions
CHINA said on Monday (Dec 9) it has launched an investigation into Nvidia over suspected violations of the country’s anti-monopoly law, in a move widely seen as a retaliatory...
Axiata, Sinar Mas are said to near deal for Indonesian units
Axiata, Sinar Mas are said to near deal for Indonesian units
MALAYSIAN wireless carrier Axiata Group and Indonesian conglomerate Sinar Mas Group are nearing an agreement to merge their telecommunications operations in South-east Asia’s largest economy, people familiar with the...
China mulls moving Cinda stake to sovereign wealth fund in weeks
China mulls moving Cinda stake to sovereign wealth fund in weeks
THE Chinese government plans to transfer ownership in one of the nation’s biggest bad-debt managers to a unit of its sovereign wealth fund in coming weeks as part of...
India’s Adani Group to invest over US billion in Rajasthan state
India’s Adani Group to invest over US$88 billion in Rajasthan state
Indian conglomerate Adani Group will invest over US$88.53 billion in various sectors such as renewable energy and cement in the northwestern state of Rajasthan, Karan Adani, managing director of...
China regulators tell banks to expedite offshore company listings: sources
China regulators tell banks to expedite offshore company listings: sources
REGULATORS in mainland China and Hong Kong have told some of the world’s biggest investment banks to help speed up Chinese companies’ listings in the city, said sources, in...
Ex-HSBC banker Nuno Matos to succeed Shayne Elliott as ANZ CEO
Ex-HSBC banker Nuno Matos to succeed Shayne Elliott as ANZ CEO
NUNO Matos will become the new chief executive officer at ANZ Group Holdings, succeeding Shayne Elliott who is retiring after nine years in the role that culminated in a...