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Syngenta to withdraw China IPO application on weak market: sources
SYNGENTA Group is planning to withdraw its application for a stock-market listing in Shanghai, according to people familiar with the matter.The Chinese-owned seed and pesticide giant may announce the...
Australia wants businesses to diversify after China scraps wine tariffs
AUSTRALIA’S government has warned businesses against relying solely on China for their economic success after Beijing decided to scrap heavy tariffs on Australian wine exports this week.Assistant Minister for...
Trump’s meme stock is skyrocketing but for how long?
FORMER US president Donald Trump is richer than he’s ever been, and it’s all thanks to a back-door deal to take his latest venture public. Trump Media & Technology Group,...
Tax the rich: slow progress on the international front
THE French government is under pressure from the opposition and its allies to tax the rich to reduce the country’s yawning budget deficit.President Emmanuel Macron’s government says it likes...
US: Dow, S&P 500 end at records, adding to Q1 gains
THE Dow and S&P 500 finished at fresh records on Thursday, adding to first-quarter gains on a mix of solid economic data and expectations of easing Federal Reserve policy.The...
Japan’s benchmark rate hike expected to spare S-Reits with country exposure: analysts
JAPAN’S first interest-rate hike in 17 years is not expected to significantly impact Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with portfolio exposure to the country, said analysts, but the...
US dollar gains as inflation data looms; yen on intervention watch
THE US dollar gained on the euro and pound on Thursday (Mar 28) after a US Federal Reserve policy maker said he wasn’t in a hurry to cut rates,...
Strong economy, steady inflows power India’s Nifty to best fiscal since 2021
INDIA’S blue-chip Nifty 50 index surged nearly 29 per cent this financial year, ending Mar 31, powered by a booming economy and strong fund inflows that helped mark the...
