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Here are the 5 top-performing Singapore stocks in Q1 – DBS, UOB and OCBC are not among them
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) achieved multiple highs in the first quarter of 2025, driven by factors such as investors flocking to safe havens and fresh records hit...
Bank of Japan’s Ueda says US tariffs could have big impact on global trade
Ahead of the latest levies, Japan’s authorities have been rushing to prepare for potential impacts[TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said US tariffs could have a significant...
BYD enjoys yet another blockbuster quarter as Tesla flounders
[HONG KONG] China’s BYD enjoyed a strong start to 2025, with sales up 58 per cent in the first quarter versus the same period of last year.The nation’s best-selling...
Hard data shows US economy is solid, but there is fear around tariffs: Federal Reserve’s Goolsbee
CHICAGO Federal Reserve Bank President Austan Goolsbee on Tuesday said while the “hard” data show the underlying US economy is solid, the labour market strong, and inflation down from...
China ready to buy more goods from India as US tariffs loom
[NEW DELHI] China is willing to buy more Indian products to balance trade, Beijing’s Ambassador Xu Feihong said just ahead of a US tariff announcement expected to hit the...
Trump to weigh plans for TikTok sale at meeting on Wednesday
[WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday (Apr 2) to consider a proposal for divesting TikTok’s US operations from Chinese parent company ByteDance, just days ahead of...
Tesla sales drop to lowest since 2022 amid Musk backlash
[AUSTIN] Tesla’s vehicle sales fell 13 per cent last quarter to an almost three-year low, as the carmaker made over its most important model and dealt with international backlash...
US: Stocks close mixed before Trump tariff announcement
[NEW YORK] US stocks finished mixed on Tuesday on a quiet trading day as investors braced for Donald Trump’s tariff announcement, which he has dubbed “liberation day.”The US president has not...
