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Bank Indonesia will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability
[JAKARTA] Indonesia’s central bank will act boldly to maintain rupiah stability by intervening in the spot, domestic non-deliverable forwards, and bond markets, a deputy governor said on Wednesday (Apr...
Tariff woes spark S-Reits sell-off on Wednesday
[SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts, or S-Reits, slumped on Wednesday (Apr 9) afternoon, with almost all counters in the red. Among the biggest losers were industrial S-Reits. Mapletree...
Malaysia’s Khazanah says hard to exit private assets right now
Trump’s administration has imposed a 24 per cent levy on imports from Malaysia as part of broader measures by the US to counter what it said were large imbalances...
Singapore banks face nickel questions
[SINGAPORE] Singapore’s three banks have come under an uncomfortable spotlight for their financing of Indonesia’s Harita Nickel, a mining company whose smelters and refineries are primarily coal-powered.The attention is...
Hon Hai makes case to build EVs for Japan’s automobile industry
[TOKYO] Hon Hai Precision Industry wants Japan’s carmakers to know it’s willing to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) for them, similar to how it makes PlayStations for Sony Group and...
Malaysia central bank to look beyond interest rates amid tariffs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank is looking beyond monetary policy to weather the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s duties, arguing that the country is entering the tariff disputes...
Singapore’s STI tumbles over 2% ahead of Trump’s planned tariff hit of 104% on China
[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks slid further on Wednesday following this week’s rout, as US President Donald Trump planned a 104% tariff hit on many China goods.These tariffs were set to...
Stocks to watch: UOB, SGX, Sembcorp
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Wednesday (Apr 9). UOB: The bank said on Tuesday that it will inject additional...
