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IReit Global inks lease agreement with second hospitality company in less than a month
IReit Global inks lease agreement with second hospitality company in less than a month
EUROPE-focused real estate investment trust IReit Global has signed a 20-year agreement with hospitality operator Stayery, which will be leasing about 10,600 square metres (sq m) of gross floor...
Saudi Global Ports, co-owned by PSA, taps banks for up to US billion IPO: sources
Saudi Global Ports, co-owned by PSA, taps banks for up to US$1 billion IPO: sources
STATE-backed Saudi Global Ports has picked banks including Goldman Sachs Group and HSBC Holdings to help arrange a planned Riyadh initial public offering (IPO), according to people familiar with...
Disappointment over Spotify’s flat year-end wrap is a warning that AI is not everything
Disappointment over Spotify’s flat year-end wrap is a warning that AI is not everything
Several listeners have taken to social media to complain about how unrelatable and underwhelming this year’s edition wasTHERE was much excitement over the annual release of users’ listening summaries...
S-Reits fall despite US Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
S-Reits fall despite US Fed’s 25-basis-point rate cut
SINGAPORE-LISTED real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) were a sea of red on Thursday (Dec 19) afternoon, even after the US Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by 25 basis points...
How Much Americans Spend on Fireworks
Ever wonder just how much folks in the U.S. splash out on fireworks? With the Fourth of July being a massive deal, it’s no surprise that fireworks sales are...
Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds despite US Fed signalling fewer rate cuts
Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds despite US Fed signalling fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they sayALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve for next year...
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield inches up to 3.02%
Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield inches up to 3.02%
THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose to 3.02 per cent, according to auction results released by the Monetary Authority of Singapore on Thursday (Dec...
Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracking US Fed move
Hong Kong central bank cuts interest rate, tracking US Fed move
THE Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Thursday (Dec 19) cut its base interest rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 4.75 per cent,...
China banks raise mortgage rates for the first time since 2021
China banks raise mortgage rates for the first time since 2021
CHINESE banks raised new mortgage costs for the first time in three years, as narrowing margins are dragged down by a persistent property slump and slowdown in the world’s...
Japan brokerages boost pay, perks for retirement-age staff
Japan brokerages boost pay, perks for retirement-age staff
JAPAN’S biggest securities firms are raising pay and benefits for workers who reach retirement age, highlighting the urgency to retain talent in one of the world’s fastest-ageing countries.Workers who...