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Asia-Pacific investors eye more exposure to fixed income: survey
MORE investors across Asia-Pacific (Apac) are looking to increase their allocations to fixed income assets in the region, according to a report by State Street Global Advisors (SSGA).The survey...
RBA holds key rate at 12-year high, defying global easing
AUSTRALIA’S central bank held its key interest rate at a 12-year high on Tuesday (Sep 24) as it tries to subdue stubborn price pressures that are preventing it from...
Reserve Bank of Australia holds key rate at 12-year high, defying global easing
AUSTRALIA’S central bank held its key interest rate at a 12-year high on Tuesday (Sep 24) as it tries to subdue stubborn price pressures that are preventing it from...
China to boost capital at mega banks for first time in a decade
CHINA is planning to recapitalise its biggest commercial lenders for the first time in more than a decade, seeking to strengthen the industry battling with record low margins, sinking...
China unleashes stimulus blitz in push to hit annual growth goal
CHINA’S central bank unleashed a blitz of policy support for the economy, as policymakers make their broadest push so far to hit this year’s annual growth target of about...
Singapore shares open higher on Tuesday; STI up 0.2%
SINGAPORE stocks began Tuesday (Sep 24) trading in positive territory, mirroring overnight gains in global markets.As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times Index (STI) climbed 6.26 points or 0.2...
California sues ExxonMobil over global plastic pollution
CALIFORNIA and several environmental groups sued ExxonMobil on Monday and accused the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign that helped fuel global plastic waste pollution.Speaking at an event...
Boeing crisis sparks US regulator to revamp safety programmes
THE US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working to overhaul its internal processes for identifying and addressing aviation safety risks in the wake of a mid-air blowout on a...
