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More Chinese tech convertibles may follow Alibaba, JD.com sales
More Chinese technology companies might turn to convertible bonds, after Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com raised a combined US$6.5 billion through such notes. Alibaba sold US$4.5 billion in debt that...
China creates 344 billion yuan chip fund to fuel self-resilience
CHINA has set up the country’s largest-ever semiconductor investment fund to propel the development of the domestic chip industry, the latest effort from Beijing to achieve self-sufficiency as the...
India, Indonesia stand out for EM investors in ageing world
EMERGING markets (EM) such as India and Indonesia, whose populations are growing at a solid pace, stand to benefit as demographics begin to play a bigger role in investment...
BOJ signals room for interest rate hikes after price norm shift
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and his deputy indicated there is scope for gradually raising interest rates now that the nation has shifted away from an inflation norm...
Asia: Most markets rise as traders eye US inflation
MOST Asian markets rose on Monday, tracking a bounce on Wall Street at the end of a painful week for investors, with eyes now on the upcoming release of...
Gold prices hover near two-week low as rate cut bets ease
GOLD edged up on Monday (May 27) but was hovering near a two-week low hit in the previous session as investors pared expectations of a US interest rate cut...
Hot stock: Seatrium surges 10.4% amid heavy trading on S$11 billion new contracts
SHARES of Seatrium made a strong comeback at Monday’s (May 27) opening bell after the company secured S$11 billion worth of new contracts.The counter rose 10.4 per cent, or...
Australian pension funds eye niche private debt to boost returns
AUSTRALIA’S pension giants are looking to expand their private credit exposure to some nascent products, as the cash-flushed industry hunts for ways to diversify portfolios and boost returns. AMP,...
