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Gold prices drop 1 per cent as US dollar, yields firm after upbeat US data
GOLD prices slipped more than 1 per cent on Monday (Apr 8) as the US dollar and Treasury yields held firm after strong US data heightened doubts on whether...
Credit Suisse takes fight over US$743 million awarded to billionaire to Singapore’s top court
A UNIT of defunct lender Credit Suisse will seek to overturn an order to pay US$743 million to a billionaire client over the actions of a notorious rogue banker...
Yemen’s Houthis say they targeted Western ships
HOUTHI forces in Yemen said on Sunday (Apr 7) they had launched rockets and drones at British, United States and Israeli ships, the latest in a campaign of attacks...
RBNZ seen pushing back against bets on early interest-rate cuts
NEW Zealand’s central bank may this week push back against investor bets that interest-rate cuts are coming, even though the economy has slumped into a double-dip recession.The Reserve Bank...
Seatrium CEO urges investors to stay the course as company tackles ‘energy trilemma’
SHAREHOLDERS of Seatrium : S51 0% – a company formed after a mega-merger between Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) and Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) – have been put through...
Should Suntec Reit internalise its manager?
THE board of Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust’s (Reit) manager should probably be prepared to field some questions from unitholders at the coming annual general meeting (AGM) on Apr...
Vietnam to step up actions to tame gold market, combat smuggling
STABILISING the gold market is a pressing issue for the Vietnamese government with smugglers taking advantage of higher local prices to slip in the precious metal, leading to exchange...
Oil’s under-the-hood signals tell tale of bullish market
THE global oil market has gone from languid to lively in the space of a few weeks, with Brent futures blowing past the key US$90-a-barrel threshold as critical gauges...
