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Asia: Markets mixed as traders weigh rates outlook
ASIAN markets fluctuated on Monday (Apr 8) as traders weighed the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates this year after a forecast-busting United States jobs report dented...
HSBC helps funds navigate India’s bond market as inclusion nears
HSBC Holdings is engaging with over 200 overseas funds to help establish their presence in India ahead of the nation’s entry into global debt indexes.The bank is among custodians...
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...
