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Oil prices rise 3% on support from US-China trade hopes
[NEW YORK] Oil prices rose around 3 per cent on Thursday (May 8), buoyed by hopes of a breakthrough in looming trade talks between the US and China, the...
Far East Orchard Q1 net profit more than doubles to S$17.3 million
[SINGAPORE] Hospitality and student housing player Far East Orchard’s net profit more than doubled to S$17.3 million for the first quarter ended Mar 31, 2025, from S$6.9 million the...
Weakening US dollar expected to yield mixed impact for Singapore companies with significant exposure
[SINGAPORE] Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the world’s largest economy. But market...
Weakening greenback to benefit Singapore firms with significant exposure to debts, costs in US dollar
[SINGAPORE] Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the world’s largest economy. But market...
Bank Negara Malaysia holds rate at 3% amid output growth, flags tariff risks
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank kept its key interest rate steady at 3 per cent on Thursday (May 8), opting for policy stability amid resilient domestic demand and a...
Maersk cuts global container market outlook on tariff war
Maersk sees global container volume market in the range of 1% decline to growth of 4% this yearPublished Thu, May 8, 2025 · 03:18 PM[COPENHAGEN] AP Moller-Maersk, the Danish...
Toyota warns of profit drop as tariff chaos threatens carmakers
[TOKYO] Toyota Motor is bracing itself for a bumpy year, with the Japanese carmaker warning of a slump in profit as global manufacturers scramble to shield themselves from US...
Unless things take a turn for the worse, the Fed seems comfortable to keep rates on pause indefinitely
[SINGAPORE] The US Federal Reserve does not want any part of US President Donald Trump’s trade war, and it is determined to sit on the sidelines until the extent of...
