Real Estate

China restricts quant fund Lingjun in effort to boost market
China restricts quant fund Lingjun in effort to boost market
CHINA’S stock exchanges on Tuesday (Feb 20) said major quant fund Lingjun Investment had broken rules on orderly trading and barred it from buying and selling for three days,...
Brokers’ take: Analysts cut Elite Commercial Reit targets after factoring in vacancies, lower payout ratio
Brokers’ take: Analysts cut Elite Commercial Reit targets after factoring in vacancies, lower payout ratio
ANALYSTS have shaved their target prices on Elite Commercial Reit after the real estate investment trust (Reit) posted a 40.9 per cent drop in distribution per unit (DPU) for...
Ringgit tanks to 26-year low; central bank maintains economic prospects remain positive
Ringgit tanks to 26-year low; central bank maintains economic prospects remain positive
In a media statement, Bank Negara governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour maintained the central bank’s stance that Malaysia’s economic growth remained resilient, underpinned by the improvement in external demand and...
Asia: Stocks struggle even as China slashes rates
Asia: Stocks struggle even as China slashes rates
ASIAN shares were pinned below 1-1/2 month highs on Tuesday as even a larger-than-expected interest rate cut in China failed to excite investors jaded at the lack of bigger...
With air networks redrawn, Singapore emerges as the best connected among its regional rivals
With air networks redrawn, Singapore emerges as the best connected among its regional rivals
CITIES around the world from Bangkok to Detroit are fading from international flight networks, as the post-Covid travel boom funnels traffic into more traditional hubs. Across South-east Asia, pre-pandemic...
Billionaire founder of Daiso Industries dies at 80
Billionaire founder of Daiso Industries dies at 80
HIROTAKE Yano, the founder of Japanese discount retailer Daiso Industries, has died of a heart failure. He was 80. He passed away in Hiroshima on Feb 12, according to...
RBA will cut rates deeper than markets expect
RBA will cut rates deeper than markets expect
MONETARY policy in Australia is gaining more traction than in the US even though the Reserve Bank raised interest rates by less than the Federal Reserve, suggesting the easing...
China’s JD.com versus US’s Elliott in battle for UK’s Currys
China’s JD.com versus US’s Elliott in battle for UK’s Currys
CURRYS shares soared on Monday (Feb 19) after Chinese online retailer JD.com joined US activist investor Elliott Advisors in a battle to buy the British electricals group, which has...
Malaysian ringgit within a whisker of its 1998 record low
Malaysian ringgit within a whisker of its 1998 record low
THE ongoing slide in the ringgit puts it a whisker away from a record low, and continued weakness in Malaysia’s exports as well as US dollar strength may just...
Cracks start to emerge in global central bank synchronicity
Cracks start to emerge in global central bank synchronicity
THE four-year synchronisation among developed-world central banks might be about to weaken as domestic drivers take over from global trends in determining price outlooks. A pioneer of inflation targeting...