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Wall Street forecasts windfall for big US banks from Fed plan to ease leverage rule
[BENGALURU] Large US global banks can expect as much as US$6 trillion in additional balance sheet capacity and billions in freed up capital under a Federal Reserve plan to...
S-E Asia’s e-commerce platform gross merchandise value growth rate eases: report
[SINGAPORE] South-east Asia’s total e-commerce platform gross merchandise value (GMV) grew at a slower rate of 12 per cent year on year in 2024, as the leading platforms focused...
Amazon Web Services and Digital Industry Singapore launch programme to spur AI transformation
[SINGAPORE] Amazon Web Services (AWS) and government agency Digital Industry Singapore (DISG) on Thursday (Jun 26) launched a programme to accelerate artificial intelligence (AI) transformation among enterprises over the...
Singapore Savings Bond demand falls short; 10-year average return drops to 2.49%
In comparison, the previous issuance for June saw a total of S$302.9 million in applications, versus S$500 million on offer[SINGAPORE] The latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) allotted on Thursday...
Singapore’s millionaire inflow to halve in 2025: report
[SINGAPORE] Singapore will likely see a net inflow of 1,600 millionaires in 2025 – less than half the 3,500 that had been projected to move there in 2024, a...
Indonesia working on new e-commerce tax rule in bid to target ‘shadow economy’
[JAKARTA] Indonesia is working on a new regulation that will require e-commerce platforms to collect and pass on sellers’ sales income in a bid to tackle the “shadow economy”,...
Top Glove Q3 profit slides 31% to RM34.7 million despite higher revenue
[SINGAPORE] Malaysian glove maker Top Glove on Thursday (Jun 26) posted a net profit of RM34.7 million (S$10.5 million) for its third quarter ended May, 31 per cent down...
Bank of Korea overhauls repo framework amid changing liquidity conditions
[SEOUL] The Bank of Korea (BOK) said it’s revamping its open market operation framework to increase its operational flexibility to manage liquidity, stabilise short-term rates, and respond during periods...
