Asia
Exits to remain tough for South-east Asia private equity despite uptick in 2024
[SINGAPORE] Private equity (PE) enjoyed upticks in deal value and number of exits in 2024, but the exit environment remains tough, a report by management consultancy Bain & Company...
Asia: Stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks rocketed on Thursday as investors breathed a huge sigh of relief after Donald Trump announced a pause on crippling tariffs on US partners, with Chinese...
Asia: Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
[HONG KONG] Equities and oil plunged again on Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 per cent as...
Hedge funds move into Asia power market with new hires
[SINGAPORE/TOKYO] Hedge funds have joined the hunt for power-trading talent in Asia, as they push into the region’s increasingly active and volatile electricity markets with the aim of offsetting...
DBS sees more trade flows in Asia, Africa post Trump’s tariffs
[KUALA LUMPUR] Singapore’s biggest bank DBS expects more trade flows between Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with the lender planning to support such business amid the latest rounds...
Japan debt deals pulled as tariffs hit deals outlook across Asia
[TOKYO] Three Japanese companies have postponed the sale of 100 billion yen (S$916.7 million) worth of yen-denominated bonds in the wake of global financial market volatility induced by US...
Asia: Markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
[HONG KONG] Asian markets battled on Tuesday to recover from the previous day’s tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald Trump’s warning of more measures against China and Beijing’s vow to fight...
Credit gauges in Asia show most concern since early pandemic
Credit-default swaps in Asia blew out the most since the worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as a rout in risk assets deepened following US President Donald Trump’s...
