Asia
Asia: Markets rise with Wall Street as traders eye latest US data
ASIAN equities rallied on Tuesday, tracking another tech-driven record on Wall Street, while investors awaited fresh US economic data to get a better handle on the outlook for inflation.With...
Singapore-based Trafigura tops inaugural Fortune 500 ranking for S-E Asia
COMMODITY trader Trafigura has come in first on the inaugural South-east Asian edition of the Fortune 500 list, a ranking of the largest companies by revenue. On Tuesday (Jun...
Singapore-based Trafigura tops inaugural Fortune 500 ranking for S-E Asia
COMMODITY trader Trafigura has come in first on the inaugural South-east Asian edition of the Fortune 500 list, a ranking of the largest companies by revenue. On Tuesday (Jun...
Asia: Stocks drop on worries over global risks
Asian stocks fell as concern over France’s political crisis stoked anxiety in global markets, while traders awaited policy decisions from major central banks due this week.Equity benchmarks in Japan...
Asia: Markets, yen drop ahead of key Bank of Japan decision
ASIAN markets and the yen weakened against the dollar on Friday ahead of a policy decision by the Bank of Japan, while the euro remained under pressure as critical...
Bitcoin miners pivot to South-east Asia after China crackdown
THE 6.9-ha cement slab in the middle of a Borneo industrial area once belonged to a logging company. Long ago that business abandoned the site to the elements, leaving just...
Asia: Stocks build on Wall Street records after US inflation data
ASIAN traders extended a rally across world markets on Thursday as they welcomed figures showing US inflation slowed further last month, tempering concerns about the Federal Reserve’s forecast of...
JPMorgan M&A head in South-east Asia Johannes Roth leaves to join Citi
JPMorgan Chase’s head of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) for South-east Asia, Johannes Roth, has left to join Citigroup, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Roth tendered his resignation...
