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Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
Asia: Stocks rise on trade deal hopes, Tokyo hit by tariff warning
July 1, 2025
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks rose on Tuesday amid optimism countries will strike US trade deals, though Tokyo’s Nikkei sank after Donald Trump threatened to impose a fresh tariff rate...
Asia: Most stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks
Asia: Most stocks rise as investors eye US trade talks
June 30, 2025
[HONG KONG] Asian equities mostly rose on Monday following a record-breaking day on Wall Street as investors kept tabs on countries’ efforts to strike trade deals with the United...
Hong Kong’s sixfold jump in share sales drives boom year in Asia
Hong Kong’s sixfold jump in share sales drives boom year in Asia
June 28, 2025
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s having a banner year as it marches towards becoming the second-largest market globally for share sales for the first time since 2012.Proceeds from listings and...
S-E Asia tech funding hits US billion in H1 2025, yields unicorn in Sygnum: Tracxn
S-E Asia tech funding hits US$2 billion in H1 2025, yields unicorn in Sygnum: Tracxn
June 27, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released...
S-E Asia tech funding hits US billion in H1 2025, yields unicorn in Sygnum: Tracxn
Sygnum is sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in H1 2025: Tracxn report
June 27, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released...
Sygnum is sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in H1 2025: report
Sygnum is sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in H1 2025: report
June 27, 2025
[SINGAPORE] Digital asset group Sygnum has emerged as the sole new unicorn from South-east Asia in the first half of 2025, data platform Tracxn said in a report released...
Asia: Stocks climb, dollar holds on trade hopes and rate bets
Asia: Stocks climb, dollar holds on trade hopes and rate bets
June 27, 2025
[HONG KONG] Asian markets rose on Friday on fresh trade hopes and the dollar held around three-year lows amid bets of cuts to US interest rate cuts.Easing concerns about...
Japan hits M&A record of US2 billion, driving Asia deals rebound
Japan hits M&A record of US$232 billion, driving Asia deals rebound
June 26, 2025
[TOKYO/HONG KONG] Japan is driving Asia’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) rebound in 2025 with a record US$232 billion worth of deals in the first half, and bankers expect the...
Asia: Stocks down with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed comment
Asia: Stocks down with eyes on Mideast, dollar hit by Trump Fed comment
June 26, 2025
[HONG KONG] Most stocks fell on Thursday and oil rose as traders kept a nervous eye on the Iran-Israel ceasefire, while the dollar dropped after Donald Trump said he...
DBS targets hiring 40 private bankers for North Asia market
DBS targets hiring 40 private bankers for North Asia market
June 25, 2025
Published Wed, Jun 25, 2025 · 05:41 PMDBS Group, Singapore’s largest lender, is targeting hiring about 40 private bankers this year in Hong Kong and Singapore to cater to...