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Rebate cuts won’t hurt Singapore’s momentum as South-east Asia’s top EV market in 2026
The Republic’s EV take-up is expected to rise due to a continued price advantage and new benefits for electric heavy vehicles [SINGAPORE] The Republic’s electric vehicle (EV) adoption rate...
FMC to launch restructuring plan, targets plant closures and Asia cost cuts
[BENGALURU] Agrichemicals firm FMC said on Friday (Dec 12) that its board has approved a restructuring plan, aimed at cutting costs, shutting down high-cost plants and shifting production to...
Gold rises as a divided Fed cuts rates; silver hits record high
[BENGALURU] Gold prices rose on Thursday (Dec 11) after the US Federal Reserve cut interest rates, even as policymakers remained split on the outlook for further easing next year,...
California hammered as national job cuts jump to a five-year high
Job cuts across the country are the highest they have been in five years, led by layoffs in California and cutbacks in Washington.California employers announced 173,022 job cuts from...
Bank Indonesia seeks rate cuts while balancing stability, growth
Tariff worries have made the rupiah South-east Asia’s worst-performing currency this year[JAKARTA] Bank Indonesia (BI) will strike a balance between encouraging currency stability and supporting economic growth, even as...
Major Indonesia nickel plant cuts output as waste piles up
HPAL producers have also been contending with the higher cost of sulphur, a chemical used to produce acid[SINGAPORE] A majority Chinese-owned plant at Indonesia’s most important nickel site is...
Intel shares jump as investments, cost cuts catapult turnaround efforts
INTEL shares surged nearly 9 per cent in premarket trading on Friday (Oct 24) as investors rallied behind CEO Tan Lip-Bu’s aggressive cost-cutting measures that helped the chipmaker surpass...
More ECB rate cuts increasingly unlikely, Wunsch says
[WASHINGTON] The chances of further interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank (ECB) are declining, given the economy’s resilience and inflation holding around the 2 per cent target,...
