Easing
ECB to cut interest rates, keep door open to further easing
THE European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to cut interest rates on Thursday (Jan 30) and is likely to keep open the door to further policy easing...
Singapore stocks fall amid easing monetary policy settings and Trump tariff remarks; STI down 0.1% – The Business Times
SINGAPORE shares ended slightly lower on Friday (Jan 24), following the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) easing monetary policy settings and US President Donald Trump calling for lower interest...
Greenback firms as strong jobs data support Fed easing pause
THE US dollar rallied on Friday (Jan 10) after data showed that the world’s largest economy created more jobs than expected last month, reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve...
Bank of Korea governor says monetary easing this year will be flexible
SOUTH Korea’s central bank governor said on Thursday (Jan 2) the pace of monetary policy easing would need to be flexible this year due to heightened political and economic...
Singapore shares end flat amid mixed Asia markets as investors digest China’s monetary easing plans
SINGAPORE stocks closed unchanged on Friday (Dec 13), as China pledged further monetary easing to brace itself for more trade tensions with the United States. The benchmark Straits Times...
Venture capitalists eye exits to improve sentiment in 2025 as funding winter shows signs of easing
While VC activity was muted in the first half of 2024, things have started to pick upTHE year 2024 has not been a good one for players in the...
Reserve Bank of Australia bucks global easing cycle with experiment on steady rates
AUSTRALIA’S central bank is conducting a bold monetary experiment – by doing nothing.Where most developed-world peers are now well into their easing cycles, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...
Singapore stocks rise on optimism over rebound in real incomes and easing inflation; STI up 0.8%
SINGAPORE stocks ended higher on Thursday (Nov 28) after the Republic reported a rebound in real incomes for 2024, according to preliminary estimates, as inflation eased.A Ministry of Manpower...
