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New all-time highs expected for gold
GOLD experienced a bullish run in March, creating a new all-time high following a period of consolidation to start the year. The metal extended its bullish run after the...
Japan’s benchmark rate hike expected to spare S-Reits with country exposure: analysts
JAPAN’S first interest-rate hike in 17 years is not expected to significantly impact Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with portfolio exposure to the country, said analysts, but the...
AI expected to continue driving Taiwanese stock market
BASED on the underlying FTSE Taiwan RIC Capped Index, the SGX FTSE Taiwan Index Futures contract provides exposure to about 119 large-cap and mid-cap stocks in Taiwan. As a...
China’s Tencent posts weaker than expected revenue growth
CHINA’S Tencent Holdings posted a 7 per cent rise in fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday (Mar 20), trailing analysts’ expectations, as China’s economic slowdown takes a toll. The world’s largest...
Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
AUSTRALIA’S central bank held interest rates steady on Tuesday and watered down its tightening bias, signalling greater confidence that inflation is moving back to its target as the economy slows. Wrapping...
Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates
THE Bank of Japan is widely expected to scrap its maverick negative interest rate policy on Tuesday and hike borrowing costs for the first time in 17 years, according...
BOJ rate hike on Tuesday is now widely expected after wages jump
BANK of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda and his board have one more day to decide if it is time for the nation’s first interest rate hike in 17...
China central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged, as expected
CHINA’S’ central bank on Friday left a key policy rate unchanged as expected when rolling over maturing medium-term loans. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it was keeping...
