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Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets, regional currencies slide
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets, regional currencies slide
June 13, 2025
[SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider...
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets, regional currencies slide
Middle East tensions hit Asian and Asean markets; oil and gold prices spike
June 13, 2025
[SINGAPORE] A wave of geopolitical panic swept across Asian markets on Friday (Jun 13), after Israel launched strikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, stoking fears of a wider...
OCBC mobile app hit by outage; PayNow transfers disrupted
OCBC mobile app hit by outage; PayNow transfers disrupted
June 13, 2025
Over 570 outage reports were lodged on tracking site Downdetector from around 11 am[SINGAPORE] Customers of OCBC experienced difficulties making payments via the bank’s mobile apps on Friday (Jun...
Oil Prices Hit 7-Week High on US-China Trade Optimism and Tightening of Supplies
June 11, 2025
Oil prices rose to nearly their highest level in two months on Wednesday. The rally followed news that U.S. President Donald Trump had confirmed that an agreement had been reached...
Centurion shares hit all-time high on submission to list Reit on SGX
Centurion shares hit all-time high on submission to list Reit on SGX
June 11, 2025
This is the highest price its shares have risen to since they started trading in 1995[SINGAPORE] Shares of Centurion rose on Wednesday (Jun 11) afternoon after the company announced...
Australia regulator trials faster IPO process as listings hit decade low
Australia regulator trials faster IPO process as listings hit decade low
June 10, 2025
[SYDNEY] Australia’s securities regulator said on Tuesday (Jun 10) it would trial changes to speed up initial public offerings that are at a decade low by implementing recommendations from...
Oil prices hit multi-week highs amid US-China trade talks
Oil prices hit multi-week highs amid US-China trade talks
June 9, 2025
[NEW YORK] Oil prices hit multi-week highs on Monday, buoyed by a weaker US dollar, while investors awaited news from US-China trade talks in London in hopes a deal could boost...
UBS’s US billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
UBS’s US$26 billion capital hit isn’t quite as bad as it seems
June 8, 2025
THE US$26 billion headline capital charge to protect Swiss taxpayers from the risk that UBS Group ever fails is worse than anyone expected. And yet UBS’s shares jumped as...
Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over ‘dark patterns’
Shein hit with complaint from EU consumer group over ‘dark patterns’
June 5, 2025
[LONDON] Pan-European consumers organisation Beuc filed a complaint with the European Commission on Thursday (Jun 5) against online fast-fashion retailer Shein over its use of “dark patterns”, tactics designed...