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RHB names its S-Reit top picks on softer interest cost pressures, minimal tariff impact
[SINGAPORE] RHB analysts maintained their “overweight” call on Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) amid “softer interest cost pressures” – particularly for Singapore-centric Reits. This comes as most S-Reits under...
JPMorgan says interest income could rise this year even as uncertainty persists
[NEW YORK] JPMorgan Chase could earn more from interest payments this year as consumers and businesses remain resilient despite economic uncertainty, it said on Monday (May 19).Net interest income...
High interest rates, volatile stock markets could prime private credit to outshine private equity again
[SINGAPORE] Funds that invest in private credit globally may be poised to beat those for private equity (PE) again this year. That is especially if interest rates remain high...
Hong Kong dollar interest rate falls most since 2008 after intervention
[NEW YORK] The Hong Kong dollar’s funding costs plunged the most since 2008, as the monetary authority’s intervention to defend the currency peg helped boost liquidity in the financial...
CATL’s Hong Kong listing draws interest from Qatar sovereign fund, KIA, Sinopec, Hillhouse
[HONG KONG] Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Sinopec are considering investing in Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited’s (CATL) Hong Kong listing, one of the city’s biggest share sales in...
CATL starts gauging interest for potential US$5 billion Hong Kong listing
The company is barrelling ahead with the offering in spite of the turbulent markets that have been whipsawing on the back of US President Donald Trump’s tariffsPublished Tue, May...
Mortgagee listings climb in Q1 as interest rate strains hit market: Knight Frank
[SINGAPORE] Mortgagee listings in Singapore property auctions surged in the first quarter of 2025 as distressed sales due to the last two years of high interest rates have started...
Maximize Business Savings: How to Get the Best Interest Rates on Deposits
As a business owner, you’re always looking for ways to grow your revenue, but what about optimizing the money you’ve already earned? While cutting costs and increasing sales are...
Trump Blasts Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Calls for Him to be Fired after Demanding Interest Rate Cuts to Boost Economy
Donald Trump intensified his longstanding conflict with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as the President attacked him for not going for interest rate cuts and calling for his firing....
