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Malaysia central banker sees rate hold in 2024, growth at 5%
MALAYSIA’S resilient economy and contained price pressures should allow it to keep interest rates unchanged for the rest of the year, even as global central banks pivot towards easing,...
BOJ said to see little need to hike interest rate next week
Bank of Japan officials see little need to raise the benchmark rate when board members gather next week, as they’re still monitoring lingering volatility in financial markets and the...
China dives back into euro debt market amid likely ECB rate cut
CHINA is returning to the international debt market after a three-year hiatus, planning to sell euro-denominated bonds amid a likely interest rate cut by the European Central Bank (ECB).The...
US dollar recovers as traders scale back bets of big Fed rate cut
THE US dollar rallied against the yen and other major currencies on Monday (Sep 9) as investors looked ahead to US inflation data after Friday’s mixed payrolls report sparked...
S-Reits expected to rally on potential rate cuts
AT THE Jackson Hole economic symposium in late August, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell mentioned that “the time has come for policy to adjust”. This suggests potential interest rate...
Bitcoin rises as US jobs data bolster case for bigger rate cut
Looser monetary policy is often viewed as favourable for speculative assets like cryptoBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies turned higher after disappointing US jobs data bolstered the case for more aggressive...
UOB’s 3-year covered bonds priced at 53 points above sterling reference rate
UOB on Friday (Sep 6) said it priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) of floating rate covered bonds due 2027, under the bank’s US$15 billion global covered bond programme. The bonds...
UOB prices £750 million in floating rate covered bonds
UOB on Friday (Sep 6) said it priced £750 million (S$1.3 billion) of floating rate covered bonds due 2027, under the bank’s US$15 billion global covered bond programme. The bonds...
