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Meteoric rise of South Korea’s webtoons powers Nasdaq IPO
WHEN Bae Jin Soo quit his well-paying job at one of South Korea’s biggest conglomerates to write stories, his parents were so upset they kicked him out of the...
Asia: Markets rise with Wall Street as traders eye latest US data
ASIAN equities rallied on Tuesday, tracking another tech-driven record on Wall Street, while investors awaited fresh US economic data to get a better handle on the outlook for inflation.With...
As default rates rise, better metrics are needed to help private credit investors
AVOIDING losses is key when investing in private credit, but navigation can be tricky given a general lack of data as well as a lack of standardised metrics.
Initiatives are...
China new bank loans rise in May, but well below forecasts
CHINESE banks extended 950 billion yuan (S$177.2 billion) in new yuan loans in May, rising from April but missing analysts’ expectations.
Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted loans would rise...
China new bank loans rise far less than expected in May as demand wobbles
NEW bank lending in China rebounded far less than expected in May and some key money gauges hit record lows, suggesting the world’s second-largest economy is still struggling to...
Tesco sales rise as shoppers switch from rival grocers
TESCO said shoppers are spending more in stores and online as food price inflation eases, with its market share growing the most in two years.Comparable sales at Britain’s largest...
Singapore shares rise on lower US inflation, rate-cut possibility; STI up 0.5%
SINGAPORE shares ended higher on Thursday (Jun 13), as markets were encouraged by easing US Consumer Price Index (CPI) figures and the possibility of more interest-rate cuts by the...
Singapore shares rise at Thursday’s open; STI up 0.6%
SINGAPORE equities began trading in positive territory on Thursday (Jun 13), as global sentiment remained upbeat after data showed US consumer prices were unexpectedly unchanged in May. As at...
