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ByteDance, Alibaba keen to order Nvidia H200 chips after Trump green light: sources
The chip’s ability to train AI models is currently unmatched by domestic equivalents[BEIJING/SINGAPORE] ByteDance and Alibaba have asked Nvidia about buying its powerful H200 AI chip after US President...
IMF wades into debate over yuan, warns on risk of trade tensions
It’s lending its voice to a debate over distortions caused by a weaker exchange rate[BEIJING] The International Monetary Fund linked China’s booming exports and growing trade imbalances in part...
HSBC’s senior bankers hid behind co-head roles, CEO Georges Elhedery says
Since taking charge, he has nearly halved the size of the bank’s operating committee[LONDON] HSBC’s chief executive officer Georges Elhedery said not enough executives were fully accountable for the...
SGX’s November securities turnover value up 18%, driven by index stocks and Reits
[SINGAPORE] The trading value and volume of securities on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) rose in November, driven by interest in index stocks and real estate investment trusts (Reits). The...
Coupang CEO resigns over historic South Korean data breach
[SEOUL] Coupang chief executive officer Park Dae-jun resigned over his failure to prevent South Korea’s largest-ever data breach, which set off a regulatory and political backlash against the country’s...
Analysts upbeat on Singapore’s office Reits, naming one ‘uniquely leveraged’ to tap rental upside
[SINGAPORE] The coming year is looking promising for office Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits), said analysts.The sector has begun to see “tangible improvements in capital management metrics as...
Nvidia builds location verification tech that could help fight chip smuggling 
[SAN FRANCISCO] Nvidia has built location verification technology that could indicate which country its chips are operating in, according to sources familiar with the matter, a move that could...
Olam unit bags US$1.12 billion dual currency loan facility
It will be used to refinance ofi’s existing loans and for general corporate purposes[SINGAPORE] Agribusiness conglomerate Olam Group said on Wednesday (Dec 10) that its wholly owned subsidiary, Olam...
Asian stocks in retreat as traders eye Fed decision, tech earnings
ASIAN markets retreated on Wednesday following a tepid day on Wall Street as investors bided their time ahead of a highly anticipated Federal Reserve policy announcement later in the...
World’s largest airline caterer Gategroup, co-owned by Temasek, said to be prepping for IPO
THE world’s biggest in-flight caterer Gategroup Holding AG is preparing for an initial public offering as soon as the second half of next year, people familiar with the matter...
A guide to the Nvidia chips at the centre of US-China AI rivalry
[SAN FRANCISCO] As China races to catch up with the US in artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the state of relations between the countries can be gauged by looking at...
New Zealand central bank says policy path not preset, guided by inflation outlook
[WELLINGTON] New Zealand’s top central banker said on Wednesday that there was no preset course for monetary policy and that adjustments would be made if the outlook for inflation...