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Philippine central banker sees more easing as graft woes weigh
[MANILA] The Philippine central bank may cut its key interest rate again in December and further next year, as the economic fallout from a corruption scandal may linger to...
Hong Kong Jockey Club sells US$1 billion portfolio to Canada firm
The entity has multiple exclusive legal betting licenses granted by the government on activities including horse racing and football wagering[HONG KONG] The Hong Kong Jockey Club has sold US$1...
SoftBank-backed Lenskart IPO to raise as much as 72.8 billion rupees
The eyewear retailer is the latest big name to go public in the country, coming on the heels of two billion-dollar IPOs this month[MUMBAI] Eyewear retailer Lenskart Solutions said...
iFast soars 8.2% to all-time high on robust Q3 earnings; set to hit record net inflows for 2025
Counter hits S$9.99 in early trading before shedding some gains to trade over 6% up in late morning[SINGAPORE] Shares of digital wealth management platform iFast soared nearly 8.2 per...
Shares of iFast soars 7.5% on positive Q3 results
The counter jumped S$0.69 to an intra-day high of S$9.92, the highest price in more than a year[SINGAPORE] Shares of digital wealth management platform iFast soared nearly 7.5 per...
Singapore to build 700MW data centre park on Jurong Island, pilot biomethane imports: Tan See Leng
[SINGAPORE] Singapore will build a low-carbon data centre park on Jurong Island with up to 700 megawatts (MW) of capacity – its largest such facility – and set up...
Seoul: South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI stock index tops 4,000 for first time
[SEOUL] South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI stock index rose above 4,000 points on Monday for the first time, buoyed by optimism around trade... Source link
Fire at ASL Marine unit’s Batam shipyard leaves 13 dead, 18 injured
[SINGAPORE] Another fire at a Batam shipyard belonging to an ASL Marine unit has left 13 workers dead and 18 injured, the mainboard-listed shipbuilder said on Sunday (Oct 26)....
Tokyo: Nikkei tops 50,000 mark for first time on stimulus euphoria
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed past the 50,000 level for the first time on Monday, continuing a run of successive records on expectations of sizeable spending from the...
Chinese robotaxis race Waymo to take driverless cars global
WeRide and Pony AI plan to launch limited service in Singapore as soon as this year with local partners including ride-hailing operator Grab Holdings and transport group ComfortDelGro[HONG KONG]...
Striking Boeing defence workers reject contract offer for fourth time
MORE than 3,000 Boeing defence workers on strike in the US Mid-west since August voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer, their union said on Sunday - in...
Swiss National Bank likely intervening to weaken franc: UBS
[ZURICH] The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is probably stepping into the market to weaken the franc, according to economists at UBS Group.“Current market conditions indicate an elevated risk of...