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Battered dollar steadies but investors brace for more tariff volatility
[SINGAPORE] The US dollar found some footing on Monday but was still near a three-year low after a bruising week that shook investor faith in the world’s reserve currency...
Gold dips as Trump eases trade tensions with tariff exemptions
[BENGALURU] Gold prices dropped on Monday (Apr 14) as US President Donald Trump eased trade tensions by granting tariff exemptions on smartphones, computers and other electronics primarily imported from...
Olam to divest remaining Olam Group assets to fund business reorganisation
[SINGAPORE] Olam Group will invest US$500 million equity into Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) within the next three months, while de-leveraging the remaining Olam group for progressive liquidation, as part...
Global funds hit pause on Indonesia after Prabowo policy changes
[MELBOURNE / LONDON] Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s attempt to engineer an economic renaissance is running up against a hard truth: Investors are not buying the vision he’s selling.Some of...
Asia, Europe, gold, private markets: Where investors can seek refuge as US exceptionalism is cast into doubt
[SINGAPORE] The turmoil and volatility in global financial markets, where trillions of dollars were wiped off US equities since “Liberation Day”, are leading investors to lean towards the idea...
Queasy investors are calling Trump’s tariff bluff, and it looks like he will eventually fold
[SINGAPORE] As US Treasury bond yields surged last week, forcing US President Donald Trump to pause the crippling “reciprocal” tariffs that had just come into effect, I wondered why...
Non-China sea cargo shippers to U-turn on aborted bookings amid US tariff pause: analysts
[SINGAPORE] The dramatic turnaround in US President Donald Trump’s stance on his reciprocal tariffs – he paused steep individualised tariffs on dozens of trading partners for 90 days –...
Not just another wing: MBS’ new US$8 billion expansion project will have its own brand and luxury experiences
[SINGAPORE] In a couple of months’ time, construction will begin on Marina Bay Sands’ (MBS) expansion project – a new ultra-luxury resort destination that will be built at an...
MAS’ private-market proposal for retail investors may boost appeal of semi-liquid funds
[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) proposal to let retail investors access private markets could see such investors favour semi-liquid funds that offer periodic redemption opportunities, said experts....
Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama
After a week in which Asian stocks posted both their biggest-ever plunge and their largest one-day gain since 2008, investors in the region are working weekends, skipping sleep, interrupting...
