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Japan to cut super-long bond sales by 10% to calm markets
[TOKYO] Japan’s government plans to cut sales of super-long bonds by about 10 per cent from its original plan in a rare revision to its bond programme for the...
Prudential, AIA still offering pre-authorisation at Mount Elizabeth hospitals despite Great Eastern’s shock move
[SINGAPORE] Insurers in Singapore are not following Great Eastern’s footsteps to suspend pre-authorisation certificates for admission into Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital. Prudential and AIA told...
South-east Asia’s budget airlines bet on travel demand, despite competition woes
[SEOUL] South-east Asia’s biggest budget airlines are pursuing a bruising capacity expansion race despite rising cost pressures that are squeezing profitability and led Qantas Airways to shut down Singapore-based...
Uber warns Hong Kong drivers and riders of possible new curbs
[HONG KONG] Uber Technologies is e-mailing Hong Kong users to raise concerns about rules the city is formulating, warning the government could cap the number of drivers or vehicles...
Globally diversified equities remain attractive amid yet another Fed pause: analysts
[SINGAPORE] Analysts continue to favour globally diversified equities, as the US Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged on Wednesday (Jun 18). In its latest meeting, the Federal Open Market...
Asia: Stocks drop after Fed warning, oil dips with Middle East in focus
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks fell on Thursday after the Federal Reserve warned Donald Trump’s trade war would likely reignite US inflation and dampen economic growth, while oil prices edged...
Coinbase launches stablecoin payments service for e-commerce
[NEW YORK] Coinbase Global is launching a platform designed to make stablecoins a go-to payment method for online transactions, a potentially big leap forward in the mainstream adoption of...
Alibaba Cloud to start second data centre in South Korea by June
The company operates 87 availability zones across 29 global regions and is China’s largest cloud providerPublished Thu, Jun 19, 2025 · 10:47 AM[SEOUL] Alibaba Group Holding will open a...
Australia: Shares hit 2-week low as miners, gold stocks fall; Fed holds rate
Published Thu, Jun 19, 2025 · 10:09 AMAUSTRALIAN shares hit a two-week low in early trade on Thursday, weighed down by miners and gold stocks as the US Federal...
Standard Chartered cuts jobs in Singapore; moves them to India: Finance jobs portal
[SINGAPORE] Dozens of staff at Standard Chartered have reportedly been laid off in Singapore in a fresh round of job cuts by the London-based bank.The move affected about 80...
