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Former Japan currency chief says FX intervention should be backed by rate hikes
Nakao warned that the yen could weaken further if the BOJ was slow to raise interest ratesPublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 11:22 AM[TOKYO] Currency intervention using Japan’s foreign...
BYD’s US$60 billion wipeout points to deeper turmoil for China EVs
The company shares now trade at around 15 times forward earnings estimates, below their three-year average of 18Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 09:10 AM[HONG KONG] A relentless sell-off...
Stocks to watch: CICT, Nio, Clar, CDL, HPH Trust, Low Keng Huat, First Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Feb 6):  CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) : The trust on Friday posted...
Rio walks away from Glencore mega merger on price impasse
The idea of a combination of the two companies has been discussed several times over more than a decadePublished Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 07:56 AM[LONDON] Rio Tinto Group...
Michael Saylor’s crypto project pounded after US$12.4 billion loss
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:43 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin’s plunge below US$65,000 is intensifying the crisis rocking the digital-asset complex, and few companies are more exposed than Michael...
Bitcoin plummets, driving US$2 trillion tumble in crypto market value
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 06:13 AM[NEW YORK] Bitcoin plunged on Thursday (Feb 5), its decline accelerating amid weakening risk sentiment driven in part by volatility in precious...
European shares fall as investors gauge earnings, ECB keeps rates unchanged
Published Fri, Feb 6, 2026 · 05:52 AMEUROPEAN shares fell on Thursday as the European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged but offered no clues about its next move, while investors...
First Reit H2 DPU falls 10.3% to S$0.0104 on weaker rupiah and yen
Distributable income for the second half declines 9.3% to S$22 million, from S$24.3 million[SINGAPORE] First Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit)’s distribution per unit (DPU) for the second half of...
Air India probes if crew followed protocols in Boeing fuel-switch incident
Britain has given Air India a week’s deadline to submit a complete response, or face regulatory actionPublished Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 08:29 PM[NEW DELHI] Air India said on...
Elite UK Reit secures £24.3 million in new leases with UK government
Its portfolio’s weighted average lease to expiry is expected to improve from 2.4 years to 7.2 years[SINGAPORE] Elite UK Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) has inked new lease agreements...
Maersk’s 2026 earnings drop with gradual opening of Red Sea, cuts jobs
It expects its underlying Ebitda to be between US$4.5 billion and US$7 billion this year, down from US$9.6 billion in 2025Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 07:12 PM[COPENHAGEN] Danish...
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit H2 DPU falls 2% to S$0.07528 
[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) on Thursday (Feb 5) posted a 2 per cent drop in its distribution per unit (DPU) to S$0.07528 for the second half of the...