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Singapore-listed US office Reits soar on Trump’s return to office mandate
SINGAPORE-LISTED office real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have surged in the past week, after US President Donald Trump signed an…
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Gold inches lower as US dollar rises, Fed meeting in focus
GOLD prices edged lower in early Asian hours on Monday (Jan 27) as the US dollar gained, while investors awaited more guidance on interest…
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Philippine peso may test record low as central bank cuts rates
THE Philippine peso is veering towards an all-time low as the nation’s central bank plans to cut interest rates further in the face of…
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Singapore shares fall at Monday’s open; STI down 0.3%
SINGAPORE shares started trading in negative territory on Monday (Jan 27), mirroring the global markets. As at 9.01 am, the Straits Times…
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JPMorgan, PineBridge stay bullish on Asia’s wobbling junk bonds
PINEBRIDGE Investments and JPMorgan Asset Management are sticking with bullish bets for Asian junk-rated bonds given elevated yields and a…
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Stocks to watch: Keppel, CDLHT, CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Thomson Medical, Japfa
THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 27): Keppel: The company was…
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CapitaLand Ascott Trust posts 7% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0355
CAPITALAND Ascott Trust (Clas) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a 7 per cent fall in distribution per stapled security (DPS) to S$0.0355 for the…
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CDLHT posts 11.9% fall in H2 DPS to S$0.0281
THE managers of CDL Hospitality Trusts (CDLHT) on Monday (Jan 27) posted a distribution per stapled security (DPS) of S$0.0281 for the…
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Hong Kong’s property distress is catching up with city’s banks
DISTRESSED property sales in Hong Kong are beginning to bite banks that used to be well protected against loan losses. The city’s…
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US stocks are jumping on earnings wins by the most since 2018
WITH uncertainty swirling around the outlook for inflation and interest rates, there’s been one dependable catalyst keeping Wall Street’s…
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US Fed prepares to pause in first rate decision since Trump’s inauguration
THE US Federal Reserve is expected to announce a pause in rate cuts on Wednesday (Jan 29), as policymakers look to continue tackling…
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Google pushes global agenda to educate workers, lawmakers on AI
ALPHABET’S Google, already facing an unprecedented regulatory onslaught, is looking to shape public perception and policies on artificial…
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Universal Music, Spotify reach new multiyear distribution deal
UNIVERSAL Music Group and Spotify Technology reached a new multiyear distribution agreement that includes compensation for recorded songs…
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Time for OCBC to offload Great Eastern
The breathing room Great Eastern and OCBC now have to address the insurer’s free float stretches beyond the likely dates of their upcoming…
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ADDX expects 30% rise in transaction volumes as private markets rebound; plans to open Middle East office
From the start, the private markets platform has ridden on a growing appetite for private equity, achieving its target of US$1 billion in…
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China boosts index investments in latest bid to revive market
China announced new measures to promote the development of index investment products, its latest effort to shore up the ailing equity…
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Emerging market currencies get relief rally from softening Trump threats
Emerging-market (EM) currencies climbed during the first week of Donald Trump’s second term, helped by a softer-than-expected rollout of…
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Nasdaq facing downward pressure in near term
THE Nasdaq-100 Index delivered an impressive 25.9 per cent gain in 2024, led by the stellar performance of heavyweight technology counters…
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Huationg Global’s Patrick Ng enhances stake amid robust business prospects
Over the five trading sessions from Jan 17 to Jan 23, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks, leading to net institutional…
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Industrial S-Reits’ operating performance remain resilient, with positive rental reversions in 2024
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive…
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Industrial S-Reits’ operating performance remains resilient, with positive rental reversions in 2024
Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) with industrial assets have delivered a resilient performance with continued positive…
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Who Is Dylan Thomas? Reported Heir to Multi-Million Fortune Sentenced to Life After Fatally Stabbing Best Friend 37 Times
Dylan Thomas, 24, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for fatally stabbing his best friend, William Bush, 23, in Llandaff, Cardiff, on…
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JPMorgan’s investment banking chair to step down, memo shows
JPMorgan Chase’s global chair of investment banking and capital markets Kevin Willsey has informed the bank of his decision to retire at…
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This Hong Kong newspaper seller is preparing for a yuan crash
Currency traders looking for their next big idea could do worse than talk to Wong, who runs a news stand in Hong Kong’s Central District.…