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Bank of Japan to weigh slowdown in bond buying cuts after volatility rises
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in...
Stocks to watch: Suntec Reit, ESR Reit, Sabana Industrial Reit, Acrophyte Hospitality Trust, Fu Yu
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jun 16): Suntec Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit); ESR Reit; Sabana Industrial Reit;...
Livingstone Health’s strategy rooted in patient care and steady growth
[SINGAPORE] Livingstone Health is not in a rush to grow.Much like the lithops – a hardy succulent also known as a living stone, from which the company takes its...
Oil prices climb as Israel-Iran conflict heightens supply disruption fears
[TOKYO] Oil prices climbed in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, heightening fears that escalating battle could trigger a broader regional...
Fed on hold leaves Wall Street asking what it will take to cut interest rates
[NEW YORK] With US Federal Reserve officials signalling an extended hold on interest rates, investors and economists will look to chair Jerome Powell this week for clues on what...
China’s biotech moment ignites a 60% stock rally that beats AI
China’s biotechnology stocks have shaken off a four-year slump to be among the hottest performers in Asia this year and funds are tipping further gains.The Hang Seng Biotech Index...
New World sells 138 Hong Kong homes at discount within hours
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 03:24 PMNew World Development and its partners sold 138 apartments in a few hours at a new project after pricing the homes at...
DBS, OCBC, UOB lead weekly buyback consideration tally
[SINGAPORE] Over the five trading sessions from Jun 6 to 12, institutions were net sellers of Singapore stocks with net institutional outflow of S$80 million, following the S$32 million...
Musk pins Tesla’s comeback on robotaxis after retreat from feud
TESLA already had a lot riding on its highly anticipated robotaxi launch long before Elon Musk decided to swing a wrecking ball through his alliance with US President Donald Trump – and...
Blackstone said to be in talks to buy embattled Allegiant resort
Published Sun, Jun 15, 2025 · 08:00 AMBLACKSTONE is in talks to purchase Allegiant Travel’s Sunseeker resort, moving the parent of Allegiant Airlines closer to shedding the beleaguered retreat...
Trump said Nippon-US Steel deal has resolvable national security risk
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump said on Friday (Jun 13) that concerns over national security risks posed by Nippon Steel’s US$14.9 billion bid for US Steel can be resolved if...
Anxious families await dental identification of Air India crash victims
[AHMEDABAD] Dozens of anxious family members sat outside an Indian hospital on Friday (Jun 13) waiting to collect bodies of loved ones killed in the Air India plane crash,...