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Thai baht, Taiwan dollar, and Korea won most at risk from oil price, Barclays says
Sovereign bonds from Singapore and South Korea would be among the most affected in the event of another 20% spike in oil pricesPublished Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 05:36...
Japan’s Nikkei hits 4-month high on Wall Street’s lead
Published Tue, Jun 17, 2025 · 03:25 PM[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average advanced to a four-month high on Tuesday (Jun 17), tracking overnight Wall Street gains following signs of...
Central banks favour gold over US dollar for reserves: survey
[LONDON] Central banks around the world expect their gold holdings as a proportion of their reserves to increase over the next five years while expecting their US dollar reserves...
BlackRock says super-rich want private credit as PE returns lag
[NEW YORK] Family offices want more of the private credit boom.More than half of 175 family offices around the world are optimistic about private credit and almost one-third said...
Oil prices jump after Trump’s warning, stocks extend gains
[HONG KONG] Oil prices rallied on Tuesday after Donald Trump urged Tehran residents to evacuate, stoking fresh fears of all-out war as Israel and Iran continued to pound each...
Tourism dip fuels worst stock drop in Asia at Thai airport firm
[BANGKOK] Thailand’s post-Covid flood of tourists has turned into more of a trickle, adding to concerns for Airports of Thailand (AOT) as it grapples with shrinking duty-free sales without...
Air India crash seen triggering US$475 million in insurance claims
[MUMBAI] India’s deadliest plane crash in more than a decade is set to send shock waves through the aviation insurance industry and trigger one of the country’s costliest claims,...
Samsung is building a hub for patients to share data with doctors
[NEW YORK] Samsung Electronics plans to develop a hub for users to share health data directly with doctors in between visits, stepping up competition in the technology-driven healthcare race.During...
Mitsubishi said in advanced talks on US$8 billion Aethon deal
Japan’s government sees the artificial intelligence boom potentially lifting power demand over the next decade, and has urged the nation’s private firms to invest in gasPublished Tue, Jun 17,...
Oil prices fall US$1 per barrel on reports Iran seeks truce with Israel
[NEW YORK] Oil prices slipped $1 per barrel on Monday in volatile trading after reports that Iran is seeking an end to hostilities with Israel, raising the possibility of a truce...
