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Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export ban takes hold
[WASHINGTON] Alarm over China’s stranglehold on critical minerals grew on Tuesday (Jun 3) as global automakers joined their US counterparts to complain that restrictions by China on exports of...
US farm sentiment at four-year high as Trump seeks trade deals
[CHICAGO] American farmer sentiment jumped to a four-year high, with growers betting on rising crop exports as the Trump administration pushes for more trade deals from Vietnam to Italy....
Europe: Shares flat amidst inflation data, trade jitters
EUROPE’S benchmark stock index ended little changed on Tuesday, as investors ceded ground under the dual pressure of softening economic indicators and persistent global trade anxieties.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed...
US: Wall Street opens mixed as investors await trade negotiations
Published Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 09:46 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indices opened mixed on Tuesday (Jun 3) as investors awaited possible negotiations between the United States and...
Thailand and Indonesia could be growth laggards in Asean: Nomura
[SINGAPORE] Thailand and Indonesia are expected to be growth laggards within Asean, noted Euben Paracuelles, chief Asean economist at Nomura at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia press conference held...
Temasek’s Mapletree Investments returns to profit, hits record AUM of S$80.3 billion in FY2025
[SINGAPORE] Temasek’s Mapletree Investments reversed a loss from the previous year to turn a profit of S$227.2 million for the full-year ended Mar 31, on the back of narrowed...
Singapore stocks climb on the prospects of Trump-Xi talks this week; STI up 0.1%
Gainers beat losers 313 to 192 with 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.3 billion changing hands[SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended Tuesday (Jun 3) higher as investors anticipated possible trade talks between...
Julius Baer focuses on costs as CEO sets ‘realistic’ goals
The Zurich-based wealth manager will seek 130 million Swiss francs (S$205 million) in cost reductions to 2028Published Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 04:05 PMJULIUS Baer is stepping up its...
Julius Baer’s new goals fail to impress in setback for CEO
[ZURICH] Julius Baer Group unveiled fresh targets aimed at cutting costs and setting the Swiss wealth manager on the road to better profitability, though investors saw little reason to...
Online broker Tiger to double Hong Kong headcount, targets offshore China wealth
[HONG KONG] Tiger Securities plans to double its headcount in Hong Kong over the next two to three years as the online brokerage targets a bigger share of the...
