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BRC Asia signs pact to buy majority stake in Southern Steel Mesh for RM61 million
Steel fabricator BRC Asia said on Tuesday (Apr 22) it has entered into a conditional share purchase agreement to buy a controlling stake…
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Asia: Markets mixed as traders track tariff talks
Asian markets were mixed in holiday-thinned trade on Friday (Apr 18) as investors keep tabs on countries’ tariff talks with the White…
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Asia: Markets boosted by ‘Big Progress’ in Japan tariff talks
Tokyo led stocks higher on Thursday (Apr 17) as optimism over Japan-US trade talks offset Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s warning…
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PGIM to invest US$2 billion in Asia property, unfazed by tariffs
PGIM Real Estate, the property arm of Prudential Financial’s asset manager, expects to invest about US$2 billion across the Asia-Pacific…
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Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater…
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Stocks Tumble in Asia as Tech Investors Pull Back
Share prices of big technology companies declined in Asia on Wednesday, dragging broader markets lower, after Nvidia, the American chip…
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Asia: Stocks struggle again as Nvidia chip curb warning pops calm
Asian stocks swung on Wednesday (Apr 16) after Nvidia’s announcement of new US licensing rules on shipments of its new chip to China…
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Oiltek bags RM61.9 million in new contracts across South-east Asia and other global markets
This brings the group’s current order book to RM402.4 million, which is expected to be fulfilled over the next 18 to 24 months Vegetable…
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Asia: Stocks mixed as stability returns, autos lifted by exemption hope
Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday (Apr 15) as some stability returned to markets after last week’s rollercoaster ride, with auto firms…
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Asia: Stocks rise on electronics tariffs exemption, gold hits new high
Asian stocks rose on Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though…
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Asia, Europe, gold, private markets: Where investors can seek refuge as US exceptionalism is cast into doubt
The turmoil and volatility in global financial markets, where trillions of dollars were wiped off US equities since “Liberation Day”, are…
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Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama
After a week in which Asian stocks posted both their biggest-ever plunge and their largest one-day gain since 2008, investors in the…
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BlackRock misses long-term flow expectations amid Asia outflows
The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock pulled in a less-than-expected US$83 billion of client money to its investment funds in the…
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Asia: Stocks, dollar sink as Trump tariff panic returns
Stocks and the dollar tumbled while gold hit a fresh record high as panic gripped markets again on Friday after Donald Trump admitted that…
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Bain seeks to raise at least US$7 billion for new Asia PE fund
Bain Capital is looking to raise billions of US dollars for its next Asia fund and a special situation fund in the region, as it moves to…
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Exits to remain tough for South-east Asia private equity despite uptick in 2024
Private equity (PE) enjoyed upticks in deal value and number of exits in 2024, but the exit environment remains tough, a report by…
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Asia: Stocks crack higher as Trump delays painful tariffs
Asian stocks rocketed on Thursday as investors breathed a huge sigh of relief after Donald Trump announced a pause on crippling tariffs on…
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Stocks Jump in Asia After Trump’s Tariff Reprieve
Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared…
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Asia: Equities resume selloff as Trump cranks up trade war
Equities and oil plunged again on Wednesday after Donald Trump ramped up his trade war by hitting China with tariffs of more than 100 per…
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Hedge funds move into Asia power market with new hires
[SINGAPORE/TOKYO] Hedge funds have joined the hunt for power-trading talent in Asia, as they push into the region’s increasingly active…
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DBS sees more trade flows in Asia, Africa post Trump’s tariffs
Singapore’s biggest bank DBS Group Holdings expects more trade flows between Asia, the Middle East and Africa, with the lender planning to…
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Japan debt deals pulled as tariffs hit deals outlook across Asia
Three Japanese companies have postponed the sale of 100 billion yen (S$916.7 million) worth of yen-denominated bonds in the wake of global…
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Asia: Markets stage mild rebound but Trump tariff uncertainty reigns
Asian markets battled on Tuesday to recover from the previous day’s tariff-fuelled collapse, though Donald Trump’s warning of more…
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Credit gauges in Asia show most concern since early pandemic
Credit-default swaps in Asia blew out the most since the worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as a rout in risk assets deepened…