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Asian airlines re-route, cancel flights due to India-Pakistan fighting
Several Asian airlines said on Wednesday they were re-routing or cancelling flights to and from Europe because of fighting between India…
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US dollar’s decline is fuelling dislocations across Asian currencies
Asian currencies turbocharged by US dollar weakness are attaining rarely seen superlatives and triggering central bank intervention to…
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Rich Asian investors opt to unwind holdings amid margin calls
Some wealthy clients at Asia’s top private banks are opting to unwind part of their equity investments instead of topping up collateral…
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Tariff worries continue to pummel Asian markets on Monday; Hong Kong sheds 13.2%
The sell-off following US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement last Wednesday continued to roil Asian markets on Monday…
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Hong Kong stocks end 13.22% down, worst since 1997 Asian financial crisis
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 13 per cent Monday (Apr 7) on their worst day in almost three decades as China’s retaliation…
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Singapore’s STI plunges 8.5%, Japan’s Nikkei drops over 8% as Asian markets sell off sharply
No respite for Asian markets after massive losses last week following Trump’s tariff announcements The selloff continued as Asian markets…
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Asian Police Forces Arrest Over 400 Suspects, Including 21 in Singapore, in Joint Operation Targeting Online Child Abuse
Twenty-one men were arrested in Singapore for sexual offences, sexual assault and the distribution of materials that show child sexual…
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AI boom turns Asian data centres into magnets for loan deals
Artificial intelligence advances are fuelling a funding frenzy for data centres in Asia, spawning a series of record-breaking loans and…
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Asian markets get ‘breather’ with US Fed’s rate cut pause
The US Federal Reserve’s decision to hold off on interest rate cuts gives Asian markets “a breather” and more room for certainty, said…
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L.A.'s Asian immigrant communities prep for raids, brace for deportations
Los Angeles County’s sizable Asian immigrant communities are bracing for disruption and heartache as rumors swirl of mass deportations to…
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Trump's oil tariffs a boost for European and Asian refiners
US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs on Canadian and Mexican oil imports will offer European and Asian refineries a competitive…
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Singapore’s reinsurance market gears for growth in bid to be Asian hub
Industry watchers cite several favourable factors, including country’s supportive regulatory environment, advantageous geographical…
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Asian oil refiners mull run cuts, closures as crude costs soar
A SURGE in the cost of physical crude cargoes as China and India rush to replace Russian flows is prompting refiners in other parts of…
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STI ends 0.4% lower amid mixed Asian markets and Trump’s tariff remarks
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 22) following a mixed picture in other Asian markets, after US President Donald Trump said…
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STI ends 0.4% lower amid mixed Asian markets, Trump’s tariff remarks
SINGAPORE stocks closed lower on Wednesday (Jan 22) following a mixed picture in other Asian markets, after US President Donald Trump said…
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Some Asian car and battery makers hit as Trump gets to work
SHARES of Japanese automakers and South Korean battery makers declined on Tuesday (Jan 21), after US President Donald Trump said he could…
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Surprise Asian central bank moves show impact of US dollar rampage
A SURPRISE interest-rate cut in Indonesia and signs the Reserve Bank of India may be willing to loosen its tight grip on the rupee may be…
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Three O’Clock expands into South Asian market
Vietnamese café chain Three O'Clock is set to expand into the South Asian market after awarding exclusive regional franchise rights to…
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Top Asian oil buyers in turmoil after sweeping Russian sanctions
REFINERS, tanker operators, traders and port executives across Asia were scrambling on Monday (Jan 13) to manage the fallout from the US’s…
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Top Asian oil buyers in turmoil after sweeping US sanctions on Russia’s oil industry
REFINERS, tanker operators, traders and port executives across Asia were scrambling on Monday (Jan 13) to manage the fallout from the…
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Trump win triggered 2024 exit by overseas investors from Asian equities
OVERSEAS investors turned net sellers of Asian equities in 2024, primarily due to a surge in selling in the last quarter amid concerns…
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Asian currency index falls to two-decade low on Fed, tariff bets
ASIAN currencies fell to a two-decade low, as the US dollar remains buoyed by robust US growth and president-elect Donald Trump’s…
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Asian LNG prices set to rise after Russia-Ukraine transit ends
THE end of Russian natural gas flows to Europe via Ukraine is likely to boost competition with Asia and prices for alternatives. Ukraine…
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Analysts optimistic on Asian equity, bonds despite US Fed signalling fewer rate cuts
Bond investors will benefit from less volatility due to shifting rate expectations, they say ALTHOUGH the “hawkish” projection of interest…