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Former EMA board director now leads energy firm H2G; predecessor stays on amid court case
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Former Energy Market Authority (EMA) board director Pek Hak Bin has been appointed chief executive of energy transition firm H2G Green, as the home-grown company sharpens its focus...
Taiwan central bank says US debt rising too fast may impact trust in Treasuries
[ad_1] [TAIPEI] Taiwan’s central bank governor warned on Saturday (Jun 21) that rapidly rising US debt could be “unfavourable” to the outlook for US Treasuries and that US President Donald...
Tesla set to open India showrooms in July with made-in-China EVs
[ad_1] [NEW DELHI] Tesla is set to open its first showrooms in India in July, sources familiar with the discussions said, kicking off formal operations in the world’s third-biggest automobile...
LME imposes new restrictions on holders of large positions
[ad_1] Published Sat, Jun 21, 2025 · 10:46 AM[LONDON] The London Metal Exchange (LME) has imposed new restrictions on holders of large positions in nearby contracts amid low inventory levels,...
Intense heat to push biggest US grid’s power use to 12-year high
[ad_1] PJM’s demand growth is rebounding after languishing for the better part of a decade, as new data centres cropped up in Northern Virginia and spread across the gridPublished Sat,...
Oil prices settle lower as US sanctions ease fears of escalation in Iran
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] Oil prices settled down on Friday (Jun 20) as the US imposed new Iran-related sanctions, marking a diplomatic approach that fed hopes of a negotiated agreement, a day...
Masayoshi Son pitches US$1 trillion US AI hub to TSMC, Trump team
[ad_1] [TOKYO] SoftBank Group founder Masayoshi Son is seeking to team up with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to realise what could be his biggest bet yet – a trillion-dollar industrial complex...
Singapore shares end Friday in the red amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.3%
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Local stocks ended lower on Friday (Jun 20), amid a mixed regional performance and growing concerns over a possible US military strike on Iran. The benchmark Straits Times...
Slow rate hikes could cause wage-price spiral, Bank of Japan paper says
[ad_1] [TOKYO] Hiking interest rates only gradually as raw material costs rise could heighten the risk of an upward spiral in wages and consumer prices, the Bank of Japan said...
China keeps benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected in June
[ad_1] Published Fri, Jun 20, 2025 · 09:35 AM[SHANGHAI] China kept benchmark lending rates unchanged as expected on Friday, after Beijing rolled out sweeping monetary easing measures a month earlier...
