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Tariffs rip through South-east Asia stocks, sink Vietnam’s market
[ad_1] [HANOI] South-east Asian stocks and currencies fell after Asian emerging nations were given some of the biggest tariff increases by US President Donald Trump. Vietnamese shares tumbled.Vietnam’s main stock...
US emerges as biggest loser in markets from Trump’s tariffs
[ad_1] US equity index futures tumble more than 4% after President Trump announces a sweeping series of tariffs[NEW YORK] Donald Trump’s shake-up of the global trading system is hurting US...
Singapore’s dollar in pole position to extend lead in Asia
[ad_1] Demand for the city-state’s currency may sustain even as expectations for further MAS policy easing grow, with core inflation in February rising at the slowest pace since June 2021[SINGAPORE]...
MAS tells fintech platforms to communicate underlying products in investment accounts clearly: sources
[ad_1] Consumers should be clear that a fintech platform that offers underlying banking products does not equate to it being a bank[Singapore] Fintech platforms have been told by the Monetary...
Starbucks faces new hot spill lawsuits weeks after US$50 million ruling
[ad_1] [LOS ANGELES] Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks on Wednesday (Apr 2), just weeks after a court ordered the coffee giant to pay US$50 million...
Trump signs order ending duty-free treatment for cheap shipments from China
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday that closes a trade loophole known as “de minimis” that has allowed low-value packages from China and Hong...
Stoneweg E-Reit manager unveils proposed conversion to stapled group
[ad_1] The move will enhance corporate structure and has potential to optimise tax efficiency and the holding structure of properties, its manager notes[SINGAPORE] The manager of Stoneweg European Reit (Stoneweg...
Chinese firms place US$16 billion in order for new Nvidia chips: report
[ad_1] Washington has banned exports of the company’s most advanced chips to China since 2022[BENGALURU] Chinese companies including ByteDance, Alibaba Group and Tencent Holdings have placed at least US$16 billion...
Apple production hubs hit by tariffs, sending shares plummeting
[ad_1] [LOS ANGELES] Apple is finding itself squarely in the crosshairs of US President Donald Trump’s new tariffs, even after a years-long effort to insulate the iPhone maker from trade...
Europe: Stocks drop ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement
[ad_1] [BENGALURU] European shares fell on Wednesday (Apr 2), weighed by losses in healthcare stocks, as investors awaited tariff plans from US President Donald Trump that some fear could slow...
