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US dollar caps worst week since June with focus on data ahead
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] A Bloomberg gauge of the dollar posted its worst week since June as traders looked to data due early next month to confirm expectations for further Federal...
Fed data show December surge in 10-year Treasury delivery fails
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Delivery fails involving 10-year Treasury notes surged to the highest level in eight years this month, a result of the Federal Reserve’s move to shrink its bond...
Brutal year for stock picking spurs trillion-dollar fund exodus
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] The last thing a diversified fund manager wants is to run a portfolio dominated by just seven technology companies – all American, all mega-cap, clustered in the...
Google is at last letting users swap out embarrassing Gmail addresses without losing their data
[ad_1] Google has finally answered users’ cries, allowing Gmail users to swap out embarrassing teenage email addresses. Gmail account holders can now change their existing @gmail.com address while retaining their...
Wall Street little changed in post-Christmas session
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Wall Street indexes opened nearly flat in light post-Christmas trading on Friday (Dec 26), while investors bet that more interest rate cuts and strong corporate earnings would...
BOJ cuts monthly bond purchase amount by 400 billion yen
[ad_1] [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan on Friday (Dec 26) announced a 400 billion yen (S$3.28 billion) reduction in its monthly bond purchases, continuing its gradual retreat from the market...
Data centre race: Singapore betting on quality over scale, say observers
[ad_1] As the AI race heats up, the city-state is pursuing a ‘sustainable’ data centre strategy – but what stands in the way of its ambitions?[SINGAPORE] As South-east Asia and...
Green debt sales hit record levels in 2025 despite climate backlash
[ad_1] Europe has also rolled back some of its toughest environmental rules amid concerns about growth and competitiveness[SINGAPORE] Investors have piled into climate-friendly assets this year despite policy and regulatory...
Vietnam’s Vingroup to withdraw bid for US$67 billion North-South high-speed railway
[ad_1] [HANOI] Vietnam’s largest conglomerate, Vingroup, said on Thursday (Dec 25) that it would withdraw its investment proposal for the nation’s US$67-billion North-South high-speed railway project to concentrate on its...
Asia markets edge up amid thinned holiday trade
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Asian markets edged slightly higher on Friday (Dec 26) amid holiday-thinned trade, though some exchanges remained closed for the Boxing Day holiday.Gold continued to hover around its...
