Singapore stocks close slightly higher on Wednesday; STI up 0.1%

SINGAPORE shares ended marginally higher on Wednesday (Mar 20), despite an overnight rally on Wall Street that saw the S&P 500 hitting a record high.

Mar 21, 2024

Prime US Reit manager CEO Harmeet Singh Bedi resigns

THE chief executive officer (CEO) of Prime US Reit’s : OXMU -0.83% manager, Harmeet Singh Bedi, will resign from his role at the end of March, a little over a year after assuming his appointment. He will be replaced by Rahul Rana, who is a shareholder of the Reit’s sponsor.

Mar 20, 2024

Easy does it: The Bank of Japan's experiment

THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced a seismic change in direction on Tuesday (Mar 19), hiking interest rates for the first time in 17 years.

Mar 21, 2024

Top Japan banks weigh first rate-hikes on ordinary deposits in 17 years

MIZUHO Financial Group said on Tuesday (Mar 19) it plans to raise interest rates on ordinary yen deposits for the first time in 17 years after the Bank of Japan ended eight years of its unorthodox negative interest rate policy.

Mar 21, 2024

JPMorgan boosts quarterly dividend 9.5% after record profit

JPMORGAN Chase & Co unexpectedly lifted its dividend 9.5 per cent in the wake of a record annual profit and as regulators signal they may rethink proposals for tightening capital rules.

Mar 21, 2024

Vive la simplification: France wants to cut bureaucracy for businesses

President Macron’s government embarks on a tape-cutting crusade to support overburdened companies and boost growth.

Apr 29, 2024

Japan’s finance minister Suzuki says monitoring FX with high sense of urgency

JAPAN’S finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday the government is watching currency market moves with “a high sense of urgency”, as the yen has fallen to four-month-lows beyond 151 per dollar.

Mar 21, 2024

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