Beijing warns carmakers as price war escalates
CHINESE regulators summoned executives from major new-energy vehicle (NEV) makers this week, demanding an end to excessive competition just as a fresh round of price cuts was set to define…
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Pitti Uomo Exhibitors Play It Safe: Focus on Wardrobe Game for Fall 2026
FLORENCE, Italy – Could Pitti Uomo gain momentum from the global volatility? Amid geopolitical instability and uncertain prospects of consumer behavior in harsher times, buyers and…
Italy’s Tradition of Winter Sports Celebrated at Milan Exhibition
An exhibition exploring the origins and evolution of Italian winter sports’ culture and tourism is timed with the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics kicking off on Feb. 6. Staged at…
The Gentleman: Palazzo Morando Explores Men’s Style and Jewelry Through the Centuries
Milan’s Palazzo Morando is presenting an historical investigation into male aesthetics, exploring the relationship between ornament and attire through the exhibition “The Gentleman — Men’s…
Milan’s Momentum: Luxury Retail, Fashion, Olympics Drive City’s Global Appeal
MILAN — The calendar of Milan Men’s Fashion Week may be thinning, as several brands opt for coed shows next month, but the attraction of the city isn’t waning — on the contrary. Milan has…
Ralph Gets Slouchy in Return to Milan With Polo, Purple Label
After a more than 20-year absence, Ralph Lauren is returning to the runway in Milan. And this time, the designer will bring both his Polo and Purple Label fall men’s collections to the…
Li-Ning Mounts Milan Fashion Week Show With Winter Olympic Spirit in Mind
MILAN — It’s no coincidence that Chinese activewear giant Li-Ning is hitting Milan Fashion Week this season. As the official partner of the Chinese Olympic Committee, the brand, which was…
Blauer Marks 25th Anniversary Under FGF Industry’s Lead With Retrospective Exhibition
MILAN — The year 2026 is one of big milestones for Blauer, which is marking its 90th anniversary and its 25th year as part of the Italian outerwear specialist FGF Industry. The latter…
Japan’s Katayama says all options open on yen, including joint action with US
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday Tokyo would not rule out any options to counter excessive foreign exchange volatility, including coordinated intervention with the…
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following successful privatisation
Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16). The voluntary delisting follows the successful…
Mandarin Oriental to delist from SGX on Jan 20 following privatisation
Mandarin Oriental will be delisted from the Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Jan 20, 2026, the luxury hotel group announced on Friday (Jan 16). The voluntary delisting follows the privatisation…
Some in Bank of Japan see scope to raise rates sooner than markets expect, sources say
Some Bank of Japan policymakers see scope to raise interest rates sooner than markets expect with April a distinct possibility, as a sliding yen risks adding to already broadening…
Ford in talks to use BYD batteries for overseas factories
Ford Motor is in talks with China’s BYD about potentially supplying batteries for hybrid vehicles to the American automaker’s overseas factories, according to sources familiar with the…
Gold slips as upbeat US data boosts dollar, dims rate-cut bets
A firmer US dollar makes greenback-priced metals more expensive for overseas buyers Prices of gold and silver extended their losses on Friday (Jan 16) after a stronger-than-expected US…
Asian shares near record high on AI optimism, dollar up on receding Fed cut bets
Asian stocks advanced on Friday as the artificial intelligence boom regained momentum, while the dollar held near a six-week high after upbeat US economic data left traders trimming bets…
Australian dollar holds ground as US dollar firms, eyeing small weekly gains
THE Australian dollar held its ground on Friday, lifted by a rebound in global stocks and unfazed by a firmer US dollar on the back of growing expectations that interest rates there will…
Seatrium end-customer gets reprieve after judge rejects Trump’s wind farm ban
Empire Wind developer Equinor says it would lose over US$1b in contracts if project does not restart soon US President Donald Trump’s attempts to torpedo offshore wind farms suffered a…
Stocks to watch: Keppel, SIA, Clar, Clint, Lum Chang Holdings, United Hampshire US Reit
The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 16): Keppel: The asset manager on Thursday announced that it has secured a 720…
CapitaLand Ascendas Reit buys US property from DHL unit for S$94.5 million
The manager of CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) on Friday (Jan 16) announced its purchase of a logistics property in Columbus, Ohio, in the US for S$94.5 million, payable in cash. Once the…
ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns
The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near term if the economy stays on course, but new shocks, like a potential deviation by the Federal Reserve from its…
Bank of Japan is said to heighten focus on price impact of weak yen
Bank of Japan (BOJ) officials are paying increasing attention to the yen’s potential impact on inflation, with possible implications for future rate hikes after a likely hold decision next…
What are significant risk transfers – and why is DBS reportedly considering them?
Analysts say that other banks in Asia, including OCBC and UOB, could eventually explore similar deals A week ago, media reports surfaced that DBS – South-east Asia’s largest lender – is…
Memory shortage to hit Nvidia China approvals, US lawmaker says
Demand for the components, long treated as a commodity, has skyrocketed due to the AI data centre boom Tight memory chip supplies will constrain the number of US export licenses for Nvidia…
The Bricks-and-mortar Ruling the Saks Global Bankruptcy
There was a lot of talk about the death of the department store as Saks Global limped along last year and then finally collapsed into insolvency late Tuesday. True, stores have had to…