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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...
How Pop Mart’s Labubu became a monster of a business
[ad_1] LABUBU is a little doll in fleecy, bunny-eared onesies whose coffee-bean eyes hover above a serrated row of smiling teeth. Ostensibly an elf, the creature is either cute or...
JPMorgan, Macquarie bet on S-Reits amid falling borrowing costs, MAS mandates
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) could gain from falling interest rates, particularly those with a domestic focus, as well as The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) initiatives,...
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...
Singapore’s banking hub has a corner where cash is still king
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] In the heart of Singapore, a financial hub where billions of dollars zip around the world over computer screens in nanoseconds, there’s a crowded building where cash still reigns.Six...
Replace Fear with Focus: How Meditation Changed My Leadership
[ad_1] Fear is a natural human emotion, but I’ve learned not to let it control my life. While we can’t stop ourselves from feeling scared, we can choose how we...
MOF says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’; to work with banks
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to improve the process of withdrawing funds from their account.The response comes shortly after The Straits Times...
Finance ministry says SRS withdrawal process ‘can be improved’, will work with banks on this
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] The government will work with Supplementary Retirement Scheme (SRS) bank operators to smoothen account holders’ process of withdrawing funds from their account. The response comes shortly after The...
SpaceX Starship explodes on Texas launch pad
[ad_1] [HOUSTON] A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded during a routine ground test in Texas late on Wednesday, the company said, in the latest setback to billionaire Elon Musk’s dream of...
Europe: Shares dive as Middle East tensions, US involvement fears weigh
[ad_1] EUROPEAN shares skidded to an over one-month low on Thursday as escalating Middle East tensions and fears over potential US involvement rattled investors.The pan-European Stoxx 600 closed down for the third...
