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Bank of Japan urged to keep or slow bond taper pace from fiscal 2026
[ad_1] [TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) received a sizeable number of requests to maintain or slightly slow the pace of tapering in its bond purchases from fiscal year 2026...
Australia cracks down on crypto ATMs as scams, fraud uncovered
[ad_1] There are now more than 1,800 machines in the country compared to just 23 in 2019, according to Austrac dataPublished Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 10:03 AM[MELBOURNE] Australia’s financial...
Widjaja family’s Sinarmas Land offer closes with 98.65% resultant shareholding
[ad_1] [SINGAPORE] Property development group Sinarmas Land requested the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to suspend trading of its shares with effect from 9 am on Tuesday (Jun 3) after the Widjaja...
US airlines oppose credit card fee crackdown they say could imperil free flight offers
[ad_1] [WASHINGTON] Major airlines said on Monday (Jun 2) that they oppose a new effort to advance legislation that would reduce fees charged by Visa and Mastercard on transactions, adding...
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascendas Reit, Sinarmas Land, Oxley Holdings
[ad_1] THE following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jun 3): CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar): The manager said on Tuesday that it received in-principle...
Asia’s top-rated bonds lifted by pullback from US Treasuries
[ad_1] [MELBOURNE] Bonds in Australia and Singapore are getting a lift from rising questions about the appeal of Treasuries, as fears that a proposed US tax bill may hit foreign...
China’s rare earths grip gives Xi leverage in US trade duel
[ad_1] AFTER the US and China agreed in Geneva to lower tariffs from astronomical heights, tensions are now surging over access to chips and rare earths. And Beijing increasingly appears...
Microsoft cuts hundreds more jobs after firing 6,000 last month
[ad_1] The AI boom has roiled the tech labour market because companies are prioritising AI-focused jobs and harnessing the technology to save moneyPublished Tue, Jun 3, 2025 · 06:46 AM[NEW...
US aluminium and steel prices surge as Trump doubles tariffs
[ad_1] [LONDON] Futures tracking aluminium and steel prices in the US surged after President Donald Trump said he will double tariffs on the metals this week.Contracts linked to the prices...
Europe: Shares stumble on Trump’s new tariff threat
[ad_1] EUROPEAN shares began June on a dour note as markets grappled with US President Donald Trump’s new tariff plans that threatened to reignite a fresh wave of global trade tensions.The...
