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Maybank names Shafiq Abdul Jabbar as new group chief financial officer
[ad_1] He takes over from Khalijah Ismail, who was dismissed by the bank earlier this year following an internal inquiry [MALAYSIA] Maybank has appointed Shafiq Abdul Jabbar as its new group...
Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday, snapping four-day losing streak; STI up 0.7%
[ad_1] Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 288 to 177, after 971.8 million securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Equities on the Singapore bourse rose on Wednesday (Apr 30),...
Goldman sees central banks buying more renminbi, won, Singapore dollars
[ad_1] [SYDNEY] South Korea, Singapore and China’s currencies are likely to be the biggest Asian beneficiaries as central banks look to diversify their reserves away from the US dollar, according...
Thailand’s central bank cuts key rate by 25 bps
[ad_1] Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 03:46 PM[BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30),...
Thailand’s central bank cuts rate again; economy could face recession as US tariffs loom
[ad_1] [BANGKOK] Thailand’s central bank cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday (Apr 30), in a move to support an underperforming...
Chinese sovereign fund CIC to sell US$1 billion of US private equity investments: sources
[ad_1] [HONG KONG] Chinese sovereign investor China Investment Corporation (CIC) is selling about US$1 billion of its private equity (PE) investment portfolio in the secondary market, two sources with knowledge...
HKEX posts record quarterly profit on trading, listings boom
[ad_1] Hong Kong’s dealmakers are optimistic of a flurry of secondary listings from mainland-traded Chinese firms this yearPublished Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 01:49 PM[HONG KONG] Hong Kong’s stock exchange...
UBS Q1 profit tops expectations on tariff-driven volatility in markets
[ad_1] Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 01:12 PMSWISS bank UBS on Wednesday posted better than expected first-quarter net profit, helped by stronger earnings in trading driven by market turbulence...
Chinese solar losses deepen even before worst of trump tariffs
[ad_1] [NEW YORK] Chinese solar manufacturers continue to plunge deeper into the red, and the outlook is getting gloomier as sky-high tariffs on exports threaten to compound domestic oversupply.Five of...
Pop Mart holder sells US$101 million stake after shares hit record
[ad_1] The toy company is the top gainer in the MSCI China Index over the last 12 months, with its shares jumping more than 470 per centPublished Wed, Apr 30,...
Meta launches standalone AI app to compete with ChatGPT
[ad_1] [SAN FRANCISCO] Meta Platforms released a new standalone artificial intelligence (AI) app on Tuesday (Apr 29) in a bid to compete with other popular chatbots such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT.The...
Gold prices steady as investors await key US data, tariff updates
[ad_1] Published Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 09:18 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices held their ground on Wednesday (Apr 30) as investors awaited potential trade developments between the United States and its...