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Asian markets mixed ahead of US data, expected Fed rate cut
Focus is now on the release later Friday of the personal consumption expenditures index Asian markets struggled into the weekend on Friday…
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Asian markets stumble as traders struggle to hold Fed cut rally
Bets on a US reduction on Wednesday have surged to around 90% in the past two weeks Asian markets struggled to maintain their early…
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Asian exchanges play key role in providing global investors with diversification: SGX chief
Loh Boon Chye expects product innovation for derivatives to move towards multi-jurisdictional operations The chief executive officer of…
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Most Asian markets rise as traders await key US data
Money markets have put the chances of a Dec 10 cut at around 90%, with another three forecast by the end of next year Markets mostly rose…
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12 Pristine Southeast Asian Islands to Visit Before the Crowds Arrive
Southeast Asia is home to some of the world’s most breathtaking islands, the kind of places that feel almost mythical in their beauty.…
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Asian markets mixed as traders eye US data ahead of Fed decision
Among the reports due for release are private jobs creation, services activity and personal consumption expenditure Asian equities were…
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Asian markets struggle to build on week’s rally
MARKETS fluctuated on Friday at the end of a strong week for equities fuelled by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut…
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East Asian Art Collectors Are Fashion’s New Darlings
Xu is emblematic of a fast-expanding cohort of ultra-high-net-worth East Asian consumers deeply fluent in both art and luxury fashion.…
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Asian stocks track latest Wall Street rally as rate bets rise
ASIAN markets rose again on Thursday to extend the week’s global rally as traders ramp up bets on a third successive US interest rate cut…
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12 Asian Train Journeys More Scenic Than Europe
Asia offers train journeys that feel larger than life, carrying travelers through landscapes so majestic they seem lifted from a fantasy…
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A Photobook Reframing the Go-See Through Intimate Moments Across Asian Diasporic Communities
Over two years, photographer Ramona Jingru Wang, in collaboration with stylist Momoè Sadamatsu, worked closely with a group of models and…
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Asian currencies to regain ‘much-needed’ stability in 2026: DBS report
Countries have also bypassed US to trade with one another in view of tariff risks DBS analysts are upbeat about the region’s prospects for…
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13 Asian Cities Perfect for Digital Nomad
Asia has become the global heartbeat of the digital-nomad movement, a vibrant network of cities where affordable living, rich culture,…
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Asian firms divided on Chinese AI as geopolitics bite
When Kien Ta pitched an AI solution to a Japanese healthcare firm, he suggested they use Qwen. Ta, the vice president of Vietnam-based…
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Asian markets end Tuesday in the red; STI down 0.5%
The three local banks end mixed while CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust was the most traded counter on the index Local shares ended…
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Passerine Hosted a Luminous Diwali Celebration to Honored the Asian American Writers’ Workshop
In recent years, Diwali, the South Asian festival celebrating the triumph of light over darkness and good over evil, has become an…
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How This Central Asian Capital Became an Art and Fashion Hotspot
“Bukhara needs more attention, and it would be great to have people coming here every two years, discovering more, and seeing from…
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‘Finally’: Citi investment strategist lauds SGX initiatives, says ‘no reason’ Hong Kong should dominate Asian equity markets
It is great that Singapore is “finally” doing something about its equity markets, said Ken Peng, head of Asia investment strategy at Citi…
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Shares of Asian drugmakers drop after Trump threatens tariffs
Shares of Asian drugmakers mostly fell on Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened 100 per cent tariffs on imports of branded…
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Intel’s Nvidia deal expected to be a mixed blessing for Asian chipmakers
TSMC, Samsung and other powerhouses are building multibillion-dollar plants in the US amid pressure from the Trump administration to…
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Johor fastest-growing South-east Asian data centre hub; Singapore expansion remains ‘constrained’
The city-state’s ‘strict planning controls’ are leading global tech firms to look north: Knight Frank report Johor is the fastest-growing…
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Asian markets enjoy record day as new US jobs data fans rate cut hopes
Asian markets extended gains on Wednesday (Sep 10), with Tokyo and Seoul emulating a record day on Wall Street as fresh data pointing to a…
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Asian exporters absorbing about 20% of US tariffs, passing on remaining costs: Nomura
Asian exporters are absorbing about one-fifth of US tariffs and passing on the remaining costs, indicated Nomura’s Asia Economic Monthly…
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South-East Asian firms test Hong Kong waters amid IPO surge
South-east Asian companies have mostly sat out Hong Kong’s 2025 listing boom, but a cautious revival may be under way with four more…