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Singapore wealth flows face renewed scrutiny in superhacker case
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/05/2024
» SINGAPORE- Before he was arrested this month for allegedly running what is likely the world's largest cybercrime computer network, Wang Yunhe enjoyed a lavish lifestyle in Singapore.
Bitcoin’s longest losing streak of 2024 casts cloud over crypto
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/05/2024
» MUMBAI - Bitcoin is grinding lower as part of a US$500 billion slide in digital assets, stoking questions about whether the crypto rebound has peaked.
Bitcoin ETF discounts reach records after late-day selloff
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Prices of some of the biggest spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds closed Tuesday at their largest discounts to the value of their underlying assets since they were launched.
Oil surges as speculation Opec+ will cut production intensifies
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/11/2022
» SINGAPORE: Oil extended a rebound from the lowest level in almost a year on speculation that the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies will deepen supply cuts to respond to weakening global demand.
Weak baht aids tourism resurgence and growth: Arkhom
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/10/2022
» A weaker baht is supporting Thailand’s post-pandemic tourism recovery, which is key to shoring up the nation’s economic performance, according to Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith.
Asia spent $50bn defending currencies from strong dollar
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2022
» Asian governments spent about US$50 billion in foreign-exchange reserves last month -- the highest level since March 2020 -- to defend their currencies from a relentless advance in the dollar.
Strategists favour Singapore, dividend stocks in hawkish Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022
» Surprise policy tightening moves announced by central banks in Singapore and the Philippines signal Asia is now fully awake to the threat of accelerating inflation and is playing catch up with its global peers.
Citi joins Man Group and PineBridge as bullish on China stocks
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2022
» The trickle of positive calls on Chinese equities has turned into a flood as a recent easing of coronavirus curbs and pledges of more stimulus help revive sentiment.
Crisis to crisis: What Asia learned from the financial chaos of 1997
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/07/2022
» Twenty-five years ago this month marked the beginning of economic, political and financial market turmoil that would become known as the Asian Financial Crisis. Currencies and stock markets tumbled. Governments were overthrown. Poverty rates soared.
Bank of Thailand head says virus fight may need 1 trillion baht more
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2021
» The governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has called for an additional 1 trillion baht in government spending to counter coronavirus, saying the blow to the economy from the pandemic is greater than from the Asian financial crisis in 1997.