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G-7 central banks prepare first responses to US tariff chaos
Published on 13/04/2025
» The first Group of Seven monetary policy decisions since President Donald Trump’s trade war unleashed global market turmoil may prompt diverging responses from either side of the Atlantic.
Singapore expected to ease currency settings on tariff risks
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2025
» Singapore’s central bank is expected to ease monetary policy settings further, days after United States President Donald Trump unleashed the steepest tariffs in a century, threatening to disrupt global trade and sparking risk of retaliation.
Thailand's war on scams adds new allies
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/01/2025
» The amended 2023 emergency decree on measures to prevent and suppress cybercrime is expected to take effect this month, requiring financial institutions and telecom operators to share greater accountability for victims of scam losses.
Singapore ready to make ‘bold changes’ to revive stock market
Published on 16/09/2024
» Singapore is prepared to make “bold changes” to regulatory structures in an attempt to revive its languishing stock market, according to its Second Minister for Finance.
Singapore charges former bankers in laundering case
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/08/2024
» Singapore charged two former bank relationship managers who it accused of being involved in the country’s biggest money-laundering case, marking its first criminal actions against finance professionals in the S$3 billion (US$2.3 billion) scandal.
Time to ease Thai bond market rules
Oped, Published on 14/02/2024
» The Thai bond market, with massive valuations surpassing 16.7 trillion baht as of the end of the third quarter of 2023 and continuous prospective growth, is a crucial mechanism in the capital market and the Thai economy. Net market value could rise by over 386 million baht per year if legal restrictions on bond trading are unlocked.
Data-led finance
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/10/2019
» Great opportunities exist for Southeast Asian companies now embarking on the third generation of digitisation to unlock the value of all their data, according to the international consultancy Accenture.
Uncage the fintech tigers in Thailand
Business, Published on 22/05/2018
» There is a long way to go before Asian financial technology tigers can roar on the global stage and Thailand is no exception. Innovation is moving fast and regulators are struggling to keep up, which means people in Thailand are missing out on useful fintech innovations that Europeans have been benefiting from for years: whether in money remittance, wealth management or business banking.
Gains in oil and fall in Dollar lift Asian shares
Business, Published on 20/04/2015
» Recap: Asian stock markets, especially China, Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia, marched upward in response to an oil price recovery and hopes that the US Federal Reserve will delay its rate increase in light of weaker US economic data. A buying spree in energy shares also pushed up the Thai stock market in the shortened week after the long Songkran holiday.
Singapore holds off monetary easing
Published on 14/04/2015
» Singapore refrained from easing monetary policy again after a surprise move in January as it said its current stance was appropriate.