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Big SE Asian IPOs see mixed debuts on outlook worries
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR/MANILA: Shares in Philippines' second-largest IPO and Malaysia's largest offering in more than three years had a mixed debut on Monday, as analysts pointed to expansion concerns in pandemic-hit markets.
Indonesia raises key interest rate to 5.75%
Reuters, Published on 27/09/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the fifth time since mid-May on Thursday and unveiled plans for an instrument aimed at helping the rupiah by encouraging foreign investors to do their currency hedging onshore.
Bitcoin on cusp of all-time high ahead of futures ETF listing
Reuters, Published on 19/10/2021
» LONDON/SINGAPORE: Bitcoin hit a six-month high and was within striking distance of its all-time peak on Tuesday as traders bet an anticipated listing of a futures-based US exchange-traded fund could herald investment flows into cryptocurrencies.
Malaysia, Singapore defer high-speed rail project until year-end
Reuters, Published on 31/05/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia said on Sunday it had agreed with neighbouring Singapore to suspend until Dec 31 a project for a high-speed rail link between the capital, Kuala Lumpur, and the city-state, to allow discussion of changes.
Asia braces for growth hit from Ukraine-driven inflation shock
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2022
» An oil-driven inflation shock triggered by the war in Ukraine is forcing Asia's policymakers to rethink their assumptions for 2022, with the risks of weak growth coupled with surging prices adding unwanted complexity to monetary setting plans.
Thailand among countries at risk in US Treasury's currency report
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2020
» WASHINGTON: Thailand is among several countries the US Treasury could label currency manipulators before President Donald Trump leaves office, analysts say, as the coronavirus pandemic skews trade flows and widens US deficits with trading partners.
AirAsia shares slide as probe puts India unit IPO, expansion at risk
Reuters, Published on 30/05/2018
» SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR: Shares of AirAsia Group Bhd tumbled on Wednesday after India federal police filed a case against the airline that analysts said could defer IPO plans and international expansion for its Indian arm.
Major banks' earnings beat estimates
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2018
» Banking shares rose on Friday after the four biggest lenders all reported second-quarter profit that beat market estimates, as a decision to waive fees for digital transactions had a milder impact than analysts expected.
South Korea visa waiver to lift travel but not Chinese airline profits
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2025
» BEIJING — South Korea's decision to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tour groups will lift China's weak outbound travel numbers but not enough to boost the bottom lines of struggling Chinese airlines, analysts said.
Employment up in Q4 on increased tourism
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2024
» Employment rose 1.7% in the final quarter of 2023 from a year earlier, helped by the tourism sector, after a 1.3% year-on-year increase in the previous quarter, the state planning agency said on Monday.