SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing move removes dilemma of having to choose one exchange over the other
Shikhar Gupta - Blue chips like DBS, UOB, OCBC, Jardine will be more affordable to small investors under additional proposal to reduce board lot sizes
SGX board lot cut: What are the stocks made more accessible to investors?
Shikhar Gupta - [SINGAPORE] The Singapore Exchange (SGX) on Wednesday (Nov 19) unveiled two key changes in hopes to boost investor participation, attract unicorns and...
Auterion says Rheinmetall stake to boost drone software group's growth
DUESSELDORF, Germany :Auterion CEO Lorenz Meier said having German defence player Rheinmetall on board as a "significant" shareholder in the U.S.-based drone software firm would help it grow its order book, adding that it would not lead to a full takeover.Auterion already provides software ...
Former SGX chairman Kwa Chong Seng joins UBS as Singapore and Southeast Asia chairman
The Edge Singapore - UBS has appointed former SGX chairman Kwa Chong Seng as announced the appointment of Chong Seng as the bank's chairman Singapore and South-east Asia. Kwa's appointment will start on Dec 1. In this Singapore-based role, Kwa will provide strategic oversight, strengthen partnerships and relat ...
Hybrids are outrunning EVs – but only for now: Hyundai CEO
South Korea’s largest automaker is charging ahead with its ambitious electrification goals, betting big on EVs while maintaining a strong foothold in hybrids.
Seven companies from Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong bag top honours at the 2025 Emerging Enterprise Awards
Paige Lim - Over a third of this year’s 600 applications were from Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia
Halma lifts annual revenue forecast on strong US data centre demand
British health and safety device maker Halma raised its annual revenue growth forecast on Thursday after reporting a surge in half-year profit, fuelled by strong U.S. demand for its photonics products used in data centre construction.Data centers have been at the core of the expansion of artificial ...
Pharmaceutical chain Big Caring weighs Malaysia IPO next year: sources
It could raise as much as RM6 billion, making it one of Malaysia’s biggest listings in years
DBS is RHB’s top pick among S’pore banks
Jovi Ho - DBS Group Holdings is RHB Bank Singapore’s top pick among Singapore’s three banks, standing out with its headline patmi beat for 3QFY2025 ended Sept 30 thanks to its non-interest income (non-II) outperformance. Similarly, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) saw non-interest income surge 2 ...
HSBC flags CDL as 'turnaround' story for 2026
The Edge Singapore - City Developments has been listed by HSBC as one of the 12 stocks for this coming year, for its turnaround story. Broadly, Singapore equities are seen to do well with a "structural shift" underway thanks to market rejuvenation measures. "This slew of initiatives is expected to strengt ...
BNP starts buyback, boosts capital goal after share drop
Shares of BNP Paribas have declined about a fifth from a high reached in August
Nvidia’s upbeat forecast soothes fears of AI spending bubble
The company’s results have become a barometer for the health of the AI industry
Vietnamese airline Vietjet to resume use of Chinese-made Comac planes: sources
C909, which seats up to 90 passengers, has been operating commercially since 2016
CNA Explains: What Nvidia's blockbuster results tell us about an AI bubble
Was the talk of an AI bubble overblown? Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed back at sceptics as the tech giant announced solid quarterly earnings.
Google opens new AI engineering centre in Taiwan
[TAIPEI] Alphabet’s Google on Thursday opened in Taiwan its biggest artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure hardware engineering centre outside of the US, in...
OCBC app adds 8 digital wallets from across South-east Asia
Chloe Lim - In the long term, the bank aims to connect customers with 50 wallets worldwide
China’s Lenovo signs long-term component-supply deal for next year
Global memory chip prices are climbing due to demand from data centre operators for building AI servers
Heavy rain in Vietnam’s top coffee-growing region threatens crop
Robusta beans are typically used in instant drinks
OCBC adds eight Southeast Asian wallets to its app to boost cross-border transfers
Nurdianah Md Nur - OCBC Bank has widened its cross-border payments network, allowing customers in Singapore to transfer money directly from their accounts to eight major digital wallets across Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The move deepens a partnership with Visa that began last year. The newly add ...
BOJ set to hike interest rates in December, but decision on knife-edge: Reuters poll
TOKYO :The Bank of Japan will raise interest rates at its upcoming December meeting, according to a slim majority of economists in a Reuters poll, pushing through with its aim of normalising monetary policy, backed by the yen's recent decline.Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, a proponent of expans ...
Chinese copper demand sags in busy season after prices surge
A slump in government spending, meanwhile, has kicked away another prop to demand
Hong Kong stock rally meets HK$193.8 billion lockup test ahead
The hefty total reflects a banner year of listings in the city
Asia: Stocks rally as bumber Nvidia report offsets Fed rate concern
ASIAN markets rallied on Thursday after blowout earnings from chip powerhouse Nvidia cooled worries over an AI bubble and overshadowed a Federal...
CDL’s 3QFY2025 update scores upgrade and 73% higher target price from RHB
Jovi Ho - Analysts have mostly raised their target price on City Developments (CDL) following the release of its business update for 3QFY2025 ended Sept 30. Citi Research’s Brandon Lee has the highest target price among a handful of houses here, with a “buy” call and $9.01 estimate as at Nov 18. Still, ...
BOJ board member Koeda calls for policy normalisation
Sharon Lee - [NIIGATA] The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to “a state of equilibrium” to...
Nvidia’s Huang says company has plenty of new chips to sell
The China market remains a weak spot due to US export restrictions
Tipping point or bubble? Nvidia CEO sees AI transformation while skeptics count the risks
SAN FRANCISCO :Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he does not see an AI bubble, but rather a tipping point.In his view, the kind of computing his company specializes in will come to suffuse everything from writing code to running legions of robots in the everyday world.But a growing band of market skeptic ...
Gold gains with traders awaiting US data for fresh Fed cues
Traders now see nearly a 33% chance for a rate cut at the Fed’s Dec 9 to 10 meeting
Ringgit, baht set to benefit from rate cuts ahead as Asian currencies stabilise: report
Sudeshna Dhar - Countries have also bypassed US to trade with one another in view of tariff risks
Asian currencies to regain ‘much-needed’ stability in 2026: DBS report
Sudeshna Dhar - Countries have also bypassed US to trade with one another in view of tariff risks
Ringgit, Thai baht set to benefit from rate cuts ahead as Asian currencies stabilise: report
Sudeshna Dhar - Countries have also bypassed US to trade with one another in view of tariff risks
Billionaire family turns India’s gold obsession into a fortune
The steady growth has led to three straight years of stock gains for the company, including a 73% rally this year
BOJ policymaker calls for raising interest rates
NIIGATA, Japan :The Bank of Japan must continue to normalise monetary policy by raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium" to avoid creating unintended distortions in the future, board member Junko Koeda said on Thursday.The remarks suggest Koeda, an academic who joined the ce ...
BOJ policymaker leans towards rate hike despite government pushback
NIIGATA, Japan: The Bank of Japan must keep raising real interest rates to "a state of equilibrium", board member Junko Koeda said on Thursday in the wake of renewed yen slides, driven by market expectations that political pressure will keep any rate increases slow.The remarks suggest Koed ...
