Featured Archives • Financial News

Featured

Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield edges up to 3.08%

THE cut-off yield on Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) rose slightly to 3.08 per cent, from 3.04 per cent in the...

Featured

Bank of Korea survey shows concerns emerging on US policy change risk

A BANK of Korea (BOK) survey shows US policy risks have emerged as a major concern for local financiers and experts, following...

Featured

Bitcoin hits record US$95,000 as crypto seeks direct line to Trump

BITCOIN hit US$95,000 for the first time as the digital-asset sector moves to cement its influence with Donald Trump by pushing for...

Featured

Bitcoin climbs closer to US$100,000 on Trump’s support for crypto

BITCOIN closed in on the historic US$100,000 level, fuelled by optimism that President-elect Donald Trump’s support for crypto heralds a boom as...

Featured

Bill Hwang sentenced to 18 years in prison in Archegos case

ARCHEGOS Capital Management founder Bill Hwang was ordered to spend 18 years in prison for fraud and market manipulation tied to the...

Featured

Canada’s Manulife signs C$5.4 billion reinsurance deal to lower risk

CANADA’S Manulife Financial will reinsure C$5.4 billion (S$5.2billion) of its reserves as it looks to transfer some risk from its portfolio and...

Featured

HSBC shelves plans for trading, financing carbon credits

HSBC Holdings has abandoned plans to build a carbon credits desk, according to sources familiar with the matter, as Europe’s biggest bank...

Featured

Maybank eyes Johor-Singapore SEZ for growth; targets 25% profit contribution from Singapore by 2027

THE upcoming Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (SEZ) could drive a 10 to 20 per cent growth in Maybank Singapore’s loan book within...

Featured

Eurozone banks are vulnerable to US funding squeeze: ECB

EUROZONE financial institutions are increasingly using US dollar markets for liquidity, creating risks to financial stability if US funding dries up, according...

Featured

ECB rates clearly headed lower, but prudence needed, says Guindos

It’s “crystal clear” that European Central Bank interest rates will be reduced further, but officials shouldn’t rush the process due to uncertainties...

Featured

Most Viewed

Trending Now