THE Australian and New Zealand dollars rebounded against a retreating yen on Friday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ), headed at a policy meeting for the last time by outgoing Governor Haruhiko Kuroda, stuck to its super-easy economic stimulus.
THE Bank of Japan (BOJ) maintained ultra-low interest rates on Friday and held off making changes to its controversial bond yield control policy, leaving options open ahead of a leadership transition in April.
JAPAN’S parliament on Friday approved economics professor Kazuo Ueda as the central bank’s next governor, after a decade of monetary easing by outgoing chief Haruhiko Kuroda.
JPMORGAN Chase is suing former high-level executive Jes Staley over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, naming him as the official involved in a sexual assault case against the firm, court filings showed.
A US judge in New York on Thursday sentenced former Goldman Sachs banker Roger Ng to 10 years in prison following his conviction in the massive 1MDB bribery scandal.
AVIVA hiked its payouts to investors on Thursday (Mar 9), including a pledged £300 million (S$483.2 million) share buyback, after navigating a volatile year in its key markets amid pressure from activist investor Cevian to boost returns.
DBS on Thursday (Mar 9) reported a 7.8 per cent drop in financed emissions towards the oil and gas (O&G) sector on a reduction in absolute emissions among some of its clients last year.
DBS lowered the emissions that it finances in most key sectors in 2022, putting it mostly on track to meet its decarbonisation goals, according to the bank’s first sustainability report since announcing its net zero targets in September 2022.
