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Changi Airport doubles supplemental China flights to 600 ahead of CNY travel surge
[SINGAPORE] Six airlines at Changi Airport will be offering over 600 supplementary flights to as many as 15 Chinese cities to cater to an anticipated increase in travel demand...
US firms regain optimism on China after Trump-Xi trade truce
[BEIJING] US companies are more upbeat about doing business in China after a trade truce between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to a survey...
SID launches platform for listcos’ board chairs as Value Unlock programme opens for applications
The SID Chairpersons Guild complements the national effort to strengthen the development of Singapore’s equities market [SINGAPORE] Board chairs of companies listed on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) will now...
Australian dollar holds ground as US dollar firms, eyeing small weekly gains
THE Australian dollar held its ground on Friday, lifted by a rebound in global stocks and unfazed by a firmer US dollar on the back of growing expectations that...
Singtel-owned NCS names Sam Liew as CEO as Ng Kuo Pin steps down
[SINGAPORE] Singtel’s subsidiary NCS on Friday (Jan 16) announced that Ng Kuo Pin will step down as chief executive officer on Apr 1 after seven years in the role.Replacing...
Stocks to watch: Keppel, SIA, Clar, Clint, Lum Chang Holdings, United Hampshire US Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Jan 16): Keppel : The asset manager on Thursday announced that it secured...
A long-held tenet of Asia’s markets is suddenly breaking apart
In many ways, the AI infrastructure trade is the biggest swing factor when it comes to the outlook for Asian stocks[TOKYO] A breakdown in the relationship between Asia’s stocks...
ECB on a steady rate path for now but Fed tussle a risk, chief economist warns
[FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank will not debate any rate change in the near term if the economy stays on course, but new shocks, like a potential deviation by...
Fitch warns of eastern European downgrades if Greenland strife cracks Nato
Tensions over Greenland were however, unlikely to affect Denmark’s triple-A rating[LONDON] A raft of European countries could face a one-notch credit rating downgrade if tensions with the US over...
What are significant risk transfers – and why is DBS reportedly considering them?
Analysts say that other banks in Asia, including OCBC and UOB, could eventually explore similar deals[SINGAPORE] A week ago, media reports surfaced that DBS – South-east Asia’s largest lender...
