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HSBC to shut Raffles Place branch amid deeper push into wealth management
The bank has three other wealth centres in the city-state, with one more to be added in February this yearPublished Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 11:24 AM[SINGAPORE] HSBC Holdings...
Chandra Asri gets US$250 million loan to fund equity in Esso deal
The financing underscores how private credit funds and traditional lenders increasingly operate side-by-side in mergers and acquisitions in Asia-PacificPublished Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 11:11 AM[SINGAPORE] Indonesian energy and...
UOBKH forecasts STI to hit 5,400 by end-2026; bets on EQDP boost, banking giants
[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) may reach 5,400 points by the end of 2026, driven by policy tailwinds and resilient corporate earnings, said UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH).The STI...
US dollar still reigns, but businesses and investors ramp up currency diversification: StanChart
Amid the USD uncertainty, discussions are resurfacing over the prospects of RMB internationalisation[SINGAPORE] The US dollar still dominates global trade, but the use of the Chinese renminbi (RMB) has...
VinFast teams up with Autobrains to develop low-cost self-driving tech
Published Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 09:01 AM[BENGALURU] VinFast has partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) firm Autobrains to develop advanced autonomous driving technology, including a low-cost “Robo-car” system, the...
Tether says it bought 27 tonnes of gold in fourth quarter
Published Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 08:49 AM[LONDON] Tether, issuer of the world’s largest stablecoin, added about 27 tonnes of gold to its fund exposure in the fourth quarter...
Mizuho adds HSBC, JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank hires in wave
The firm has also hired a former head of insurance for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at HSBC in ParisPublished Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 08:32 AM[NEW YORK]...
Nvidia invests US$2 billion more in CoreWeave, offers new chip
The world’s most valuable company has pledged tens of billions of US dollars towards AI companies[WASHINGTON] Nvidia, the dominant maker of artificial intelligence (AI) chips, invested an additional US$2...
Morgan Stanley wants more from MUFG ties to be top in Japan
The two banks’ partnership dates back to the height of the global financial crisis almost two decades agoPublished Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 07:11 AM[TOKYO] Morgan Stanley plans to...
Oil prices settle lower as traders assess impact of winter storm on production
Published Tue, Jan 27, 2026 · 06:08 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled slightly lower on Monday after climbing more than 2 per cent in the previous session as investors assessed the impact...
Trump Agrees to Pull ICE Out of Minnesota and Allows Local Police to Investigate Shooting Death of Anti-ICE Protester Alex Pretti
President Donald Trump has agreed to pull Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents out of the state and let local police lead the investigation into the killing of a...
