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India April wholesale price index rises at fastest pace in a year
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ESR attempts to halt Sabana Reit’s May 24 EGM
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UK pay grows by more than expected as BOE mulls rate cuts
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LHN’s H1 net profit down 23.4% to S$13 million
Inflation
India April wholesale price index rises at fastest pace in a year
Japan's firm wholesale inflation keeps alive near-term rate hike risks
Fed should hold rates until inflation eases: vice-chair Jefferson
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase investigating system outage as crypto prices slide
Currency markets steady before US inflation test
Crypto VCs turn back to ‘professor coins’ as funding rebounds
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AstraZeneca says it will withdraw Covid-19 vaccine globally as demand dips
Moderna beats quarterly estimates as cost-cutting pares losses
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UK pay grows by more than expected as BOE mulls rate cuts
Japan's firm wholesale inflation keeps alive near-term rate hike risks
Fed should hold rates until inflation eases: vice-chair Jefferson
Electric Vehicles
Chinese EV giant BYD to unveil plug-in hybrid pickup in Mexico
China’s Zeekr prices US IPO at top of range to raise US$441 million
China’s car exports hit record high in April, as domestic sales fall
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Canada job gains blow past forecasts; wage growth slows
PwC cuts 60 Canadian jobs, bracing for economic slowdown
Rents set to be last domino to fall in global inflation battle
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Temasek-backed Climate Impact X to launch market intelligence service
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Japan closely monitoring weak yen, PM Kishida says, in fresh warning from Tokyo
Yen’s fragility raises spectre of a new currency war in Asia
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Brokers’ take: Maybank downgrades UMS to ‘sell’, cites ‘gloomy’ near-term outlook
Intel hires industry veteran Kevin O’Buckley to head Foundry Services
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CK Asset cuts prices for Hong Kong houses by a third to boost sales
UK housing rents driven by record migration, analysis finds
New Zealand houses take longer to sell as buyers bide their time
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Uber to buy Delivery Hero’s Taiwan business for US$950 million
ByteDance shelves sale of Moonton game studio, picks new chief
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OCBC’s offer for Great Eastern is about responding to minority dissent, doubling down on its strategy
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Japanese bond yields climb to decade highs on BOJ policy bets
China megabanks kick off 60 billion yuan loss-absorbing bond sales
OCBC prices US$500 million fixed-rate subordinated notes
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Oil holds near one-week high on rising demand hopes after China, US data
Oil ends slightly firmer after US crude stock draw, firmer dollar
US Federal Reserve
Fed should hold rates until inflation eases: vice-chair Jefferson
Fed officials mull if rates are high enough as inflation expectations jump
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Why higher Fed rates are not totally off the table
Opec
Oil prices settle up on demand optimism, US inflation in focus
Oil holds near one-week high on rising demand hopes after China, US data
Oil ends slightly firmer after US crude stock draw, firmer dollar
Russia
World Bank sees economies reducing dependence on Russia for energy, on China for supply chains
US to snub Putin inauguration
Putin plans to meet Xi in China days after his new term starts
Metals
Gold prices flat ahead of key US inflation data
China silver trading powerhouse eyes expansion in Singapore
Gold edges higher as markets count on Fed rate-cut hopes
Yen
IMF endorses Japan’s commitment to flexible yen
Currency markets steady before US inflation test
BOJ cuts bond buying in regular operation as yen stays weak
Malaysia
Malaysian carbon exchange to host first local carbon credit auction in July
Malaysia’s March industrial production up 2.4%, lower than forecast
No surprise as Malaysia’s central bank holds key interest rate at 3%
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Japan’s 7-Eleven convenience chain targets aggressive global growth
Seven & i to list supermarket unit Ito-Yokado, Kyodo reports
7-Eleven is testing a bigger convenience store with more stuff on shelves
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