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Property
Condo leasing market continues decline in February, HDB rents hit new all-time high: SRX, 99.co
Garage
GoTo hits operational profit in Q4, plans share buyback
Companies & Markets
Manulife US Reit manager names new CEO, CFO amid leadership exodus
Startups & Tech
ShopBack cuts 195 employees in push for sustainability
Companies & Markets
SingPost considers divesting S$1.1 billion SingPost Centre and floating Australian business
Singapore
Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Mar 19)
ASEAN Business
Indonesia’s giant nickel miners double down on output even as prices slump
Global Enterprise
Pressure builds for charge on global shipping sector’s CO2 emissions
Singapore
WP chief Pritam Singh charged with lying to Parliament over Raeesah Khan’s case, pleads not guilty
Podcasts
Market Focus Daily: Monday, March 18, 2024 (Ep 24)
BREAKING NEWS
Global Enterprise
China releases action plan to attract foreign investment
Opinion & Features
Stopping bullying and harassment at sea by being kind
Telcos, Media & Tech
Novo Foundation, Nvidia team up to build Danish AI supercomputer
Wealth
JP Morgan Asset Management aims for US$1 trillion in active ETFs assets
Banking & Finance
Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking Bitcoin
Capital Markets & Currencies
Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift
Garage
GoTo hits operational profit in Q4, plans share buyback
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Financial Results
GoTo hits operational profit in Q4, plans share buyback
Second Chance Properties expects H1 net profit to ‘decrease significantly’
China’s Xiaomi posts 11% revenue rise on strong smartphone sales
Inflation
Australia’s central bank holds rates as expected, waters down tightening bias
NEWS ANALYSIS
All eyes on whether US Federal Reserve will make explicit promise to cut interest rates
Bank of Japan expected to end negative rates
Cryptocurrencies
Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking Bitcoin
Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift
Bitcoin retreats as Grayscale ETF posts biggest daily outflow
Covid-19
Covid-19 lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
Travel refund-related complaints in Singapore spiked last year amid pandemic, says Case
Japan's record US$940b budget set for parliament approval in March
Interest Rates
Japanese business groups welcome BOJ’s first rate-hike in 17 years
Easy does it: The Bank of Japan's experiment
Top Japan banks weigh first rate-hikes on ordinary deposits in 17 years
Electric Vehicles
Nvidia expands ties with Chinese EV makers as auto AI race heats up
Audi unveils long-delayed Q6 e-tron just as electric-vehicle growth cools
EV startup Fisker to raise up to US$150 million, pauses production
Canada
Canadian home sales dip; prices snap 5-month streak of declines
China to invest in Canada mining despite crackdown, envoy says
Investors are gobbling up homes in Canada's hot housing market
Climate Change
Mitsubishi, 7 others to form coalition to promote electric natural gas
Australia to miss 2030 climate goal by couple years, Oxford says
Nato chief says climate change undermines global security
Currencies
Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift
US dollar dips, yen steadies as BOJ policy shift beckons
US dollar poised for biggest weekly gain since mid-January
Semiconductors
Nvidia supplier SK Hynix begins mass production of next generation memory chip
Brokers’ take: CGS upgrades ISDN to ‘hold’ on demand rebound expectations
Nvidia unveils flagship AI chip, the B200, aiming to extend dominance
Housing
US homebuilder confidence rises to highest level since July: NAHB
US homebuilder sentiment increases to an eight-month high
Canadian home sales dip; prices snap 5-month streak of declines
M&A
Atos says Airbus ends discussions over BDS cybersecurity unit sale
AstraZeneca bets on new cancer treatments with US$2 billion Fusion Pharma purchase
Nippon Steel pledges to move US HQ to US Steel’s Pittsburgh
Bonds
Malaysian bonds beat emerging Asia peers as ringgit bounces back
Foreign investors raise China bond holdings despite low yields
Saudi Arabia banks embark on record bond binge for mega-projects
Sustainability
BT BUDGET ROUNDTABLE 2024
SMEs can seek government help to embark on AI, sustainability journey: panellists
Singapore’s healthcare industry moving to measure carbon emissions
Transition finance critical for South-east Asia to achieve net-zero goals: panel
Oil Prices
Oil prices climb 2% to 4-month high on lower Iraq, Saudi exports
Oil prices climb as revised IEA outlook signals tighter market
Oil prices up 3% to 4-month high on US crude stock drop, Russian refinery attacks
US Federal Reserve
NEWS ANALYSIS
All eyes on whether US Federal Reserve will make explicit promise to cut interest rates
JPMorgan’s Dimon urges Federal Reserve to wait past June before cutting rates
Banks drive Australian shares to record high on firming rate-cut bets
Opec
Oil prices climb 2% to 4-month high on lower Iraq, Saudi exports
Oil prices climb as revised IEA outlook signals tighter market
IEA sees subdued oil demand growth as economic headwinds remain
Russia
Putin gets record Russia election win to push war in Ukraine
Russian diamond ban creates costly delays, Antwerp diamond dealers say
THE BOTTOM LINE
Europe should toughen up and support seizing Russian assets
Metals
Gold flat as market focus turns to US Federal Reserve meeting
Gold listless as central bank meetings loom, US dollar holds firm
Copper surges on supply threat as iron ore shows economic risks
Yen
Yen falls in defiance of historic BOJ shift
US dollar dips, yen steadies as BOJ policy shift beckons
Yen climbs as traders eye BOJ hike; Bitcoin hits new record
Malaysia