Culture
ECB tweaks strategy to counter sustained inflation swings, either up or down
[SINTRA, Portugal] The European Central Bank pledged on Monday (Jun 30) to react with equal vigour when inflation was too high as when it was too low, tweaking its...
Mice design-and-build specialist Dezign Format eyes Catalist IPO, lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second company in two weeks is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board, with Dezign Format Group lodging its preliminary prospectus on Monday (Jun 30)....
Another interior fit-out firm eyes Catalist IPO as Dezign Format lodges preliminary prospectus
[SINGAPORE] A second interior fit-out company is preparing to list on the Singapore Exchange’s Catalist board in as many weeks, as Dezign Format Group lodged its preliminary prospectus on...
ING to cut 230 jobs as it has ‘too many’ managing directors
The lender says the cuts were prompted by a combination of “market circumstances” and the goal of “re-balancing” staffPublished Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 06:23 PM[AMSTERDAM] ING Groep announced...
Singapore shares buck regional rally, STI dips 0.1%
Wilmar International’s shares still under pressure, hit a 52-week low at market’s close; OKP and Keong Hong both at 52-week highs[SINGAPORE] Singapore shares started the week closing slightly lower,...
UBS kicks off share buyback programme of up to US$2 billion
Published Mon, Jun 30, 2025 · 04:13 PM[ZURICH] UBS Group is launching a programme to repurchase as much as US$2 billion worth of its own shares, it said in...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at over 11-month high as US stocks rally boosts risk appetite
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average closed at a more than 11-month high on Monday (Jun 30) as investor risk appetite grew after a strong rally in US equities, driven...
Singaporeans fuel Quayside JBCC sell-out amid Johor’s RTS boom
[KUALA LUMPUR] Singaporean buyers have taken up the lion’s share of all 482 serviced apartments at Quayside JBCC – a new mixed-use project in Johor Bahru – as cross-border...
Global banks may push back on RBI’s offshore swap reporting plan
Bankers have held discussions through global financial market industry associations, which are expected to submit formal feedback to the central bank by the Jul 7 deadline, the sources sayPublished...
First train for JB-Singapore Rapid Transit System unveiled; service to start by December 2026
First China-made train for the cross-border rail system to be tested in Singapore, ahead of preparation for passenger service[SINGAPORE] The first train for the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System...
