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BOJ’s Ueda says Japan is getting closer to sustainable inflation
Markets bet the central bank will lift rates to 0.75%, the highest since 1995, on Dec 19[TOKYO] Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank is...
Singapore stocks gain more ground on Tuesday as regional indices end mixed
Across the broader market, gainers trail losers 262 to 265, after 1.1 billion securities worth S$1.1 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] Stocks in Singapore ended higher on Tuesday (Dec 9), amid...
How the battle over Warner Bros turned into a blockbuster
Netflix seeks studios and streaming only, while Paramount bids for the entire group[LOS ANGELES] Who ends up with the assets of Warner Bros Discovery, the owner of one of...
India aviation regulator asks IndiGo to cut 5% of winter flights
The government has launched an investigation into how the airline ended up in its predicament[NEW DELHI] India’s aviation regulator ordered IndiGo to cut flights by 5 per cent on...
South Korea police raid e-commerce giant Coupang over data leak
Personal information of 33.7 million customers had been leaked – almost two-thirds of the population[SEOUL] South Korean police raided the Seoul headquarters of e-commerce giant Coupang on Tuesday (Dec...
BHP strikes US$2 billion funding deal with GIP for iron ore power network
The two firms will form an entity in which BHP will hold a 51% stake and GIP the remaining 49% stake[MELBOURNE] BHP Group said on Tuesday (Dec 8) that...
Australia’s central bank holds rates steady, signals no rush to hike
The mood among consumers, long stuck in the doldrums, has turned positive in a boost to the outlook for household spending[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (Dec 9) left...
Google says first AI glasses with Gemini will arrive in 2026
Competition is heating up in the emerging category of AI and augmented reality, or AR, glasses[NEW YORK] Alphabet’s Google said that it’s working to create two different categories of...
Most markets track Wall St losses as jitters set in ahead of Fed
Bets on a third successive cut have surged on the back of data pointing to a weakening jobs market[HONG KONG] Most stocks fell in Asia on Tuesday (Dec 9)...
Gold rises but investors stay cautious about ‘hawkish’ Fed tone
[BENGALURU] Gold edged higher on Tuesday (Dec 9), even as investors pulled back slightly on US rate cut bets, reflecting caution that the US Federal Reserve could strike a...
