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U.S. Markets Recover Amid Fed Rate Cut Hopes; Eli Lilly Hits $1 Trillion Valuation

U.S. Markets Recover Amid Fed Rate Cut Hopes; Eli Lilly Hits $1 Trillion Valuation

U.S. stocks rebounded on Friday after a challenging week, fueled by hopes of a potential Fed rate cut in December, despite disappointing tech earnings and a strong U.S. jobs report...

Gerik

EU To Urge US To Apply More Of The July Trade Deal, Including Cutting Steel Tariffs

EU To Urge US To Apply More Of The July Trade Deal, Including Cutting Steel Tariffs

European Union ministers are set to urge top U.S. trade officials on Monday to apply more of the July EU-US trade deal, such as by cutting U.S. tariffs on EU steel and removing them for EU goods such as wine and spirits.

James Whitman

DBS Is Said To Revise Alliance Bank Offer Proposal To 30% Stake

DBS Is Said To Revise Alliance Bank Offer Proposal To 30% Stake

Singapore's biggest bank has withdrawn an application to start talks to buy as much as 49% of Alliance Bank Malaysia Bhd., replacing it with one to acquire up to 30% instead, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Justin

AI Boom Or Bubble? Here’s An 8-point Checklist To Separate Strength From Hype

AI Boom Or Bubble? Here’s An 8-point Checklist To Separate Strength From Hype

In our view, AI remains one of the most powerful forces reshaping markets, but the tone is changing.

SAXO

Asia-Pacific Markets Rally on Fed Rate Cut Hopes, Tech Stocks Bounce Back

Asia-Pacific Markets Rally on Fed Rate Cut Hopes, Tech Stocks Bounce Back

Asia-Pacific markets saw a positive start to the week, driven by expectations of a potential third Federal Reserve rate cut after New York Fed President John Williams indicated labor market weakness could prompt easing...

Gerik

Singapore Inflation Climbs To A Near 1-year High As October Price Growth Sharply Exceeds Estimates

Singapore Inflation Climbs To A Near 1-year High As October Price Growth Sharply Exceeds Estimates

Singapore's inflation rate climbed for a second straight month, year on year, with price growth in October hitting a near 1-year high and topping analysts' expectations.

James Whitman

South Africa: Zuma’s Daughter Probed Over Ukraine War Role

South Africa: Zuma’s Daughter Probed Over Ukraine War Role

South African police on Sunday confirmed they are investigating claims that Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, daughter of former President Jacob Zuma, and two others conned 17 men into fighting for Russia in Ukraine.

Winkelmann

World Bank Lifts Kenya's Growth Forecast On Construction Sector Optimism

World Bank Lifts Kenya's Growth Forecast On Construction Sector Optimism

The World Bank lifted Kenya's economic growth forecast for this year to almost 5% on Monday, citing a pick up in the construction sector in East Africa's largest economy.

Justin

US, Ukraine To Continue Work On 'refined' Peace Plan To End War With Russia

US, Ukraine To Continue Work On 'refined' Peace Plan To End War With Russia

The United States and Ukraine were set to continue work on Monday on a plan to end the war with Russia after agreeing to modify an earlier proposal that was widely seen as too favorable to Moscow.

Justin

Gold Stabilizes Amid Uncertainty Over Fed Policy Path and Delayed Economic Signals

Gold Stabilizes Amid Uncertainty Over Fed Policy Path and Delayed Economic Signals

Gold prices held steady in Asia as traders weighed the likelihood of a U.S. rate cut, with Fed signals mixed and upcoming delayed economic data expected to influence short-term direction....

Gerik

Germany Eyes Bitcoin Buyback At 35% Drop

Germany Eyes Bitcoin Buyback At 35% Drop

Earlier this year, the German government made headlines for selling off a large chunk of its Bitcoin holdings. Now, the possibility of a price correction in the crypto market may give Germany a rare chance to buy those coins back — and at the exact prices they sold them for.

Samantha Luan

Japan Can Actively Intervene To Prop Up Yen, Says Govt Panel Member Aida

Japan Can Actively Intervene To Prop Up Yen, Says Govt Panel Member Aida

Japan can actively intervene in the currency market to mitigate the negative economic impact of a weak yen, Takuji Aida, a private-sector member of a key government panel, said in a television programme on public broadcaster NHK on Sunday.

Samantha Luan

Southeast Asian Fintech Sector Embraces Wave Of Tokenization And AI

Southeast Asian Fintech Sector Embraces Wave Of Tokenization And AI

Tokenized digital assets, such as stablecoins, and the use of artificial intelligence took center stage at the annual Singapore FinTech Festival held in the city-state, with companies showcasing their latest services while regulators called for rule-making to support their healthy development.

Winkelmann

China's Copper Dominance Undermines Global Benchmark System as Industry Faces Existential Supply Showdown

China's Copper Dominance Undermines Global Benchmark System as Industry Faces Existential Supply Showdown

Amid mounting geopolitical and supply pressures, global copper processing is heading toward a critical juncture, with China’s dominance in concentrate supply and plunging treatment charges threatening the long-standing benchmark pricing model....

Gerik

How The Nexperia Chip Crisis Upended Auto Supply Chains - Again

How The Nexperia Chip Crisis Upended Auto Supply Chains - Again

A factory next to a weed-ridden lot in China's industrial south has become a global choke point for automotive chips, upending a sector that just a few years ago swore it wouldn't be caught again by supply-chain disruptions.

Winkelmann

US Terrorist Designation Targets Maduro’s Alleged Drug Network

US Terrorist Designation Targets Maduro’s Alleged Drug Network

President Donald Trump's formal designation of Venezuela's Cartel de los Soles as a foreign terrorist organization will go into effect on Nov. 24, escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela.

Justin

Simpler Regulations Spearhead Uk Taskforce Plan To Get New Nuclear Reactors Built

Simpler Regulations Spearhead Uk Taskforce Plan To Get New Nuclear Reactors Built

A government taskforce has finalised its plans to speed up and lower the cost of rolling out a new generation of nuclear reactors by streamlining UK regulation.

Justin

Anwar Praises Kenya’s Leadership In Tackling Poverty

Anwar Praises Kenya’s Leadership In Tackling Poverty

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has lauded Kenya's strong commitment to poverty alleviation and affordable housing, describing it as "remarkable leadership".

Samantha Luan

Ukraine Seeks "NATO-Style" Security Guarantees from the United States; The U.S. October CPI Report Forced to Be Absent

Ukraine Seeks "NATO-Style" Security Guarantees from the United States; The U.S. October CPI Report Forced to Be Absent

Ukraine seeks "NATO-style" security guarantees from the United States; the U.S. October CPI report will not be released.

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Seoul Eyes Taipei Alliance Amid U.S. Chip Tariff Negotiations

Seoul Eyes Taipei Alliance Amid U.S. Chip Tariff Negotiations

South Korea is exploring potential cooperation with Taiwan to secure favorable treatment under U.S. chip tariffs, following its own deal with the U.S. aimed at easing trade barriers in exchange for major semiconductor investments....

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