- Straits Times Index3,233.98+0.81%
- Nikkei20,959.62-0.78%
- Hang Seng27,427.26+0.73%
- FTSE 1007,357.31+0.16%
- BTC-USD9,258.39-0.83%
- S&P 5002,889.67+0.09%
- Dow26,112.53+0.09%
- Nasdaq7,845.02+0.62%
- Gold1,345.30+0.18%
- Crude Oil51.92-0.02%
- 10-Yr Bond2.0860-0.33%
- FTSE Bursa Malaysia1,643.92+0.34%
- Jakarta Composite Index6,237.16+0.75%
- PSE Index7,899.27-0.12%
- AFP News•11 minutes ago
Waves of Chinese tourists invade North Korea
Decades later, the monument is a regular stop for new waves of Chinese going to the North, this time as tourists. Hundreds of soldiers and workers have been sprucing up the obelisk and its grounds in recent days ahead of a state visit to Pyongyang by Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. An inscription
- EdgeProp•25 minutes ago
TEE Land’s Lattice One 31% sold over the weekend
Mainboard-listed TEE Land, a Singapore-based real estate developer and investor, announced that Lattice One was 31% sold. During the preview on June 15 and 16, 15 out of 48 units were taken up. The buyers of these units were all Singaporeans.The units were sold at an average price of $1,800 psf. The
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- Associated Press•1 hour ago
Asian markets mostly edge higher ahead of Fed meeting
The Shanghai Composite index jumped 0.2% to 2,892.53, while Australia's S&P ASX 200 added 0.4% to 6,559.50. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.3% to 21,067.95. Traders will keep a close watch on a policy statement, to be released Wednesday, and a news conference held by Fed Chairman Jerome
- Reuters•1 hour ago
Kuroda says BOJ will debate rising overseas economic risks this week
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will "certainly" debate heightening overseas risks at a rate review this week, underscoring concerns among policymakers about the economic fallout of a U.S.-China trade war. The trade frictions and slowing global demand have cast
- EdgeProp•1 hour ago
New home sales up 29.5% m-o-m in May: URA
In the developers’ sales survey released by the URA, new private home sales have increased 29.5% m-o-m to 952 units in May from 735 units in April. However, on a y-o-y basis, sales dipped 15.2%.A total of 1,394 units were launched in May, and no executive condominiums (ECs) were sold. The strong rebound
- AFP News•2 hours ago
British PM hopefuls begin crucial week of votes
The six Conservatives vying to become Britain's prime minister face off in the second round of voting on Tuesday, with the final pair to be decided by the end of the week. Boris Johnson, the former foreign minister and leading Brexit campaigner, ran away with the first round of voting last week,
- Reuters•2 hours ago
Kuroda says BOJ will debate rising overseas economic risks this week
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said the central bank will "certainly" debate heightening overseas risks at a rate review this week, underscoring concerns among policymakers about the economic fallout of a U.S.-China trade war. The trade frictions and slowing global demand have cast
- AFP News•2 hours ago
Berlin poised for rent freeze to curb rocketing rates
Berlin authorities will decide Tuesday whether to freeze rents in the booming German capital over the next five years, in what would be their latest bid to halt runaway gentrification. Once described as "poor but sexy", Berlin has seen its housing costs double over the last decade as employees
- Reuters•2 hours ago
China's home prices growth fastest in 5 months, raises policy challenge
New home prices in China rose at their fastest pace in five months in May, complicating government efforts to keep frothy housing markets under control as it rolls out more stimulus for the slowing economy. Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 0.7% in May from the previous month
- Bloomberg•2 hours ago
Malaysian banks lead Southeast Asian peers for board diversity
Malaysia’s large banks have the highest board representation for women across the Southeast Asian region, outpacing peers in Singapore and the Philippines where the proportion is below 15%.
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Infor Announces New India Business Unit to Accelerate Strategic Growth and Increase Customer Intimacy
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- The Edge Singapore•2 hours ago
ESR-REIT to issue 194 mil new units at 51.5 cents in private placement
SINGAPORE (June 18): Units in ESR-REIT took a tumble in morning trading on Tuesday after the manager announced that the price of some 194.2 million new units to be issued under a private placement has been fixed at 51.5 cents per unit. The manager says the private placement saw strong participation
- Associated Press•2 hours ago
The Latest: US Steel restores pollution controls at plant
U.S. Steel says it has resumed normal operations at its coke plant outside Pittsburgh after fire knocked out an air pollution control system. The company said in a statement late Monday that it has completed repairs at the Clairton coke plant following a small electrical fire almost 16 hours earlier
- CCN•3 hours ago
Judge Seals ‘Bitcoin Inventor’ Craig Wright’s Satoshi Documents
By CCN Markets: Florida judge Bruce Reinhart sealed the list of bitcoin holdings that self-proclaimed “Satoshi Nakamoto” Craig Wright was compelled to submit on June 17 pursuant to an order he issued last week. Unfortunately for curious followers of this bizarre legal drama, this means that the crypto-sphere
- Reuters•3 hours ago
China's home prices growth fastest in five months, raises policy challenge
New home prices in China rose at their fastest pace in five months in May, complicating government efforts to keep frothy housing markets under control as it rolls out more stimulus for the slowing economy. Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities rose 0.7% in May from the previous month
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- Reuters•3 hours ago
Oil prices hold steady amid Mideast tensions, weak economic data
Oil prices steadied on Tuesday, caught between rising tensions in the Middle East and signs that economic growth is being hit by trade tensions between the United States and China. Brent crude futures were up 4 cents at $60.98 a barrel by 0055 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were
- Reuters•3 hours ago
Oil prices fall for second day on weak economic data
Oil prices were falling for a second day on Tuesday, after more signs that global economic growth is being hit by U.S.-China trade tensions, although losses were limited amid tensions in the Middle East after tanker attacks last week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 12 cents
- CCN•3 hours ago
Burned Crypto Investor Claims Bittrex Keeping $100K in BCH/BSV Mix-Up
By CCN Markets: Imagine you sent $100,000 worth of Bitcoin Cash (BCH) somewhere. Then you opened up Bitcoin SV (BSV) and accidentally sent another $100,000 SV to that same address. Then you find it is locked up. That’s alright. You know the holder – an exchange. Surely an exchange won’t just hijack that
- Motley Fool•4 hours ago
Better Buy: Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust vs. CapitaLand Retail China Trust
Sasseur Real Estate Investment Trust (SGX: CRPU) and CapitaLand Retail China Trust (SGX: AU8U) are offering more than 6% yields. But which is the better buy?
- CNBC•4 hours ago
Meatless alternatives are on the rise — but so is global meat consumption
Despite the popularity of companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods, meat consumption around the world continues to rise.
- Reuters•4 hours ago
Pound at five-and-a-half-month low as Johnson leads, Aussie vulnerable
The British pound on Tuesday languished near this year's low on rising worries Boris Johnson, the front-runner to replace UK Prime Minister Theresa May, could put Britain on a path towards a dreaded no-deal Brexit. The Australian dollar is also at its lowest levels since the flash crash of early
