In an interview on Fox Business Network's "WSJ at Large," Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates talks with Gerry Baker about his investments in HIV and Malaria vaccines and their lasting impact.
Higher interest rates suggest a healthy economy, but they also have a deflating influence on how future profits are valued.
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Singapore's new private home sales fell 60% to 650 units in December, Urban Redevelopment Authority figures showed Monday.
Indian politicians are clamouring for Elon Musk's attention on Twitter, chasing the coveted right to host a Tesla factory, after the billionaire said government "challenges" were delaying his electric car company's local launch.
With U.S. markets closed for a public holiday, spot gold rose 0.2% to $1,820.50 per ounce by 1412 GMT, while U.S. gold futures had inched 0.2% higher to $1,820.50. While considered an inflationary hedge, gold is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.
Two SPACs are set to start trading in Singapore this week. The challenge now is to attract others that might still be considering going to the US market.
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The firm is viewed as a bellwether for contagion risk
Gold prices eased on Tuesday, pressured by higher U.S. Treasury yields, as investors looked for clues about the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike timeline from its policy meeting next week. Global investor attention remains fixed on the Fed's Jan. 25-26 meeting after central bank officials signalled they would start raising interest rates in March to tame inflation, which rose 7% last month from a year earlier - the fastest pace in nearly 40 years. Gold is considered an inflationary hedge, but the metal is highly sensitive to rising U.S. interest rates, which increase the opportunity cost of holding non-interest bearing bullion.
The Philippines is buying 32 S-70i Black Hawk helicopters from Poland-based Sikorsky Aircraft subsidiary PZL Mielec to beef up its existing fleet of 12, the country's defence chief said on Sunday, as it seeks to boost its disaster response capabilities. Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said a notice of award was issued on Dec. 28 for the purchase of brand new helicopters under a project that comes with logistics support and a training package for pilots and maintenance crew at a cost of 32 billion pesos ($624 million). The contract was now being drafted, with the delivery of the first five units expected in 2023, Lorenzana said on Facebook.
The threat of the omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region.
Shares of India's top private-sector lender HDFC Bank fell on Monday, even as it reported an in-line profit and better asset quality for the third quarter, as analysts flagged its unimproved margins and lower fees from its payments business. HDFC Bank, the first Indian lender to post December-quarter earnings, over the weekend reported a record profit, and clocked record card issuances after the central bank removed curbs on the bank issuing new credit cards last year. Net interest margin, a key measure of profitability for banks, was unchanged at 4.1% from the previous quarter, as growth in its retail loan book — at 13.3% year-on-year — lagged overall loan growth of 16.5%.
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SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 17 January 2022 - Imagine Marketing Private Limited (parent company of boAt) announced the acquisition of Singapore based KaHa Pte Limited, an end-to-end SMART IoT product development company. The acquisition will enable Imagine Marketing to augment its wearable product offerings in terms of the concept, design, electronic firmware, algorithm development, Android/ iOS applications, new feature integration, social engagement and analytics, and lead the way by creating
"Asia will be better braced to cope with omicron waves, which may prove to be more short-lived."
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that a collective global effort is needed to deal with the problems posed by cryptocurrenices. India has been mulling virtual currency-related regulations which were widely expected to be introduced in the winter session of the parliament in December before being shelved. India's central bank has also voiced "serious concerns" around digital currencies saying that they may impact financial stability.
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Most Asian equities rallied Tuesday and Brent crude hit a more than seven-year high as optimism over the global recovery returned to trading floors, though concerns about the end of long-running central bank support tempered sentiment.
Foreign acquisitions by real estate investment trusts in Singapore jumped to an all-time high of 61 last year, data compiled by Bloomberg show.
Indian state refiner Hindustan Petroleum Corp will lift 45% more oil from Iraq this year to meet its expanded refining capacity, sources familiar with the matter said. The refiner will buy 3.2 million tonnes or about 64,000 barrels per day (bpd) from Iraq this year, up from 44,000 bpd in 2021, they said. Iraqi state-owned marketer SOMO and HPCL did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.
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