Amid close race, Harris to go on tour in Georgia as Trump surrogate insists state’s governor will back ex-president As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump brace themselves for what promises…
TOKYO : The dollar remained on the back foot on Wednesday after tumbling versus major peers overnight as a benign reading for U.S. producer prices reinforced bets on Federal Reserve…
HONG KONG : Global investors are turning bearish on once-favoured Japanese stocks following last week’s turbulence as they reassess economic prospects and the viability of yen-funded trades. Using cheap yen…
HONG KONG: China’s agricultural sector must improve its capacity for disaster prevention and mitigation, Vice Premier Liu Guozhong said on Tuesday (Aug 13), according to the Xinhua news agency, also…
SINGAPORE: Eligible Singaporeans will receive between S$200 (US$151) and S$400 next month, as part of measures to help them cope with cost-of-living concerns. More than 2.4 million Singaporean adults will…
TOKYO :Japan’s wholesale inflation accelerated in July, with the pace of year-on-year growth the fastest in 11 months, data showed on Tuesday, as a weak yen pushed up commodity import…
SYDNEY : The dollar was in limbo on Tuesday as investors waited to see how U.S. economic data affected the chance of outsized rate cuts, while a rally in Japanese…
Growth of 1 per cent to 3 per cent was forecast previously. SINGAPORE: Singapore has narrowed its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2024 to 2 per cent to…
The 69-year-old hawker behind popular stall You Zha Kueh opens shop only thrice weekly, but he tells 8days.sg he’s exhausted and wants to retire: “People think I only work three…
Property developer hopes to strike deal to restructure $12bn in offshore debt HONG KONG (Reuters) — A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a hearing into a petition seeking liquidation…