Singapore shares hit 17-year high on market revival efforts
By Sneha Kumar (Reuters) – Singapore shares jumped to a 17-year high on Tuesday, powered by a rally in index heavyweight financials, as the city-state ramps up efforts to revive…
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Beijing pledges support for more Chinese listings, bond issues in Hong Kong
By Selena Li and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) -Beijing will support more high-quality enterprises from China to list and issue bonds in Hong Kong, China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng…
Asian stocks rise, dollar weak as US yields tick down
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rose on Tuesday while U.S. bond yields and the dollar hung back from multi-month highs as traders awaited President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet…
Australia central bank pondered scenarios for rate changes at Nov meeting
SYDNEY, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank said on Tuesday that there was no immediate need to change interest rates, having left them steady for a year now, but…
South Korea pledges 45% increase in World Bank fund contribution
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has pledged a 45% increase in the country’s contribution to the World Bank’s International Development Association fund to more than $600…
Dollar rally stalls, giving yen respite
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen got some much-needed respite on Tuesday as it steadied on the stronger side of 155 per dollar thanks to a pullback in…
China courier group S.F. Holding to raise up to $792.7 million in Hong Kong listing
By Scott Murdoch (Reuters) -China’s largest express delivery company S.F. Holding said on Tuesday it plans to raise up to HK$6.17 billion ($792.71 million) in a Hong Kong listing, the…
Trump picks Sean Duffy to be transportation secretary
(Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said in a statement on Monday that he was picking former Wisconsin Representative Sean Duffy, now a Fox News host, to be transportation secretary.…
Exclusive-Activist investor Ananym Capital pushes for changes at Henry Schein, sources say
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Activist investor Ananym Capital Management is urging healthcare products distributor Henry Schein (NASDAQ:HSIC) to refresh its board, cut costs, tackle succession planning and consider…
Analysis-BOJ to bid farewell to stimulus era, justify rate hikes in policy review
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will release next month its findings on the pros and cons of the various unconventional monetary easing tools used in…