VISA and Mastercard saw purchase volumes on their cards climb less than expected in the final three months of the year, a sign that historic levels of inflation have begun to put a damper on consumer spending.
THE US dollar edged up on Thursday (Jan 26) after sinking to an eight-month low against peers ahead of US economic data, with investors expecting a recession to encourage the Federal Reserve to slow down its monetary-tightening push.
MORGAN Stanley fined some of its own bankers more than US$1 million each for conducting business on WhatsApp and other messaging platforms, the latest fallout from an industrywide probe that saw US regulators impose the record penalties for monitoring lapses.
PRIVATE equity and venture capital investments in the Asia-Pacific excluding Japan declined in 2022, continuing on a downward trajectory since the third quarter of 2021.
OVER the past few years, Nathan Anderson has made a name with analysis that sends stocks sinking.
SINGAPORE’S first Treasury bill (T-bill) with a one-year tenor in 2023 closed its auction with a cut-off yield of 3.87 per cent on Thursday (Jan 26).
BANK of Japan policymakers debated the inflation outlook at their January meeting, with some warning that it could take time for wages to rise sustainably, a summary of opinions at their meeting showed on Thursday.
BINANCE Holdings, the world’s largest crypto platform, acknowledged that it mistakenly keeps collateral for some of the tokens it issues in the same wallet as exchange-customer funds.
THE Reserve Bank of New Zealand said on Thursday it has reviewed its regulatory frameworks and set out policy for how the central bank will conduct investigations.
DERIBIT, the world’s biggest Bitcoin and Ether options exchange, is making plans to relocate to Dubai as soon as the third quarter if authorities in the crypto-friendly emirate provide more clarity on regulations.










