THE dollar ticked up on Wednesday (Jan 25) in subdued trading as investors looked towards the Federal Reserve’s policy decision next week, while the euro traded just below a nine-month high.
THAILAND increased its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points for a fourth straight meeting to ward off inflation as the economy gathers momentum from the rebound in tourism.
Thailand’s central bank raised its key interest rate by 25 basis points for a fourth consecutive meeting on Wednesday, as it attempts to curb high inflation even as the return of Chinese tourists brightens the country’s economic growth prospects.
BITCOIN is flirting with its first back-to-back drop since the start of the year following a poor revenue outlook from technology bellwether Microsoft that dented wider investor sentiment.
CRYPTO giant Binance processed almost US$346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, whose founder was arrested by US authorities last week for allegedly running a “money laundering engine”, blockchain data seen by Reuters show.
CRYPTO giant Binance processed almost US$346 million in bitcoin for the Bitzlato digital currency exchange, whose founder was arrested by US authorities last week for allegedly running a “money laundering engine”, blockchain data seen by Reuters show.
AUTOMAKERS looking to fund their transition to electric vehicles (EV) could potentially borrow about US$28 billion in green bonds globally this year, double the amount raised by the sector last year, according to Bloomberg Intelligence (BI).
CELSIUS Network is considering issuing a new digital-asset token to repay creditors as part of a proposal to reorganise and exit bankruptcy as a regulated crypto platform, the company said in court on Tuesday (Jan 24).
Financial institutions in the South-east Asian region need to adopt cutting-edge technologies to stay future-ready, explains professional services organisation EY.
QATAR’S sovereign wealth fund has increased its stake in Credit Suisse to just under 7 per cent, becoming the Swiss bank’s second-largest shareholder after Saudi National Bank, in a sign that its Gulf investor base is growing in importance.
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