SHANGHAI (BLOOMBERG) – Protests intensify at China Evergrande Group offices across the country as the developer falls further behind on promises to more than 70,000 investors. Construction of
PARIS (AFP) – Tame for years, inflation abruptly returned in 2021 as the world recovers from the Covid-19 pandemic, complicating the work of central bankers steering their countries
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Goldman Sachs Group economists revised down their forecast for growth in the United States economy this year, pointing to a “harder path” ahead for the
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – Cancelled share sales. Ruined business models. Tech moguls brought to heel. Barely a day goes by without more news on the widening scope of Beijing’s
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – China unveiled plans to keep a lid on home rents in cities and preserve older properties, its latest move to ease price pressures in the
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s factory output continued to expand in July, though at a slower rate, thanks to the strong performance by the volatile pharmaceuticals sector, data out on Thursday (Aug 26) showed.
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Oil stored in ships has been piling up off key Asian ports as a crackdown in China on private crude oil processors has blunted purchases
SEOUL (REUTERS) – Starbucks Coffee Company will sell the entire 50 per cent stake it owns in its South Korean venture to local partner E-Mart and Singapore sovereign
SINGAPORE – Robust demand globally and accelerating vaccination rates at home will keep Singapore on track for a better-than-expected rebound from its worst recession. That demand, for electronics
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Asian air travel may take another three years to recover fully from the devastation wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic, lagging behind rebounds in other regions
