Posts by Swedan Margen
Hong Kong dollar slips as loose liquidity revs up carry trades
The one-month rate in the interbank market has dropped to the lowest since November Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:27 AM [HONG KONG] The Hong Kong dollar drifted down to near the weakest level since August as excess cash in the banking system spurred carry trade bets against the pegged currency. The strategy of…
Read MoreChoppy markets threaten ECB’s ‘good place’ but rates still firmly on hold
The euro zone’s central bank has been on hold since ending a year-long run of rate cuts in June Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:14 AM [FRANKFURT] The European Central Bank (ECB) is all but certain to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday (Feb 5) and signal that no policy move is imminent, even…
Read MoreTSMC plans US$17 billion investment in three-nanometre chip production in Japan: report
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 09:01 AM [TOKYO] Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to mass produce advanced three-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan with investment totalling US$17 billion, Japanese newspaper Yomiuri reported on Thursday (Feb 5). Japan’s government, which has subsidised Taiwan’s leading chipmaker to build out capacity in Kyushu, is considering…
Read MoreStocks to watch: Keppel, SGX, CapitaLand China Trust, Aims Apac Reit, Digital Core Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 5): Source link
Read MoreStocks to watch: Keppel, SGX, CLCT, Aims Apac Reit, Digital Core Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Feb 5): Source link
Read MoreNvidia’s AI chip sale to ByteDance hinges on conditions set by Trump administration
Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 08:48 AM [NEW YORK] The Trump administration is willing to allow China’s ByteDance to buy Nvidia’s H200 chips, but the artificial intelligence (AI) chipmaker has not agreed to proposed conditions for their use, according to a source familiar with the matter. The US said that it would approve the…
Read MoreKeppel H2 profit rises 27.2% to S$645.4 million; proposes special dividend of S$0.13 per share
Special dividend proposed given its strong progress in monetisation, says company [SINGAPORE] Keppel posted a 27.2 per cent rise in net profit to S$645.4 million for the second half ended December, up from S$507.5 million a year earlier. Profit from continuing operations over the same period rose to S$646.4 million, up 22.5 per cent from…
Read MoreKeppel H2 profit from continuing operations rises 27.2% to S$645.4 million; proposes special dividend of S$0.13 per share
Special dividend proposed given its strong progress in monetisation, says company [SINGAPORE] Keppel posted a net profit of S$645.4 million from its continuing operations for the second half ended December, up 27.2 per cent from S$507.5 million the previous year, it said in a bourse filing on Thursday (Feb 5). Including profit from discontinued operations,…
Read MoreKeppel H2 profit from continuing operations rises 27.2% to S$645.4 million; proposes special dividend
Special dividend proposed given its strong progress in monetisation, says company [SINGAPORE] Keppel posted a net profit of S$645.4 million from its continuing operations for the second half ended December, up 27.2 per cent from S$507.5 million the previous year, it said in a bourse filing on Thursday (Feb 5). Including profit from discontinued operations,…
Read MoreBoeing to cut around 300 defence division supply chain jobs
The workforce reduction comes at a time when companies are paring jobs and closely monitoring headcount Published Thu, Feb 5, 2026 · 08:07 AM [LOS ANGELES] Boeing is eliminating about 300 supply chain jobs from its defence division, and is notifying affected workers this week, according to a source familiar with the move. The job…
Read MoreUOBKH names ‘alpha’ stocks with cheap valuations, strong catalysts in STI-beating portfolio
[SINGAPORE] With the Singapore equities market starting 2026 strong and the Straits Times Index (STI) hitting records, promising stocks with “inexpensive valuations” and “strong upcoming catalysts” have entered UOB Kay Hian’s benchmark-beating portfolio. The new entrants are China Aviation Oil , Reclaims Global , Hong Leong Asia and PropNex , which joined UOBKH’s Alpha Picks…
Read MorePiyush Gupta to be appointed as Keppel chairman, replaces Danny Teoh
[SINGAPORE] Keppel on Thursday (Feb 5) announced that former DBS chief executive officer and Temasek India chairman Piyush Gupta will be appointed as chairman from Apr 17 onwards. He will replace Danny Teoh, 70, who will retire from the position after the company’s upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) on Apr 17. Gupta, 66, was appointed…
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