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Techie quits high-paying 'boring' Meta job to sell noodles for a living. He has a message for everyone: 'If this does not work out...'A former Meta software engineer has left his high-paying job to become a Hokkien Mee hawker. He found software engineering boring and sough...- ASEAN benefits when China, India engage: Singapore ministerSingapore minister says India and China drive Asia's growth. ASEAN benefits from their engagement. ASEAN offers trade opportunities. China ...
- Dollar drifts lower as traders ponder Trump tariff plansThe dollar fell marginally as uncertainty around President Trump's tariff plans persisted. Trump mentioned potential tariffs on China, Mexi...
- Asian shares rise, defying slow Wall Street start to 2025Asian markets gained on Friday, bucking retreats on Wall Street as the dollar advanced and markets reopened following the New Year's holida...
- China's yuan nears 13-month low in holiday-thinned tradingChina's yuan traded near a 13-month low against the dollar because of strong dollar performance and widening yield gaps between China and t...
- China stock rally fizzles as stimulus optimism fades; Shanghai Composite slides 5%Mainland China stocks plummet, breaking a 10-day winning streak, as officials fail to boost confidence in stimulus plans aimed at reviving ...
- Dollar rises from three-month low; euro dips as inflation coolsComments from Fed official Christopher Waller flagging a possible rate cut in the months ahead sent U.S. bond yields and the dollar sliding...
- Dollar index powers to 10-month high; yen, euro languishU.S. Treasuries stabilized after their recent heavy selloff, though yields remained near 16-year peaks, keeping the greenback solidly bid. ...
- Buoyant dollar on course for its longest weekly winning streak since 2014The onshore yuan, which touched its weakest level since 2007 on Thursday, has fallen nearly 6% against the dollar so far this year to becom...
- Dollar firms on rate hike views after Fed minutes, yen treads waterMinutes of the Fed's June meeting released on Wednesday showed that the vast majority of policymakers expect further tightening in U.S. mon...
- Yen firms amid intervention chatter, trading subdued on US holidayHowever, the yen remained close to last week's almost eight-month low of 145.07 per dollar, which prompted Japan's Finance Minister Shunich...
- Single-family offices managed SGD 90 billion in assets in Singapore in 2021Single-family offices in Singapore, which were granted tax incentives, managed about SGD 90 billion in assets as of 2021, Minister of State...
- Rupee weakens past 82/USD hit by equity market turbulenceThe mood on Thursday was dominated by turbulence in the equities as the selloff Adani Group shares persisted, dragging the benchmark stock ...
- Rupee plumbs fresh low at close amid risk-off moodThe partially convertible rupee slid 0.8% to 81.6225 per dollar, having touched an all-time low of 81.6526 during the day, as stocks and cu...
- Asian currencies gain, yields fall as Fed rate hike bets easeMinutes from the Fed's May meeting, released Wednesday, showed most participants believed 50 basis-point hikes would be appropriate at the ...
- Top forecaster stays bullish on India, Southeast Asia currenciesThe race, however, by countries from the Philippines to Malaysia to inoculate their populations is boosting optimism of a stronger rebound ...
- Dollar extends 2020 losing streak amid upbeat sentiment; yuan shinesWith U.S. interest rates pinned at record lows, massive U.S. deficits and a belief that rebounding world trade will drive non-dollar curren...
- Dollar slips towards a 10-day low on growth concernsThe dollar fell 0.4 per cent against its rivals to 96.68.
- Yen gains as geopolitical tension weighs on currency marketsThe yen rose as much as half a per cent to 111.69, its strongest since Sept. 18.
- Malaysian sex blogger sentenced over FB pork post in 2013Vivian Lee & blogging partner Alvin Tan were charged in 2013 under the Sedition Act for uploading the photo of having pork.
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