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54 Mins AgoOCBC posts record first-quarter revenue and profit; offers to take insurance subsidiary privateSingapore's second-largest bank OCBC posted record first-quarter revenue and profit, with total income rising 8% year on year to…
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42 Mins AgoUOB first-quarter net profit falls less than expected, helped by fee incomeSingapore's United Overseas Bank posted a first-quarter net profit of 1.47 billion Singapore dollars ($1.08 billion), a 2% fall compared to the same…
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2 Hours AgoIndonesia's first-quarter GDP grows at fastest pace in three quartersIndonesia's first-quarter gross domestic product climbed 5.11% year on year, marking its fastest expansion in three quarters.The reading also beat the 5%…
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China's November retail sales see significant missChina's industrial production for November grew 2.2%, after seeing a growth of 5% in October, according to official data. That's lower than expectations for growth of 3.6% in a Reuters…
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An Hour AgoCNBC Pro: Goldman says these global stocks will soar on an $857.5 billion electrification boom - gives one 45% upsideDemand for power and data centers has been taking the world by storm, and its not just the U.S. tech giants…
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There is some 'fluff' in India's economic growth rate, according to former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan.This isn't a reflection of "pessimism" as "even 6-6.5% growth is a pretty good number," he told CNBC's "Squawk Box…
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An Hour AgoTokyo inflation slows sharply in April, core inflation sharply lower than expected Inflation in Japan's capital city of Tokyo slowed to 1.8% in April, down from the 2.6% gain in March.Core inflation in the city — which strips…
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53 Mins AgoChina leaves loan prime rates unchangedChina's central bank left its one- and five-year loan prime rates unchanged at 3.45% and 3.95%, respectively on Monday.The one-year LPR is seen as the peg for most household and corporate…
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43 Mins AgoSafe haven assets rise after unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran; gold hits fresh recordSafe haven assets rose following reports of unconfirmed explosions in Iran, with the country's Fars news agency reportedly saying…
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56 Mins AgoChina's March industrial output and retail sales data miss expectationsChina's industrial output for March grew 4.5% year-on-year, missing Reuters' expectations of a 6% expansion.China's manufacturing industry grew 5.1% while…
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