Author Archives: Syndicated Content
China should set appropriate fiscal deficit in 2024 -senior party official
BEIJING (Reuters) - China should set its 2024 fiscal deficit and special local government bonds at appropriate levels and optimise the structure of fiscal expenditure, a senior Communist Party officia...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Thai economy recovering as financial conditions tightened - central bank minutes
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economic recovery is intact but structural impediments could limit positive impact of the global economy on exports, and credit quality must be monitored, minutes of the...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Musk's SpaceX value jumps closer to $180 billion in tender offer - Bloomberg News
(Reuters) -Elon Musk's SpaceX will sell insider shares at $97 apiece in a tender offer, a price increase that boosts the value of the space and satellite company closer to $180 billion, Bloomberg News...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed decision; oil prices slump
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday, while oil prices slid to six-month lows as traders waited for the year's final policy decision from the Federal Reserve and clues...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Oil holds soft tone on oversupply concerns, markets await Fed
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) - Oil prices consolidated losses on Wednesday in Asian trade, after falling by more than 3% to six-month lows in the previous session on oversupply and demand concern...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Royal Golden Eagle, Asia Pulp & Paper in final race for Essity's Vinda stake -sources
By Kane Wu and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Two Southeast Asian paper makers, Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and Asia Pulp & Paper (APP), have emerged as final bidders for Swedish tissue m...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
China venture capital, private equity funds rattled by proposed changes
By Samuel Shen and Kane Wu SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's proposal to drastically raise the bar for investing in private equity (PE) and venture capital (VC) funds is facing backlash from indus...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
iPhone supplier Murata targets China budget smartphone makers
By Sam Nussey and Miho Uranaka TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese smartphone component supplier Murata Manufacturing aims to grow sales to Chinese makers of lower-end handsets destined for emerging markets as...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Chinese forces approached close to Taiwan coast to 'intimidate' voters before key elections - sources
By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's military drove away four attempts by Chinese forces to approach the island's sensitive contiguous zone last month, Taiwan security officials said, in what they...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
Thai authorities seize record haul of meth tablets near border with Myanmar
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities said they have seized 50 million methamphetamine tablets near the country's border with Myanmar - a record haul of meth pills for Thailand and the second-largest i...
Thomson Reuters Dec 12, 2023
