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Trump plans to designate cryptocurrency as a national priority
Trump has vowed to issue a bevy of executive orders across a range of disparate industries and issues within his first few days back in office.
19 hours ago
Tech
TikTok allies close to Trump and Biden race to delay ban on app
The app, owned by China’s ByteDance Ltd., faces a deadline of Jan 19 to find a US buyer in order to continue operating in the country.
a day ago
Global Markets
Winds of change in politics, climate and markets
The economic cost of the fires in Los Angeles has yet to be tabulated but changes are already happening in the markets
2 days ago
Investing strategies
Better market clarity later this year; position for China consumption plays, says OCBC's Menon
Everyone is waiting with bated breath because of Trump's unpredictability and what the Fed will do in the next six months
2 days ago
Commodities
Copper extends rally as US dollar weakens on Trump tariff report
Copper extended this year’s rally on a report the incoming Trump administration will slowly ramp up trade tariffs rather than impose sizeable levies in one go.
4 days ago
Company in the news
Nvidia CEO to tour China amid Beijing antitrust probe, AI curbs
The Nvidia CEO is due to arrive in Shenzhen for employees’ annual Lunar New Year celebrations around Jan 15, days before US President-elect Donald Trump gets sworn in for a second term.
4 days ago
US stocks
Stocks close to wiping out ‘Trump bump’ as rate fears kick in
Stock market volatility is also rising with the Cboe Volatility Index, or VIX, hovering around 20, a level that typically indicates angst among traders.
4 days ago
US politics
Rolling US tariffs would be ‘problematic’ for Fed: UBS
Bloomberg reported that members of Trump’s incoming economic team are discussing slowly ramping up tariffs month by month, aimed at boosting negotiating leverage while avoiding a spike in inflation.
4 days ago
Asean
Thailand says investment plans soar to a decade-high US$33 bil
Thailand has said it’s exploring offering fresh incentives to attract global companies looking to minimize the hit from the US-China trade war that’s likely to intensify once Trump takes office.
4 days ago
US Economy
JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon says tariffs can help resolve competition, security issues
Dimon was also asked if he knows who his successor at JPMorgan will be — a longtime Wall Street parlour game — and he said he doesn’t.
5 days ago