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Markets shrug off exit of UK’s May in June; Hong Leong Asia to privatise cement unit
(June 3): June 7 will mark the end of Theresa May’s tenure as British Prime Minister, after a three-year leadership fraught with bad mistakes, resignations, controversy and widely panned policies. Her time as PM will be defined by her inability to deliv
May 31, 2019
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (May 27): “We believe that the president of the US is engaged in a cover-up.” — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, following a meeting with other Democratic Party leaders on whether or not to impeach US President Donald Trump.
May 27, 2019
Markets
US ban on Huawei unnerves markets; more REIT listings in the pipeline?
SINGAPORE (May 27): The US’ decision to include Huawei Technologies on its US Entity List has added fuel to the trade tensions between itself and China.
May 27, 2019
In print this week
Briefs
SINGAPORE (May 6): “What’s wrong with a female emperor, I wonder? Those practices need to change in the modern era.” — Yukiko Minegishi, who works with a uniform maker in Tokyo.
May 06, 2019
Brexit
Brexit on course to be delayed
(Apr 11): Brexit is on course to be delayed until the end of October under a plan agreed by European Union leaders to remove the threat of a chaotic break-up later this week.
April 11, 2019
Brexit
Standoff over Brexit delay takes UK to edge of no-deal
LONDON (Mar 21): Theresa May gambled on a desperate bid to get her Brexit deal approved by Parliament, as a standoff with the European Union drove Britain to the brink of an economically disastrous no-deal divorce.
March 21, 2019
Brexit
May backs Brexit delay after Parliament vetoes no-deal divorce
LONDON (Mar 14): Britain’s Parliament voted to avoid an economically disastrous no-deal split from the European Union, opening the door to delaying Brexit and radically re-writing the terms of the divorce. The pound climbed to its highest level since Ju
March 14, 2019
Brexit
Pound rallies as May gets new Brexit deal for parliament vote
SINGAPORE. (Mar 12): The pound advanced for a second day as the UK government said it had secured changes to its divorce deal from the European Union and planned to hold a vote in parliament.
March 12, 2019
Brexit
May survives confidence vote, to face uphill struggle in Brexit
LONDON (Dec 13): Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her as UK prime minister on Wednesday, but the size of the rebellion against her weakens her position at a critical time as she tries to steer the UK out of the European Union.
December 13, 2018
Brexit
May's pitch to save Brexit deal meets resistance in Belfast
(Nov 27): As Theresa May flies into Northern Ireland to sell her Brexit plan, the Democratic Unionist Party is uniting behind leader Arlene Foster’s opposition to the deal.
November 27, 2018