DBS, UOB raise fixed rate home loans to 3.5% and beyond
2022-10-04
DBS raises its fixed rate home loans to 3.5 per cent while UOB ups its fixed rate mortgages to as high as 3.85 per cent per annum.Continue Reading
Pakistan floods: ‘It’s like fighting a war with no end’
2022-10-03
Pakistan’s worst floods in years have left millions homeless and lacking clean drinking water.Continue Reading
Prawit issues orders to protect capital from surge
2022-10-03
Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered that surging floodwaters from the North be retained in upstream provinces and diverted to a canal to Bangkok’s east so as to protect the capital from flooding.Continue Reading
Work-from-home or return to the office? A rift is emerging among US workers
2022-10-03
Tensions are brewing at work between employees who have returned to the office and those who’ve continued to work from home, according to a survey of US workers. Read full storyContinue Reading
Singapore Savings Bonds’ 10-year average return hits record high of 3.21%
2022-10-03
Amid rising return rates, the Singapore Savings Bonds have been receiving keen interest from investors in search of safety amid volatile times. The bond’s latest average 10-year return surpasses the interest rates offered by banks on fixed deposits, which have also been on the rise amid a rising rate environment.Continue Reading
UOB raises promotional interest rates for fixed deposits to as high as 3%
2022-10-03
This latest move means that interest rates on fixed deposits in Singapore have hit their highest in almost 24 years.Continue Reading
Flooding swamps central Chiang Mai
2022-10-03
CHIANG MAI: Flooding expanded in the heart of Chiang Mai as the overflowing Ping River continued to rise amid persistent rain on Monday.Continue Reading
Flooding submerges central Chiang Mai
2022-10-03
CHIANG MAI: Flooding expanded in the heart of Chiang Mai as the overflowing Ping River continued to rise amid persistent rain on Monday.Continue Reading
Flooding expanding in central Chiang Mai
2022-10-03
CHIANG MAI: Flooding was expanding in the heart of Chiang Mai as the overflowing Ping River continued to the rise amid persistent rain on Monday.Continue Reading
How IMF turned the world against the British pound
2022-10-03
Everyone from political pundits to people on the street have issued forth on the new UK government’s tax cut-laden growth plan recently. But it was a rare public rebuke from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that really impacted financial markets. Days after the government made its mini-budget announcement, the IMF warned that “large and untargeted […]
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