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Insight
China’s one trillion trade surplus: Turning tariffs into gain
China's continued export expansion this year underscores a fundamental shift in the global trading system, one that tariffs alone cannot reverse.
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Corporate News
TPG mulls stake sale or IPO for APM Monaco
Private equity firm TPG Inc is considering options for APM Monaco, including a possible stake sale or an initial public offering (IPO) of the jeweller, according to sources.
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Corporate News
Woodside, Chevron big winners at auction
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron were the top winners at the US government's first sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico since 2023.
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Markets
Inflows and carry will revive EM Asian bonds
Emerging Asia's local-currency bonds are poised to rebound in 2026, according to Fidelity International and Bank of America Corp (BofA).
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Economy
Mexico approves measure raising tariffs on Chinese imports
Mexican lawmakers are backing a measure to raise tariffs on goods from China and other countries that do not have trade agreements with Mexico, despite strong pushback from Beijing.
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Corporate News
French Engie and Danish CIP vie for Orsted’s Europe onshore wind unit
French utility Engie SA and Danish investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) are competing for the European onshore wind business of Orsted A/S, according to sources.
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Corporate News
CEO upbeat on Japan-US dealmaking prospects
Mizuho Financial Group Inc's chief executive officer (CEO) has expressed optimism that momentum in investment banking will continue both at home and in the United States, where Japan's third-biggest lender has been expanding.
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Corporate News
Norway’s US$2 trillion wealth fund shuns data centres
Data centres are notably absent from the shopping list for the world's largest sovereign wealth fund as it unveils a new strategy following a period of disappointing real estate results.
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Economy
Yuan is undervalued by 25% on trade basis
Goldman Sachs Group Inc says the yuan is 25% undervalued and will appreciate more than forward contracts are priced for 2026.
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Corporate News
CFO: M&T Bank sees M&A high on its capital-deployment agenda
M&T Bank Corp will use capital in mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as it also invests in supporting customers, says chief financial officer Daryl Bible – comments that come at a time when M&T's peers are playing down their M&A appetite for fear of stockholder punishment.
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Economy
ADB approves US$500mil for Philippine blue economy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$500mil policy-based loan to support the Philippines' blue economy, focusing on protecting its marine ecosystem against threats posed by extreme weather and plastic pollution.
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Economy
‘Higher unemployment linked to govt corruption’
Labour group Sentro ng mga Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (Sentro) has expressed alarm over the higher unemployment rate in the country, which it says is "clearly linked" to the ongoing corruption scandal involving the government's flood control projects.
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Corporate News
Coupang CEO resigns over data breach
South Korean eCommerce giant Coupang says that chief executive officer (CEO) Park Dae-jun has resigned in the wake of a major data breach that compromised the personal information of millions of users.
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Corporate News
Robust order book to boost Gamuda’s outlook
Gamuda Bhd's order book momentum and overseas contract pipeline continue to underpin analysts' positive stance on the construction group, despite a softer financial quarter and delays in major job wins.
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Corporate News
Amazon, Microsoft pledge US$52bil funding
Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp are intensifying their India push with a combined US$52bil in fresh investment, underscoring the country's rising status as a key growth market for artificial intelligence (AI), cloud services and online retail.
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Corporate News
REITs to gain from rate cuts
While the US Federal Reserve (Fed) had surprised few with its third 25-basis-point (bps) rate cut this year, experts diverged on whether asset rotation into Malaysian real estate investment trusts (REITs) due to the lower fund rates is a given.
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Corporate News
China’s ZTE expected to pay US$1bil to the US
Chinese telecommunications (telecom) equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than US$1bil to the United States government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according to two sources.
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Corporate News
Cold Storage reopens in Perak with new Ipoh outlet
Upscale supermarket brand Cold Storage has returned to Perak with the official opening of its new outlet at Sentra Mall Ipoh, marking a renewed commitment to strengthening its presence within local communities.
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Corporate News
Vantage 3Q26 earnings driven by restructuring
Vantris Energy Bhd, formerly Sapura Energy Bhd, returned to the black in the third quarter ended Oct 31, 2025 (3Q26), posting a net profit of RM4.27bil compared with a net loss of RM293.06mil a year earlier, following the completion of its financial restructuring.
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Corporate News
Ambest signs underwriting deal for ACE Market IPO
Ambest Group Bhd, an engineering support services provider specialising in precision machining, has signed an underwriting agreement with Malacca Securities Sdn Bhd for its proposed initial public offering (IPO) on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia.
