New Zealand Dollar Slumps After RBNZ Surprises with Large Rate Cut
Wellington, 8 October 2025 — The New Zealand dollar tumbled sharply today after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) delivered an unexpectedly aggressive 50-basis-point cut to its…
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Wall Street Pulls Back from Record Highs Amid Data Drought and Earnings Nervousness
New York, 07 October 2025 — U.S. stock markets retreated from recent record closing highs on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq all finishing in…
Bank Negara Malaysia Launches RENTAS+ to Enable 24/7 Interbank Settlement
Kuala Lumpur, 7 October 2025 — In a landmark upgrade to Malaysia’s payment infrastructure, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has launched RENTAS+, an enhanced version of its real-time gross…
CelcomDigi Faces RM72.6 Million Arbitration Claim, Denies Liability
Kuala Lumpur, 07 October 2025 — CelcomDigi Bhd (CDB) revealed that its subsidiary, CelcomDigi Mobile Sdn Bhd, has been served with an arbitration notice by IMMA Technology Sdn…
M&A Is Making a Big Return in Banking — Here Are the Likely Takeover Targets, Says Top Analyst
New York, 6 October 2025 — After years of relative dormancy, mergers and acquisitions are staging a resurgence in banking, and one prominent analyst is pointing to a…
Bitcoin Option Traders Target $140,000 After Record Rally
Asia, 07 October 2025 — Bitcoin’s latest surge has option markets ablaze with bullish sentiment, as traders gauge whether the world’s largest cryptocurrency can rally toward $140,000 this…
Bull Markets, Bubbles, and the Age of “Swiftonomics”: A Global Story of Caution and Confidence
The world’s markets are dancing on a fine line, one that separates optimism from overreach, opportunity from euphoria. As October 2025 unfolds, the global economy finds itself in…
HSBC Poaches Another Top IPO Banker from Middle East Equity Team
London, 3 October 2025 – HSBC Holdings Plc is losing another senior executive in its Middle East equity capital markets (ECM) franchise following a broader shakeup at the…
DBS Widens Market Value Lead Over OCBC to Record High on Dividend Strength
Singapore, 3 October 2025 – DBS Group Holdings Ltd has extended its market-value lead over Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) to an unprecedented level, cementing its dominance as Singapore’s…
Asian Markets Hold Firm as Wall Street Gains Despite U.S. Shutdown Concerns
Kuala Lumpur / Singapore, 3 October 2025 – Asian equities largely held ground Friday following modest gains on Wall Street, as investors navigated a cleared path of optimism…