Posts by Swedan Margen
US dollar steadies amid muted reaction to Trump’s 30% tariff threat to EU and Mexico
THE euro briefly hit a three-week low on Monday (Jul 14) before partially recovering, while the US dollar held steady in a muted reaction to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 30 per cent tariff on imports from two of the country’s largest trading partners from Aug 1. Analysts pointed to the so-called…
Read MoreMan Dies in Freak Accident After Helicopter Strikes Bird, Causing it to Ricochet into Cabin and Fatally Hit Passenger
A man has died after a helicopter he was travelling in collided with a bird, during a flight in Australia’s Northern Territory. The incident took place over Northern Territory’s remote north-east Arnhem Land. Emergency services received reports about 2pm Monday that a helicopter carrying two occupants had made an emergency landing at the Lake Evella…
Read MoreBOJ finishes offloading bank stocks, bringing focus to ETFs
[TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) finished selling millions of US dollars of stocks it bought from besieged banks during a domestic banking crisis in the early 2000s and the later Lehman Shock, ending a nearly two-decade process and bringing closer market attention to the fate of its much bigger pile of exchange-traded funds. The…
Read MoreHead Over Heels Episode 7: Everything We Know So Far
Head Over Heels episode 7 will air on tvN on Monday (July 14) at 8:50 pm KST. The chapter will follow Bae Gyeon U after the evil spirit Bong Soo takes over his body. According to the production team, the episode will reveal the reason for the evil spirit to possess Bae Gyeon U’s body,…
Read MoreBRC Asia secures contracts for Changi Airport Terminal 5 project worth S$570 million
This brings company’s total outstanding sales order book to S$2 billion as at Jul 14 [SINGAPORE] BRC Asia has secured around S$570 million worth of contracts for the Changi Airport Terminal 5 project, the company said on Monday (Jul 14). This will bring the company’s total outstanding sales order book to S$2 billion as at…
Read MoreDollar-selling is becoming a bubble, which may burst, HSBC says
[LONDON] Relentless US dollar-selling is starting to look like a bubble – and, like all bubbles, it will eventually pop, according to HSBC Holdings strategists. Traders appear to be fixated on the dollar’s steep decline this year, and tempted to extrapolate that to future performance, HSBC strategists led by Paul Mackel wrote in a research…
Read MoreGerman Doctor Accused of Killing 15 of His Patients, Then Starting Fires in Their Homes to Cover Up the Crime, Goes on Trial
A German doctor went on trial in Berlin Monday, accused of murdering 15 of his patients who were under his care. As reported by the Associated Press, the prosecutor’s office brought charges against the 40-year-old doctor “for 15 counts of murder with malice aforethought and other base motives” before a Berlin state court. The prosecutor’s…
Read MoreMaritime, aviation sectors can learn from each other in tackling conflict risks, climate change: transport leaders
[SINGAPORE] The maritime and aviation sectors can work together to tackle shared global risks such as geopolitical conflict and climate change, said senior global transport officials on Monday (Jul 14). These are among “common challenges and issues… that straddle both sectors”, said Acting Transport Minister Jeffrey Siow. “To that end, we are looking at how…
Read MoreSingapore proposes to bar convicted money launderers from directorships
[SINGAPORE] The Ministry of Finance (MOF) and the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Acra) plan to bar those who have been convicted for money laundering offences from serving as a company director as part of wide-ranging reforms to strengthen Singapore’s corporate framework. These and other proposals come in the wake of a S$3 billion money…
Read MoreSalon de Holmes Episode 9 Preview, Spoilers: Mystery Surrounding Gong Mi Ri Deepens
Salon de Holmes episode 9 will air on ENA on Monday (July 14) at 10:00 pm KST. With only an episode left for the finale, the followers of this action comedy drama are looking forward to the dramatic climax. The newly released stills capture a heartbreaking moment of Gong Mi Ri, leaving the audience wondering…
Read MoreThe U.S. Navy’s Cultural Crisis
Unless a bold shift is made, America risks losing its standing in the Pacific and beyond. Source link
Read MoreGen Z at the Nunnery?
Young people seem to know where the answers are. Source link
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