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Apple iPhone price under pressure as buyers seek cheaper devices
SAN FRANCISCO (Jan 27): Apple Inc. results next week will likely show iPhone sales growing again, bucking a year of declines. That’s the good news.
January 27, 2017
Commodities
Battered gold looks at risk of further thumping
SINGAPORE (Nov 30): The worst is yet to come. At least that’s the opinion of the top two gold forecasters who say bullion will suffer further losses in 2017 as interest rates climb and the dollar strengthens.
November 30, 2016
Bank of Singapore completes acquisition of Barclay’s Singapore and Hong Kong wealth and investment business
SINGAPORE (Nov 28): Bank of Singapore, Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation’s private bank arm, has completed the acquisition of Barclay’s wealth and investment business in Singapore and Hong Kong.
November 28, 2016
OCBC announces US$10 bil global covered bond programme; rated ‘AAA(EXP)’ by Fitch
SINGAPORE (Nov 24): Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC) has established its inaugural programme to issue US$10 billion ($14.3 billion) of global mortgage covered bonds.
November 24, 2016
Citi and JPMorgan top list of globally systemic banks
LONDON (Nov 22): Citi has joined JPMorgan at the top of global regulators' list of systemically important banks, replacing HSBC and meaning the US bank will have to hold extra capital from 2019 to help preserve financial stability.
November 22, 2016
Brexit
British finance minister to meet bank bosses on Brexit gameplan
LONDON (Sept 7): Top British bankers will tell finance minister Philip Hammond on Wednesday to give them a clearer idea of what the country's divorce from the European Union will mean for them when they hold their first meeting since the Brexit vote.
September 07, 2016