Category Archives: Syndicated
Morning Bid: Markets in uneasy calm as inflation fears take root
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Market sentiment remained fragile on Tuesday even after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed he had paused a planned attack against I...
May 18, 2026
Indonesia signed letter but made no commitment to US on airspace access, defence minister says
JAKARTA, May 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia's defence minister said on Tuesday that he had signed a letter of intent last month with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on granting U.S. military aircraft ac...
May 18, 2026
Kyle Su's Kuark Capital launches $400 million Asia tech-focused hedge fund
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG, May 19 (Reuters) - A Hong Kong-based fund manager is launching a new hedge fund to tap rising investor interest in Asian artificial intelligence stocks, with a focus on Taiwa...
May 18, 2026
Xi to host 'old friend' Putin as China projects stable global role after Trump visit
By Ryan Woo, Chen Aizhu and Liz Lee BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 19 (Reuters) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping is set to host his "old friend" Vladimir Putin less than a week after Donald Trump's high-profile vi...
May 18, 2026
Taiwan says China's military actions are greatest source of regional instability
TAIPEI/BEIJING, May 19 (Reuters) - China is the greatest source of regional unease and instability due to its ongoing military activities, Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai said on Tuesday, as the Chinese...
May 18, 2026
Russia attacks Ukraine's Danube port, Ukraine launches drones towards Moscow
By Jekaterina Golubkova May 19 (Reuters) - A Russian air attack damaged port infrastructure in Ukraine's Izmail city in the early hours of Tuesday, while Russian authorities said they had downed four ...
May 18, 2026
Analog Devices in talks to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion, Bloomberg News reports
May 18 (Reuters) - U.S. chipmaker Analog Devices is in advanced talks to acquire artificial intelligence chip company Empower Semiconductor for about $1.5 billion in cash, Bloomberg News reported on M...
May 18, 2026
Earthquake of magnitude 6 strikes Vanuatu islands, GFZ says
May 19 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6 earthquake struck the Vanuatu islands on Tuesday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ)said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Repo...
May 18, 2026
Australia consumer sentiment edges up in May but remains gloomy
SYDNEY, May 19 (Reuters) - Australia's consumer sentiment rose in May as the oil shock triggered by the Iran war showed signs of easing slightly, but uncertainty over energy supplies and the third str...
May 18, 2026
Workers on New York commuter rail end their strike after wage deal
NEW YORK, May 18 (Reuters) - Some 3,500 workers on New York's Long Island Rail Road will end their strike, the first in more than three decades which had brought disruption to the U.S.'s busiest commu...
May 18, 2026
