Benchmark Interest Rate at 0. 25 . That is expected. We had the debt maintaining it will continue with the policy of 0. 25 for the beginning of next year. They are maintaining the benchmark Interest Rate. This meeting coming after four new cases ending new zealands 100 today virus free run. Perhaps more later on. Auckland back in lockdown. A lot were surprised about the resilience of the economy. They have to weigh the global risks, as well. The qe purchases are interesting, as well. Most werethey have to weigh thel a bit historic pick for joe biden, the first africanamerican. Pick for Vice President. And the first asianamerican. And some say it will help propel joe biden to the white house. Lets bring in Jodi Schneider to talk more about this decision. It seems this was a no surprise pick from joe biden. What does it tell us about the Democratic Party . First of all, joe biden said he would pick a woman, so thats not a surprise for his Vice President ial running mate. It was thought h
Rally, talk about a turnaround. South korea, hong kong, japan investors moving away from haven place. Remember, china had been quite an out performer. The hang seng currently up 3 . We are hearing chinese buyers are buying up those stocks in hong kong. Lets look at where futures are setting up. We see futures pointing to a higher open. It has been a volatile right. Ride. Futures volatile equity futures down about 1 despite jumps in the s p 500 and the dow. Aide, saying that the deal may not be up and running just yet. Flip the page and look at where we are, the kiwi dollar tokening further, starting buy bonds to stimulate the economy, and look at that, down 1. 7 . It is moving just like the stock market. People were saying bitcoin was a haven play. for more context in the markets, david ingles our coanchor joins us. David, could we say this is the end of the route, or a bear market rally . David it is hard to say if this is the bottom. Once markets stop reacting, that is when you know
Singapore News - Former senior judge of the Supreme Court Justice Chao Hick Tin has been appointed to the Council of Presidential Advisers, replacing former Cabinet minister Mr S. Dhanabalan. In a statement on Friday (June 3), the Istana said Mr Dhanabalan's term on the council expired on. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Six new directors have been appointed to the board of SPH Media Holdings, which oversees the corporate and operational aspects of SPH Media Group. From March 1, the board will include Bank of Singapore chief executive Bahren Shaari, OUE Limited executive adviser Lee Yi. Read more at www.tnp.sg