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* Record extra budget passes parliament, stimulus takes
effect
(Adds budget passage, Aso quote; paragraphs 6, 17-18)
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Posted at 06:19h
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A spike in Chinese
bond yields in an economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic
is stirring expectations authorities want to stifle risky
financial bets and guide cheap funding provided by banks into
the real economy.
Posted at 06:17h
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The coronavirus pandemic has had
a severe impact on Britain's economy but the steps the
government has taken, including supporting salaries, grants and
tax cuts will help it to recover, finance minister Rishi Sunak
said on Friday.
Posted at 06:07h
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Hong Kong's street-level
shops are seeing a surge of bargain buying and leasing interest
in a sign that some believe the worst may be over for the
protest-hit city, although as yet the enquiries had not sparked
an increase in deals.
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Posted at 06:07h
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British prime minister will hold talks with EU institutional leaders on Monday
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Posted at 06:00h
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With no truly safe bets during a
wild year for financial markets, there's now a hunt to cover all
eventualities and Japan's yen could offer a peculiar twin role.
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Posted at 05:51h
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Denmark proposes to create a
fund for the state, possibly together with private investors, to
inject 10 billion Danish crowns ($1.52 billion) into large
companies struggling during the coronavirus crisis, newspaper
Borsen said.
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Posted at 05:41h
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Bank of Singapore, the
private banking arm of lender OCBC, plans to grab a
bigger share of the fast-growing family office business by
expanding its investment products and targeting clients outside
the region, its CEO said.
Posted at 05:09h
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* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 1%, Shanghai->HK
daily
quota used 2.3%
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Posted at 04:22h
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Singapore-based electronics
maker PCI has won a bid to supply 300,000 dongles for a
government project that could eventually see everyone in the
city-state given the wearable device to help identify people who
have interacted with COVID-19 carriers.