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DBS increases rates on home loan packages

  Bloomberg Singapore’s largest lender DBS Group Holdings Ltd. has raised the rates on all its home loan packages, The Straits Times (ST) reported, as it joins other banks in tracking the Federal Reserve’s decision to boost interest rates to tame inflation. DBS also scrapped its five-year fixed rate package for owners of public housing apartments, the ST said, citing …

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Asian central banks spend billions to slow currency declines

Bloomberg After years of building their foreign-exchange reserves, central banks in Asia are tapping into their stockpiles to bolster their weakening currencies against a rising US dollar. Thai reserves slid to $221.4 billion as of June 17, in data released late last week. That was the lowest in more than two years. Monthly figures show that Indonesia’s stash is at …

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Bitcoin rally falters as inflation fears weigh on crypto assets

Bloomberg Bitcoin, fresh off its biggest-ever monthly decline, whipsawed traders with wild swings on Friday as digital assets struggle to regain their footing. The largest token rallied as much as 11.3% in Asia on Friday, briefly closing in on the $21,000 level. Bitcoin then quickly gave up most of those gains, trading around $19,400 at 11:30 am in London. June’s …

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