• South Korea holds rates, reveals hawkish split within board

    Headline inflation is breaching the central bank’s 2% target with the 2.6% April rate marking the fastest gain in almost two yearPublished Thu, May 28, 2026 · 10:44 AM[SEOUL] The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday (May 28), while a hawkish split within its seven-member board signalled an imminent turn towards a more restrictive policy stance to curb inflation and support a slumping won.Five of the seven members on the central bank’s monetary policy board voted to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent, while two dissenters voted for a hike.The…

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  • Don’t let RFK Jr distract from the big health threat: Sugar

    It’s not the food dye in Froot Loops that Americans should fear; it’s the more than 66 pounds of sugar they consume a year ARE there “toxic chemicals” in food killing Americans? That fear is getting lots of attention thanks to Robert F Kennedy Jr, president-elect Donald Trump’s pick to…

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  • US said to suspect Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand

    Since 2022, Washington has effectively blocked these processors from going to China over concerns that advanced AI could lend Beijing a military edge A KEY company behind Thailand’s national AI effort is suspected of helping to smuggle billions of dollars worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips…

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  • Asian stocks near record high on tech corporate earnings as US dollar dips

    Published Mon, May 4, 2026 · 11:47 AM ASIAN shares traded near record highs on Monday (May 4) as stronger-than-expected corporate earnings from technology companies kept the sector buoyant, while oil fluctuated amid mixed signals from the Middle East. MSCI’s Asian equities gauge climbed 1.5 per cent to near its…

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  • Upset Taylor Swift says she was told Ticketmaster could handle demand

    POP superstar Taylor Swift said on Friday it was “excruciating” for her to watch fans struggle to secure tickets for her upcoming U.S. tour after she had been assured that Ticketmaster could handle large demand. The New York Times reported that the US Justice Department was investigating whether Ticketmaster parent…

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