Joanna Ossinger

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Joanna Ossinger

16 hours agoPakistan: Blast Targets School Bus in Pakistan’s Balochistan, Killing At Least 4 ChildrenPakistan - May 21, 2025 At least four children were killed in a devastating explosion that targeted a school bus in the Khuzdar district of southwestern Pakistan's Balochistan province, officials reported on Monday. The blast, which occurred during morning hours, is believed to have been caused by a suicide car bomber, though investigations are ongoing.

Jan 7, 2025 | energyconnects.com | Joanna Ossinger

Stocks in Asia followed their US peers lower after Treasuries slumped on bets the Federal Reserve will delay cutting interest rates and concerns about China’s stuttering economy sapped sentiment. MSCI’s gauge of regional equities slipped 0.6%. heading for its biggest one-day drop in more than two weeks. China’s benchmark stock index slid to the lowest since September with investors concerned government stimulus measures will fail to revive the economy.

Jan 7, 2025 | bloomberglinea.com | Rob Verdonck |Joanna Ossinger

Bloomberg — Las acciones en Asia siguieron a la baja a sus homólogas estadounidenses después de que se profundizara una venta masiva de bonos del Tesoro ante las apuestas de que la Reserva Federal no volverá a recortar las tasas de interés antes de julio debido a los riesgos inflacionistas. Las acciones abrieron a la baja en Sídney y Tokio, enviando a la baja un indicador regional. Una caída de las grandes tecnológicas lastró la negociación en EE.UU., con Nvidia Corp.

Nov 14, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Joanna Ossinger

Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC Pte. believes in the long-term potential of the US and will continue to invest there even as geopolitical rivalries heat up, according to former prime minister and GIC Chairman Lee Hsien Loong. More than a third of GIC’s global portfolio is in the US, Lee said in a speech in New York on Wednesday. GIC’s total portfolio saw an average annual return of about 4% over the past 20 years, above the global inflation rate, he said.

Aug 22, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Joanna Ossinger

Singapore will screen for mpox symptoms at border checkpoints, boosting precautionary measures against the virus after its outbreak was declared a global health emergency. Temperature and visual screening will start Friday at the island nation’s Changi and Seletar airports, as well as sea checkpoints, for inbound travelers and crew arriving from places where there’s risk of mpox outbreaks, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.