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January 9, 2025

Hong Kong’s borrowing costs plunge to nearly zero as it works to maintain dollar peg
HONG KONG — Global investors rattled by Donald Trump’s America are turning to Hong Kong for a sweet deal: borrowing Hong Kong dollars at virtually zero cost and receiving a guaranteed return of more than 4%, based on U.S. overnight lending rates. The so-called carry trade, which came under the spotlight over the past month…
Debate over ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center a personal one for members of Miccosukee and Seminole tribes
The constant rumbling of passing dump trucks drowns out the once familiar chirping of birds at the family home of Mae’anna Osceola-Hart in Everglades National Park. “It’s all-day, all-night truck noise,” says the 21-year-old photographer who describes herself as part Miccosukee and part Seminole, two Florida tribes at the heart of the debate over the…
LDP widens lead heading into Japan’s upper house race
TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Liberal Democratic Party may be gaining traction about three weeks before the July 20 upper house election, with those planning to vote for the LDP increasing 3 percentage points on the month to 29% in a new Nikkei/TV Tokyo poll. The Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party…
Federal prosecutors investigating Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley
The NBA is cooperating with a federal investigation into Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley, NBA spokesman Mike Bass said in a statement. The Pistons also said they are aware of the investigation, but said the team did not have any further information. The details of the probe were not immediately clear. Beasley, who played last…
Cracks start to show in the US-India partnership
Derek Grossman is a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as a senior defense analyst at RAND Corp. and the daily intelligence briefer to the assistant secret of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs at the Department of Defense. On Feb. 13, Indian Prime…
Van explosion spreads panic everywhere
Washington D.C incident: Van explosion spreads panic everywhere A sprinter van exploded in Washington, D.C., causing panic and a large cloud of black smoke to rise from the area. The incident took place in the U.S. capital, and eyewitnesses described scenes of chaos following the blast. Security forces quickly sealed off the area and rushed…
Hurdles to negative rates ‘certainly higher’: Swiss central bank chief
BERLIN — Switzerland’s central bank now faces higher hurdles to reintroducing negative interest rates, its head acknowledged after the bank decided in mid-June to cut its key rate to zero. Stressing the side effects of lower interest rates on depositors and the real estate market in an interview with Nikkei, Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin…
iPhone 16, 16 Pro Max Latest Prices & PTA Tax Update for June 2025
iPhone 16, 16 Pro Max Latest Prices & PTA Tax Update for June 2025 Apple’s new iPhone 16 series is still selling well in Pakistan. The base model of the iPhone 16 starts at Rs3.17 lakh and the price goes up to more than Rs6 lakh for the top model. These phones are expensive because…