SEOUL: South Korea's financial watchdog said on Monday it was expanding and toughening the assessment of real estate projects in a bid to speed up restructuring of the sector. House prices in South Korea have been falling since June, 2023, as high interest rates weighed on demand, and worries about debt repayments at construction firms have grown.
Open FlipHere we go again. Brace for the latest dose of critical data on US inflation over the next three days, as the New York Federal Reserve publishes its monthly survey of consumers’ inflation expectations Monday, followed by the Labor Department’s report on producer prices Tuesday and consumer prices Wednesday. These reports will matter a lot.
Open FlipPrabhudas Lilladher's research report on State Bank of India. SBI reported a good quarter; while NIM was in-line, core PPoP was materially higher due to lower staff cost as provision on wage revision was much lower at Rs 7bn (guidance Rs 54bn). One-time wage provision included in employee expenses for FY24 was Rs 134bn and staff cost for FY25 could normalize to Rs 638bn.
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