International travel to China has surged. In the third quarter of 2024, inbound trips by foreign nationals exceeded 8.1 million, an increase of 48.8 percent year on year. More than 4.8 million of them ...

Gold edged lower in early Asian trade. The precious metal’s bullish momentum has stalled, as markets come to terms with a more gradual pace of the Fed’s rate-cut cycle in 2025, OCBC said.