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Gold, silver notch record highs on safe-haven demand, Fed rate-cut bets
[BENGALURU] Gold broke through US$4,600/ounce for the first time on Monday (Jan 12), while silver also jumped to an all-time high, bolstered by geopolitical and economic uncertainties and growing...
Japan sets sail on rare earth hunt as China tightens supplies
Since the 2010 scare, the Japanese government and private companies have built stockpiles of the minerals[SHIZUOKA] A Japanese mining ship departed on Monday (Jan 12) for a remote coral...
Invest in 3 safe haven assets as geopolitical tensions rise, the Singdollar is one: UOB
The bank has identified gold, the Japanese yen, and the Singapore dollar as good defensive bets[SINGAPORE] Rising geopolitical risks are amplifying the need to hedge against risks, a UOB...
Fed served with DOJ subpoenas, Powell vows to stand firm
Trump has also sought to fire the central bank governor Lisa Cook, another extraordinary step[WASHINGTON] US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that the US central bank had been...
Budget 2026: SBF, PwC jointly propose centralised digital IP registry, expanding JS-SEZ to include Indonesia
The expanded JS-SEZ could create a more integrated and attractive proposition for global investors, say SBF and PwC[SINGAPORE] Developing Singapore as an intellectual property financing hub to maintain its...
Stocks to watch: SGX, Nam Lee
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 12): Source link
Nam Lee’s Joanna Yong ceases to be chairman
The requisitioning shareholders’ rationale for the removal has yet to be announced[SINGAPORE] Shareholders of Nam Lee Pressed Metal Industries voted on Jan 9 to remove Joanna Yong as a...
OmniVision rises in Hong Kong debut after HK$4.8 billion offering
Chinese hardware makers have been particularly popular with investors amid Beijing’s support for the local semiconductor industryCHIP designer OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group gained in its Hong Kong trading debut...
Chinese semiconductor firm OmniVision jumps 16.2% in Hong Kong trading debut
[HONG KONG] Shares of OmniVision Integrated Circuits jumped 16.2 per cent in their Hong Kong debut on Monday (Jan 12), after the Chinese semiconductor design company raised HK$4.8 billion...
Australian rare earths miner VHM scraps offtake deal with China’s Shenghe Resources
The Melbourne-headquartered firm has secured up to US$200 million in funding from the US EximAUSTRALIAN rare earths miner VHM said on Monday (Jan 12) that it had terminated its...
E-commerce platforms such as Shopee expand into insurance, drawing closer regulatory scrutiny
Questions around governance and oversight of the digital sales channels come into sharper focus[SINGAPORE] E-commerce giant Shopee is moving beyond retail into insurance distribution on its platform. The offerings...
UOI bets on hybrid insurance model as customers seek both digital ease and human touch
It also offers specialised products that meet specific consumer needs, such as Singapore’s first dedicate cruise insurance [SINGAPORE] Even as insurance processes become increasingly digitalised, boosting speed and convenience,...