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Singapore stocks rise on Tuesday; STI gains 0.1% as investors react to growth forecast
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber advancers 306 to 257 after about 1.5 billion shares worth S$1.4 billion change hands Local…
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Oil dips as Iraq exports rise amid demand concerns
Oil prices settled marginally lower on Monday as concerns of an oversupply outweighed geopolitical tensions in Russia and the Middle East.…
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Fed funds rate seen edging higher within range as costs rise
The effective federal funds rate, which has held near the bottom of the US Federal Reserve’s target range for its benchmark over the past…
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Toll Group banks on India’s logistics growth amid rise of ‘quick commerce’
While Singapore is its top Asia market, India is the ‘most exciting’, says executive chairman Thomas Knudsen Toll Group expects its Indian…
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TSMC’s rise to push Taiwan past South Korea in key wealth gauge
The rapid appreciation of the Taiwanese currency this year is another factor that helps explain why the island’s GDP per capita has caught…
Business
Bank of Canada cuts rates to 2.5%, says ready to cut again if risks rise
The Bank of Canada reduced its key policy rate to a three-year low of 2.5 per cent on Wednesday (Sep 17), the first cut in six months, and…
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Asia: Markets rise as traders prepare for expected US rate cut
ASIAN stocks rose again on Tuesday to extend another record day on Wall Street as traders locked in bets on a US interest rate cut this…
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Gold set for fourth weekly rise as US data lifts rate-cut hopes
Gold prices rose on Friday (Sep 12) and were headed for a fourth consecutive weekly gain, as fears of a weakening US labour market…
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Singapore early-stage emerging tech startups see 14% rise in deal volume, but funds raised slip 8%
There were 56 deals in 2024, up from 49 a year ago, though funding raised dipped from US$402 million to US$371 million Singapore’s early…
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Asia: Most markets rise on US rate hopes, Tokyo hits record
ASIAN markets mostly rose on Tuesday fuelled by optimism the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates this year, with gains led by a…
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China’s commodities imports rise as seasonal demand revives
China’s commodities imports broadly rose in August as buyers geared up for the increase in industrial activity that usually accompanies…
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Asia: Shares rise as Japan politics weigh on yen
Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo up nearly two per cent after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign…
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Oil prices rise as Opec+ agrees to raise output at slower pace from October
The Organisation has been increasing production since April after years of cuts to support the oil market Oil prices rose on Monday (Sep…
Business
Pertamina seeks US$2.5 billion loan as Indonesia dollar deals rise
The nation’s markets are just recovering after the social unrest, which has subsided, sparked a sell-off in stocks and bonds Indonesia’s…
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Europe: Stoxx 600 ends near one-month low as bond yields rise on fiscal woes
EUROPEAN shares finished near one-month low on Tuesday after a broad-based selloff, driven by a rise in bond yields as investors grew…
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Behavioural AI on the Rise: The Power of Listening Differently
Across Southeast Asia, artificial intelligence is evolving from predictive automation into a tool for deeper human understanding.…
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Traffic Deaths and Injuries Rise on Singapore Roads in First Half of 2025
The first half of 2025 saw a higher number of fatalities and injuries from traffic accidents than the same period the previous year.…
Business
RHB expects S-Reit demand to rise, Singapore Government Securities yield to moderate further
Singapore Reit (S-Reit) demand is expected to rise, said RHB Bank analyst Shekhar Jaiswal on Friday (Aug 29). A benign inflation backdrop,…
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Singapore stocks rise as T-bill yield hits 40-month low; STI up 0.2%
The local bourse climbed higher on Thursday (Aug 28) after the latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) yield fell to its lowest level…
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From the Archive: The Rise of 1980s Italian Luxury Rtw Designers
“The Italians have a way of making everything easy,” WWD wrote in 1980, marking the rise of Italian luxury ready-to-wear and Milan’s…
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German military reports rise in extremist incidents
Germany's armed forces, the Bundeswehr, dismissed 90 soldiers for right-wing extremist behaviour last year and took action against six…
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Oil prices rise as Russia-Ukraine war threatens supply disruption
Oil prices climbed around 2 per cent on Monday, continuing last week’s gains, as traders anticipated more US sanctions on Russian oil and…
Business
Asian Stocks Rise as Investors Await Nvidia Earnings and Fed Rate Cuts
Asian stocks rose on Monday, led by a surge in China and modest optimism over potential interest rate cuts in the United States. MSCI's…
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Asia: Markets rise on US rate cut hopes
Asian markets kicked off the week with a rally on Monday (Aug 25) morning, tracking gains made by Wall Street on Friday after the US…