The Business Times

Benicia Tan

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World Gold Council data shows that, between Feb 27 and Mar 20, Asia recorded consistent gold ETF inflows in tonnes, while outflows were seen in the West.

Singapore investors buy the dip, bucking global gold sell-off: OCBC, bullion dealers

Strong investor participation in Singapore and wider Asia suggests metal’s long-term role as a hedge continues 

Gold’s recent softening amid the Middle East escalation has revealed a phase of liquidations among investors.

‘Gold doesn’t always perform in crises’: Sell-off shows liquidity trumps safe-haven appeal

Amid the Middle East war, bullion pullback is typical – it does this when uncertainty tips into full-blown crisis

Clockwise from top left: Oriano Lizza, sales trader at CMC Markets Singapore; June Goh, senior oil analyst at Sparta Commodities; Tam Shu Ching, a senior associate with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer in Singapore; Baldev Bhinder, managing director at Blackstone & Gold.

‘Perfect storm’: Singapore energy traders, lawyers grapple with Iran war fallout

Quick judgments are needed to cope with extreme price changes and flurry of client requests

Dr Tan says Singapore's supply diversification efforts have worked in an “optimal” manner, even though it did not “plan for a war of this magnitude”.

Singapore prioritising ‘dry powder’ to intervene if Middle East conflict worsens: Tan See Leng

Singaporeans and businesses will need to brace for a ‘very bumpy ride’, and are urged to conserve energy

Analysts have shifted the debate from when the Federal Reserve will cut rates to if it would do so at all.

Oil surge rattles Asia markets again, clouding Fed rate-cut outlook

Analysts delay their rate-cut forecasts, concerned over sticky inflation amid higher energy prices

The oil crisis could push governments to diversify into renewables – or return to domestically produced coal, a fossil fuel which the region has struggled to phase out.

Middle East oil shocks send S-E Asia scrambling for alternatives, but cleaner mix is no easy choice

The crisis may be a catalyst – or obstacle – for the region’s renewable energy transition goals

Marex's Asia-Pacific revenue has more than quadrupled from US$27 million in 2021 to US$131 million in 2024 – outpacing growth in other regions.
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Nasdaq-listed Marex plans more acquisitions, with new Japan office to expand Asia-Pacific presence

Amid geopolitical uncertainty, the firm is being ‘more proactive’ with clients

Nomura analysts warn that the region faces stagflationary shock, the severity of which would depend on the duration of the disruption.

Oil shocks triggered by Middle East war ripple through South-east Asia

Oil-fuelled inflation is showing up in higher transport and food costs, electricity prices, fuel prices and bigger fuel subsidy bills for governments

Higher crude palm oil prices may compress margins for companies with downstream segments such as consumer products if cost pass-through to customers is limited.

‘Double-edged sword’: Wilmar, Golden Agri may face margin squeeze from Iran war, but upstream players could gain

With surging crude oil shortage and rising prices, biodiesel demand expected to rise

Justice Hoo extended Lim’s S$4 million bail and ordered him to surrender at the State Courts on Apr 1.

84-year-old OK Lim’s jail term cut by 4 years to 13.5 years; ‘judicial mercy’ appeal for a day’s jail rejected

Judge says defence’s comparison to mercy in Ong Beng Seng’s case was misguided

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