Analysts warn of high uncertainty, inflation risks pressuring rate decisions after Iran conflict

The impact depends on how the conflict plays out as well as whether markets have accumulated enough fundamental strength, say analysts

The renewed conflict has disrupted global air travel and clouded the outlook for a peaceful resolution to the West's nuclear dispute with Teheran.
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SIA falls 4.7% after cancelling flights due to US-Israel strikes on Iran; Sats down 5.9%

26 SIA and Scoot flights between Feb 28 and Mar 7 have been called off since the conflict began

Jardine Cycle & Carriage posts earnings of US$626.7 million for H2 FY2025, a 36% increase from the year prior.

Stocks to watch: Jardine Cycle & Carriage, Sats, Sheng Siong, Haw Par, CDG, UOBKH, AvePoint, HPL, UMS, Frencken

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Mar 2):

Stronger organic growth drivers, including firmer rental reversions and occupancy uplifts, can boost mid-cap S-Reits, say analysts.
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‘Unlocking alpha’: Mid-cap S-Reits could outperform larger-cap peers, says DBS

Such trusts on the iEdge Singapore Next 50 Index trade at a discount to their Straits Times Index peers, suggesting a potential re-rating upside

Futures on US stocks, Treasuries, oil and gold are set to begin trading at 6 pm New York time, offering the first broad gauge of investor sentiment.

US dollar surges as traders brace for war impact

The impact on oil and inflation is a paramount concern in markets that last month saw US stocks post their worst drop in 10 months

The renminbi strengthened 4.4% in 2025 in its biggest annual gain since 2020.
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What can China do to slow down its rising currency?

The renminbi has firmed about 2% so far in 2026

The Stoxx 600 ended 0.1 per cent higher at 633.85 points on Friday, taking its weekly gains to 0.5 per cent.

European shares close eighth month of gains on earnings lift; credit fears hit banks

EUROPEAN shares closed at a record high on Friday to log their eighth straight month of gains after better-than-expected corporate updates, while heavyweight banks tumbled amid credit and AI-disruptio...

All three major indexes ended decisively lower and posted steep weekly declines on Friday.

US stocks: Wall Street notches monthly declines on combined AI, tariff, geopolitical uncertainty

[NEW YORK] Financial and tech stocks were hit hard by a handful of persistent investor worries on Friday, with US stocks suffering their largest monthly percentage declines in a year.

On Wednesday, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding posted a 24.6 per cent rise in net profit to 4.5 billion yuan for its second half ended Dec 31, from 3.6 billion yuan in the corresponding year-ago period.
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Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rises 10.7% on improved earnings; hits record in intraday trade

CGSI lifts its target price to S$4.95, a 14.1 per cent premium above its Friday closing price