Shikhar Gupta

Shikhar Gupta

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Shikhar Gupta is a Breaking News Journalist at The Business Times. He previously worked at Bloomberg News, covering transport, healthcare, and consumer stories.

Singapore absorbed US$151 billion, or 64.3%, of total net FDIs flowing into Asean’s six largest economies in 2025.

Asean’s projected 4.8% growth masks some member states’ domestic hurdles: DBS report

2026-09-16T09:14:30.000Z
UOBKH notes that the banking sector could be affected if the economy and loan growth slows down due to weak business sentiment.
BROKERS’ TAKE

UOBKH cuts STI target, downgrades banks on prolonged Middle East conflict

2026-09-16T04:28:47.000Z
As demand for US bonds falls and yields rise, capital is typically drawn into the greenback, causing capital outflows from emerging market currencies.

Why US$100 oil, 5% US yields affect Singdollar, ringgit differently vs other Asean currencies

2026-09-16T02:03:14.000Z
Sats has signed a pact with KLN Logistics to advance temperature-controlled and time-critical shipments.

Stocks to watch: Sats, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, SBS Transit, GuocoLand

2026-09-15T00:17:34.000Z
The 10-year government bond yield is relatively lower in Singapore at 2.36%, compared with the 5.2% in Australia and the UK, and about 4.9% in the US.
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S-Reits an ‘oasis of calm’ amid global bond yield surge: UOBKH

2026-09-14T01:40:29.000Z
A total of 500 banks from 89 countries made the list across six tiers overall, with OCBC and DBS being the only ones from Singapore.

OCBC tops Forbes ‘World’s Top Performing Banks’ list, DBS in second

2026-09-11T03:58:26.000Z
The total SGX securities market turnover for the month rises 29% year on year to S$43.3 billion.

Stocks to watch: SGX, Oiltek

2026-09-11T00:40:37.000Z
EgyptAir’s upcoming service connecting Cairo to Sydney via Singapore is set to be launched in early 2027.

Singapore-Sydney route gets sixth airline as EgyptAir enters market

2026-09-10T06:31:01.000Z
Despite the current sell-off, currency strategists view the ringgit’s slide as temporary.

Singdollar hits 10-month high against ringgit as investors take refuge in traditional safe haven

2026-09-10T04:46:04.000Z
Citi expects room for further pipeline growth and forecasts a two-year revenue and earnings per share compound annual growth rate of 15% and 22%, respectively.
BROKERS’ TAKE

Citi initiates coverage on CSE Global with ‘buy’, S$1.70 target price

2026-09-10T00:25:07.000Z