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US job growth surge in August

Lloyd’s insurance market expects £1.4 billion loss from US-Iran War

Singapore’s lawyers, accountants follow businesses abroad, with Jakarta the latest stop

Investors should be wary of possible ‘Nanning’-type investment schemes: Sias

07:32 PM
Property

Beijing’s tax crackdown tests wealthy Chinese property buyers in Singapore

Pimco fund beating 97% of peers cuts Magnificent Seven to bet on Asia

KKR buys stake in Malaysia’s Avisena in healthcare push

07:02 PM
Singapore

Singapore’s air quality unhealthy as Indonesia fires worsen

07:00 PM
ESG Insights

Issue 210: Sembcorp’s India unit lodges IPO prospectus; moving past 1.5 deg C

06:45 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 4)

06:40 PM
Singapore

DHL partners local life-sciences incubator to provide cold chain logistics for biotech startups

STI up 0.9% with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, banks logging gains

Malaysia declares emergency in Serian district in Sarawak state due to haze

India’s key money market gets unusually quiet at start of trade

Thailand puts 49 data centres on hold over resource strain, community impact

World food prices at highest since 2022 as supply risks mount

Air India A320 issued stall warning when seatbelt signs were off, investigators say

05:00 PM
Lifestyle

Singapore Golf Association’s new president wants to make the sport accessible to all

‘A good hedge and reasonably liquid’: World’s biggest money managers are rebuilding gold positions

04:20 PM
Singapore

Singapore tax revenue hits record S$97.3 billion, up 9.4% on stronger economy

Asean ‘compelling’ for businesses looking for long-term growth amid tensions: Tan See Leng

Economists see final ECB hike next week in split with markets

Making your SRS savings work harder

52 Singaporeans arrested in China over suspected involvement in illegal pyramid scheme

Is AI stealing your job?

01:33 PM
Singapore

Haze in Singapore: PSI crosses 101 in central region as air quality enters unhealthy range

01:29 PM
Property

Eu Yan Sang family members sell Bishopsgate bungalow for S$40 million

01:16 PM
Property

Punggol East riverside plots totalling 25 hectares earmarked for housing, could yield over 8,000 new homes

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib wins pause on bankruptcy proceedings: report

US probes Iran wedding strike that analysis shows was likely direct hit by US munition

Asian stocks, currencies rise as Fed rate hike bets ease

Barclays steps up Singapore wealth push with launch of private bank booking centre, its second in Asia-Pacific

Japan households cut outlays for eighth month as prices rise

Volkswagen plans to slash 50,000 more jobs amid dire need to reduce costs

Don’t mourn Gillman Forest? First ask if we need to lose it

Singapore must look beyond AI and build its quantum tech talent now

Singapore’s nightlife is struggling. Industry chief Danny Loong wants to ‘bring back the energy’

Robotics startup Hivebotics raises US$6 million in Series A round led by Vertex Ventures

Top automakers urge US Congress to permanently ban Chinese cars

StanChart sees China-Asean growth accelerating as ‘China Plus N’ strategy takes hold

Why Tan Aik Keong of digital solutions specialist Agmo wants to make himself less indispensable

South Korea reportedly preparing to send troops to Hormuz; government says no decision made yet

Philippine inflation eases to 6.1% after successive rate hikes

‘Natural entry point’: Prabowo offers Indonesia as Russia’s gateway to Asean

Gold steady before US payrolls data, heads for small weekly gain

09:31 AM
Property

New Zealand home prices hit three-year low, threatening recovery

Addvalue secures US$5 million in new orders across space, radio units

South Korea says US companies to invest US$2 billion in chip, energy sectors

Stocks to watch: OCBC, NTT DC Reit, IReit Global, Frencken, Addvalue Tech

Morgan Stanley takes aim at X accounts posting its research

Lululemon cuts outlook again, highlighting to-do list for new CEO

07:30 AM
Food & Drink

Pantler patisserie saved from closure by white knight

Singapore fintechs struggle to find finance and tech talent

Luxury spending spurs Hong Kong’s ‘flight to quality’ economic recovery: analysts

White House pressures US space firms to skip Paris space summit: sources

US Fed’s Waller says safety premium for Treasuries is gone

Oil prices mixed as investors weigh Middle East escalation, chance of Ukraine peace deal

European stocks recover from one-month lows as bond yields retreat

US stocks: Wall Street ends sharply higher as Waller remarks ease rate hike fears

YESTERDAY

PayPal cuts 220 India jobs as part of previously announced restructuring plan

China deploys first 2026 policy financing funds to spur investment

Nvidia to buy Hugging Face for US$13 billion in big bet on open AI models

Wall St opens higher after Fed's Waller signals patience on rate policy

US trade gap widens to largest since early 2025 on AI push

US weekly jobless claims rise marginally amid stable labour market

08:59 PM
Singapore

Green jet fuel levy for air cargo deferred for a year

Yen rallies sharply as markets raise bets on Bank of Japan rate hikes; US dollar drops

Singapore shares edge up amid mixed regional showing; STI gains 0.1%

06:45 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 3)

Asean can be self-sufficient in energy, food with integrated market: Singapore’s chief climate negotiator

Singapore records S$1.3 billion inflow of funds in Q2, led by higher allocation funds: Morningstar

05:40 PM
Lifestyle

World Cup rematch in Singapore as Brazil face Japan at The Kallang in November

Asia’s economies avert energy shock via fiscal buffers, AI boom

Oil edges down as investors weigh uncertainty over US-Iran strikes

Malaysia's finance ministry hires adviser to assess AirAsia’s funding needs

Chinese AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO, sources say

04:00 PM
Food & Drink

Mediterranean-Japanese fusion at Noor

Malaysia’s central bank holds rates again, says growth momentum to continue in 2027

Japan's Nikkei posts one-month closing low on rate, FX uncertainty

TPG’s Asia OneHealthcare said to confidentially file for US$2.5 billion IPO

03:04 PM
Property

Tech hub Seattle’s luxury homes languish as AI job cuts and taxes hit

The Venezuela oil deal: Historic win or deferred reckoning?

SK Hynix, other chip stocks climb as Asian equities advance

CapitaLand Investment retrenches 90 Singapore staff in 2026 as part of restructuring

‘Stratospheric’ US$127 billion from India’s diaspora to aid rupee

VinFast-linked taxi firm GSM eyes US, EU expansion ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Gillman Barracks reminds us why Singapore still needs an arts cluster

Beyond childcare leave: Building family-friendly workplaces is the critical step

Australian dollar hovers near 13-year high on kiwi as rate outlooks diverge

Trump puts tariffs of up to 100% on foreign-made drones

UOB Artbeat turns the bank’s art collection inside out

Yen traders brace for holiday intervention risk around Bank of Japan

From tokens to outcomes: Google Cloud’s global startups head sees AI cost shift, expands Singapore push

12:00 PM
Lifestyle

Keeping golf clubs financially sustainable

11:52 AM
Singapore

Over half of employers plan hiring freeze, wage moderation despite better outlook: SNEF poll

11:41 AM
Property

Hongkong Land eyes billion-dollar property deals, Blackstone asset amid Japan push

11:19 AM
Wealth

Wealth of Singapore’s 50 richest diverges as OCBC, Sheng Siong boom offsets tech slide

Malaysian banks post mixed mid-2026 results, record loan growth

11:07 AM
Property

Massive tax bill clouds sale of Singapore land by Malaysian king’s son

China services activity quickens on stronger domestic demand in August, private PMI shows

Pension investor IFM sets up Singapore office to deploy private debt capital in Asia

China 15 years behind in top chipmaking tools, says ASML supplier

Malaysia set to hold rates as investors bet on tightening ahead

Japan services growth hits five-month high, PMI shows

UBS opens institutional fund strategies to Asia’s wealthy – with US$5 million buy-in

Gold holds gain as Trump’s war comments ease inflation jitters

Tech pilgrims flock to China as global innovation race heats up

Trump meets with travel industry CEOs on push to boost foreign tourism

Trump says renewed US campaign against Iran won’t last long

US Fed survey shows economic activity edged up, prices rose moderately in recent weeks

US sanctions on Iran won’t splinter Washington’s trade truce with Beijing

Singtel leads August buybacks with S$55.6 million purchase of nearly 13 million shares

Keppel DC Reit’s Tokyo drift: The easy yen trade is over

Boards need to pay attention to their invisible balance sheet

Singapore companies should report ESG impacts in financial statements. Are they ready?

Why more sustainability disclosures doesn’t mean greater insight into businesses

Sceptics of the Q50 are asking the right questions about Singapore’s newest ETF

07:00 AM
Singapore

Bringing better linings to the pharma and energy industries

Microsoft reveals Azure cloud sales in financial reporting shift

Broadcom forecasts quarterly sales below estimates amid rising custom AI chip competition

European shares hit by rising bond yields, energy-driven inflation concerns

US stocks: Wall Street ends higher as stocks reclaim some shine

SEP 02

Rise in US factory orders beats expectations in July

Yen surges with traders on high alert for further intervention

American Airlines boosts premium seating on 777 jets as upscale travel grows

S&P 500, Dow post slim gains at open

Radiant World facing UK lawsuit from Jefferies-run fund

US private payrolls growth slows in August, ADP says

Singapore factories keep humming on AI boom as PMI rises to 51.5

US dollar rises to 2-week high; Middle East conflict and rate paths in focus

Indonesia, Singapore to deploy AI advisory platform to help SMEs find new export markets 

Uber to cut 3,300 jobs in company overhaul to reduce management layers

UK fines Citibank London US$6 million over Russia sanctions breaches

Iraq's oil exports rose to around 2.34 million bpd in August

US pounds Iran; Teheran strikes back at bases in biggest exchange since July

06:45 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Sep 2)

STI up 0.6% even as Asian markets slump amid bond sell-off, inflation fears

25 years of Singapore photography

Falling AI token costs could fuel next leg of Singapore semiconductor rally: analysts

Singapore, Thailand to develop multi-year agenda for successive Asean chairmanships

IPO booms can spell trouble for markets

Hong Kong court rejects lawyer's request to use Evergrande founder's funds for legal costs

Vietnam’s Vingroup plans won bond debut to broaden investor base after shares hit record

Singapore Airlines to unveil new cabin products in November

04:09 PM
Singapore

Heavy EV incentive cut will slow adoption but could ease COE premiums: observers

04:00 PM
SGSME

OG rejects lawsuit from Hao Mart-linked company as an ‘abuse of process’

Thai business group raises 2026 GDP growth forecast to range of 2.1% to 2.5%

Luxury stocks set for ‘better performance ahead’ but recovery likely progressive, not linear: analysts

US House passes funding Bill to avert government shutdown before midterm elections

03:09 PM
Property

Insolvent Bathla faces 24-hour deadline for creditor deal: source

Global bond rout deepens as oil-fuelled inflation fears drive yields to multi-decade highs

Hunting for yield? DBS analysts bet on S-Reits over bank dividends

02:29 PM
Property

Dubai developer Binghatti in talks on multibillion-dollar pact: chairman

BOJ chief signals chance of September rate hike, debate on price risks

Oil prices extend gains as US and Iran trade fresh strikes

01:44 PM
ESG

UN says global warming will cross 1.5 deg C soon, hit at least 1.8 deg C

Taiwan says its companies plan to invest another US$20 billion in US

Global data centre spending to reach US$31.6 trillion by 2050 on AI boom: PwC

12:49 PM
Singapore

10 luxury apartments linked to S$3 billion money laundering case on Sep 23 auction block

Honda tells suppliers to cut costs in US$9 billion push to fend off China, documents show 

‘Xiplomacy’: China’s Xi begins busiest travel month since 2019 in diplomatic push before Trump talks

Millions face rising Himalayan glacial flood risk as climate change speeds melting: UN

12:00 PM
Singapore

Economists raise Singapore 2026 growth forecast to 5%; more see AI bubble as a top risk

New Zealand flags gradual policy tightening after hiking rates

Shein shares slide over 3% after lacklustre Hong Kong trading debut

South Korea, Japan stocks slide as Asian equities fall amid oil gains, Fed rate hike bets

US SEC preps plan to widen investor access to private markets

Gold hits over 3-week low as Iran war tensions fan US rate hike fears

Goldman Sachs, BofA among 21 firms planning joint US dollar stablecoin launch in 2027

Why high yields on government bonds are causing alarm

G20 finance chiefs back action against trade-distorting policies; China holds out

Putin says Russia seeks to end, not freeze, Ukraine conflict and is ready for talks

Stocks to watch: Keppel DC Reit, Frasers Property, Centurion, Nio, EGP Energy

08:37 AM
Property

Keppel DC Reit’s private placement upsized to S$625 million after ‘strong demand’

Bessent urges BOJ chief to combat weak yen with ‘decisive’ monetary steps

UK economic outlook improves but firms wary of investment, BCC says

08:10 AM
Property

Frasers Property to redevelop Yishun 10 into mixed-use complex by mid-2031

What do rising US Treasury yields mean for Singapore investors?

Cook hands over Apple’s reins to Temus

Nokia set to rejoin Euro Stoxx 50, Volkswagen dropped

07:00 AM
Singapore

Bringing tech and people together for Singapore’s AI future

When evaluating IPOs, retail investors should really resist Fomo

07:00 AM
Singapore

For true AI transformation, go beyond deployment and using tools

Asia needs new energy security architecture

US urges hands-off approach to AI regulation at G20 tech meeting

Europe’s Stoxx 600 hits one-month low as inflation, rising yields pressure markets

US stocks: Wall Street ends lower due to higher yields, rising oil prices

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