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Taiwan Q4 economic growth beats forecasts on solid AI demand

Energy & Commodities

ExxonMobil beats Wall Street targets for Q4 profit with help from lower-cost oil production

Capital Markets & Currencies

SGX to launch three new SDRs on Feb 2, including Chinese gold producer Zijin Gold

Issue 180: Sembcorp shareholders vote on Alinta deal; new directorship institute launches

Hong Kong economy grows most since 2021 on exports, investment

Companies & Markets

Swatch flags positive sales momentum, lifting shares

French economy keeps growing despite political and Budget chaos

Companies & Markets

Lim Kok Thay appointed as new RWS chairman, director

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 30)

Energy & Commodities

Gold tumbles below US$5,000, dragging other metals lower

CapitaLand Investment provides advisory services for The Clementi Mall, holds minority stake in asset

Autobahn Rent A Car directors Roy Tan and Sanjay Kumar Rai charged with forgery

Apple to prioritise premium iPhone launches amid memory crunch, Nikkei Asia reports

At Melania premiere, President Trump sees ‘glamour’ and others see graft

Capital Markets & Currencies

STI tracks overnight Wall Street declines as it slides 0.5%

Thai economy grew in last quarter of 2025 on exports and domestic demand

Thailand signals baht intervention room after US puts it on currency watchlist

Physique and positivity: What keeps Crossfit athlete Amotti motivated and grounded

Even the Bank of England is struggling to make ends meet

China logs first fiscal revenue drop since 2020 on property slump, weak consumption

Companies & Markets

Clas stays upbeat on US student housing despite 15% drop in segment’s H2 gross profit

Risk of Nipah virus spreading beyond India is low: WHO

Global Enterprise

Trump threatens Canada with aircraft tariffs, decertification over Gulfstream approvals

Hong Kong’s housing market rebounds with renewed city buzz

Banking & Finance

China plans 200 billion yuan capital injection into biggest insurers: sources

Nio Firefly review: China’s answer to Mini is more than a pet project

Global Enterprise

Panama court quashes CK Hutchison port contracts, clouding sales plan

‘Muted’ outlook for Singapore’s manufacturing sector in 2026: SMF chief

Banking & Finance

Chinese yuan’s longest weekly rally in more than a decade is set to extend into Chinese New Year

Nomura to buy back shares as record annual profit still in sight

Economy & Policy

What’s new about the Economic Strategy Review update? A spirit of risk-taking

Most Apac firms fear cross-border litigation in 2026, but only half have funds to manage disputes: Baker McKenzie survey

Less than 50% of companies looking to invest in climate risk management: survey

Economy & Policy

Singapore’s private-sector leaders back ESR strategy, highlighting global expansion and AI

Opinion & Features

South-east Asia seeks data centre investments – but must reckon with their thirst

Companies & Markets

Singapore, Vietnam remain on US Treasury’s currency watch list; Thailand added

Thailand’s opposition party widens lead ahead of tight election race

Don’t assume growth will create good jobs, says DPM Gan, as Economic Strategy Review unveils 7 plans

Driving growth, creating jobs: What are the Economic Strategy Review’s 7 recommendations?

Banking & Finance

Malaysian Central Bank rejects using ringgit to help exports

Even London’s ever-optimistic brokers see gloom for luxury homes

Opinion & Features

Want to solve deepfakes? Ask citizens what to do

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks tumble on bets Kevin Warsh is Trump’s Fed pick

Trump deal to avert major shutdown set to miss funding deadline

Energy & Commodities

Gold retreats as reports on Trump’s Fed nominee boost dollar

Trump warns Britain on China ties as Starmer hails reset

From fashion to aviation: Doris Tan leads Shell’s green jet fuel take-off

Telcos, Media & Tech

Japan’s Nintendo and Sony face memory price pressures

Companies & Markets

‘Significant improvement’: CNMC Goldmine expects profit lift for 2025 on higher gold, silver prices

Global Enterprise

Trump administration prepares for Warsh Fed chair nomination

Vietnam-Singapore partnership seen as catalyst for scaling sustainable innovation

Trump sues IRS, Treasury for US$10 billion for tax-return leak

Companies & Markets

RWS ‘better positioned’ to win back high-rollers from MBS: DBS

Indonesia stock exchange chief resigns after MSCI shock triggers market turmoil

Banking & Finance

Trump says he’ll announce Fed chair pick on Friday morning

Core inflation in Japan’s capital slows in January

‘No consensus for now’ within Asean to recognise Myanmar election, says grouping’s chair

Penang’s rising horizon: E&O’s RM60 billion Andaman project moves from homes to hubs

Vietnam police seize tons of fake coffee products made from soybeans

Trump threatens tariffs on any nation supplying Cuba with oil

Singapore may be ‘small’ by land, but big for Rolls-Royce

Companies & Markets

Raffles Education unit’s land in China to be acquired by government for urban planning

UK business confidence weakens as doubts grow over wider economy

Show of impatience: Trump’s renewed tariff threats send Seoul scrambling

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: MPACT, Keppel DC Reit, NetLink NBN, CapitaLand Ascott, GuocoLand, Starhill Global, CDLHT, SGX

Companies & Markets

Mapletree Pan Asia Commercial Trust Q3 DPU rises 2.5% to S$0.0205

Companies & Markets

CDLHT posts 0.4% rise in H2 DPS to S$0.0282

California wealth tax would cause rich to flee, governor Newsom warns

Companies & Markets

Keppel DC Reit H2 DPU up 7.1% at S$0.05248 on the back of acquisitions, strong portfolio reversion

Banking & Finance

Bitcoin slide below US$85,000 leads to US$1 billion in liquidations

Telcos, Media & Tech

US has investigated claims that WhatsApp chats aren’t private

Opinion & Features

Learning to speak about the future without promising it

Telcos, Media & Tech

Microsoft plunges, Meta rallies as investors demand AI payoffs

Global Enterprise

Apple sales, profit beat Wall Street estimates amid ‘staggering’ iPhone demand

Carney says he expects US administration to respect Canadian sovereignty

Energy & Commodities

Oil prices surge 3% to five-month high on worries US could attack Iran

Tag Heuer recalibrates the Carrera

Capital Markets & Currencies

Tech selloff drags Europe stocks lower as SAP’s results disappoint

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close down as Big Tech’s soaring AI budgets trigger flight

Companies & Markets

SGX moves to encourage more investors to use broker custody accounts for their holdings

Capital Markets & Currencies

Bitcoin drops below US$86,000 as traders retreat from risk assets

US factory orders rebound in November on commercial aircraft demand

YESTERDAY

Bursa Malaysia pivots to larger IPOs as it plays down MSCI-related risks

Lockheed Q4 profits miss estimates despite F-35 boom

US Q3 productivity growth unrevised

US trade deficit widens by the most in nearly 34 years in November

Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street opens mixed as markets digest Big-Tech AI splurge

BHP risks US$2 billion hit from dispute with state-owned mining firm CMRG

Mastercard profit beats estimates on sustained consumer spending

China’s US$6.8 trillion green finance boom to advance further

Swiss watch exports return to growth after US eases tariffs

US weekly jobless claims fall slightly; prior week's data revised up

Petronas to beef up exploration and production in next three years

Economy & Policy

Economists expect MAS to tighten monetary policy in April or July, after keeping settings unchanged in January

Starmer, Xi hail reset in ties, helped by large AstraZeneca investment

Global Enterprise

China plans space‑based AI data centres, challenging Musk’s SpaceX ambitions

Companies & Markets

Starhill Global Reit H1 DPU flat at S$0.018

India's Tata Motors posts sharp fall in quarterly profit

Thailand to open more sectors to foreign firms

Companies & Markets

CapitaLand Ascott Trust H2 DPS inches up 0.8% to S$0.0358

Vietnam to sell tycoon Truong My Lan’s yacht and Hermes bags to pay for fraud

Energy & Commodities

India’s Bharat Petroleum plans Singapore trading hub to cut costs and boost margins

India expects up to 7.2% growth in upbeat outlook

Opinion & Features

As one Chinese billionaire family builds its S-Reit empire, what does it mean for minority investors?

Companies & Markets

Temasek-backed Eastroc Beverage to price Hong Kong listing at top of range: sources

Singapore motorcycle rental company GoTakeBike to sue competitor MeGoRide, ex-founder

Companies & Markets

GuocoLand H1 net profit rises 14% to S$85.4 million despite lower revenue

Blackstone in advanced talks to be New World Development’s largest shareholder

Companies & Markets

NetLink NBN Trust’s 9-month profit down 11.8% at S$65.4 million

Kengo Kuma opens major architecture exhibition in Singapore

Flood losses set to soar 1,000% in South-east Asia: insurance firm study

Global Enterprise

Powell defends independence of Federal Reserve

Transport & Logistics

PSA, Japan’s Mitsui OSK to set up roll-on, roll-off terminal in Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 29)

IHH Healthcare beefs up cancer-care capability with investment in US firm TibaRay

Capital Markets & Currencies

STI rises 0.4% after Fed pause

Companies & Markets

CGSI raises target price on OUE Reit to S$0.41 on better-than-expected 2025 earnings, positive outlook

Italian food with a weak Roman accent at Medusa

China and India key to Hilton’s expansion in Asia-Pacific luxury travel market

Global Enterprise

Nvidia’s CEO says China is still finalising licence for H200 chip

Companies & Markets

Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April

Global Enterprise

China luxury market forecast to rebound in 2026: Bain

Philippines’ Q4 growth skids to 5-year low, raises odds of further rate cuts

Banking & Finance

Britain’s Lloyds’ annual profit rises 12%, upgrades guidance

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nokia chair to step down, AI push supports Q4 profit

Workfare training allowance raised up to S$18,000 a year for lower-wage workers

Companies & Markets

Gold demand in Singapore jumps 48% to record 9.6 tonnes in 2025

Opinion & Features

The precious metal feeding frenzy

Transport & Logistics

SIA and Malaysia Airlines tie-up formalised after Malaysian approval

Global Enterprise

India’s textile exporters pin hopes on EU deal after US tariff blow

Danantara gets US$1 billion loan at double cost of ‘patriot bonds’

Indonesia financial regulator will impose 15% stock free float requirement

Companies & Markets

Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: analysts

Sony, Singapore’s GIC to invest US$2 billion in music catalogues

Banking & Finance

Deutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in nearly two decades a day after police search

Telcos, Media & Tech

Microsoft capital spending jumps, cloud revenue fails to impress

Transport & Logistics

CAAS to sign nine deals at Singapore Airshow and Changi Aviation Summit

Economy & Policy

Singapore’s economic growth to stay resilient in 2026 on AI tailwinds, pace to moderate: MAS

Singapore property investment sales reach S$34.1 billion in 2025, highest in 8 years

Melvin Lim, Grayce Tan step down from KW Singapore leadership roles; Jonathan Lee appointed to lead agency

China developers ceased reporting ‘three red lines’ for years

Capital Markets & Currencies

STI could hit as high as 6,500 on extended rally, says JPMorgan, giving its top picks

Chinese regions cut GDP goals in sign nationwide target may drop

All excited about Foshan – furniture lovers’ latest bargain-hunting ground

Global Enterprise

Singapore, Asia markets end largely higher after Fed pause and MAS hold as focus shifts to earnings

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine

Vietnam, EU upgrade relations as Trump roils global trade

Mattel builds He-Man movie buzz with new action figures

Transport & Logistics

AirAsia nears deal for 100 Airbus A220 jets in expansion push

Transport & Logistics

Toyota retains top auto crown in 2025 with record sales

Global Enterprise

From Meta to Samsung, global tech unleashes spending to chase AI

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to US$60 billion in OpenAI, The Information reports

China expects record 9.5 billion passenger trips during Lunar New Year

Indonesia’s ‘state-loss trap’ and why SOE giants may be too scared to sell

Transport & Logistics

Japan’s Nidec delays results again, vows culture reform after crisis

Anchorpoint shopping centre up for sale with S$295 million guide price

Banking & Finance

How high can they go? Analysts set new target prices for DBS, OCBC, UOB after record week

Opinion & Features

Fragile US-China truce threatened by tensions over Iran

Companies & Markets

Apac investors most bullish globally on private markets, with nearly half planning to raise allocations

South Korea to fast-track housing supply in Seoul to cool prices

Indonesia shares pare losses after authorities pledge to address MSCI’s transparency concerns

38 Oxley Road to be acquired after being gazetted as national monument

Mattel taps into KPop Demon Hunters fan craze with new doll line

Companies & Markets

MBS Q4 earnings surpass S$1 billion to set new record

Companies & Markets

RHB lifts ST Engineering target price to S$10.70 on record contract wins

Singapore’s total employment up by 19,600 in Q4; retrenchment level rises in 2025: MOM

Global Enterprise

One of China’s richest battery tycoons builds US$50 billion empire

Goldman Sachs cuts rating on Indonesian equities after MSCI flags investability risk

PM Wong to deliver 2026 Budget statement on Feb 12 at 3.30 pm

Banking & Finance

US Fed holds rates steady, sees ‘elevated’ inflation and stabilising job market

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta leans on improved ad business to fuel massive AI spending

Banking & Finance

Federal Reserve’s Powell dodges questions on his future, but has advice for his successor

Banking & Finance

Australian bourse operator ASX jumps after appointments to its corporate governance advisory group

Energy & Commodities

Gold nears US$5,600/oz as investors seek safety, silver eyes US$120

Ringgit owes its surge to forces well beyond US dollar’s weakness

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung sees strong AI demand after profit triples to record high

Saudi Arabia’s pullback spreads, from Neom to World Cup stadiums

Energy & Commodities

US moves away from critical mineral price floors: sources

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: Sembcorp, Mapletree Industrial Trust, Ho Bee Land

Economy & Policy

Singapore leaves monetary policy settings unchanged in January but raises inflation forecasts

Telcos, Media & Tech

ServiceNow strong results overshadowed by AI disruption fear

Banking & Finance

Nomura beats Goldman to top spot in a record year for Japan M&A

Opinion & Features

Trump’s economic promises meet political reality

Companies & Markets

Singapore’s AI growth lies in infrastructure: OCBC

Opinion & Features

Today’s leaders need to focus on defining problems, not solving them

Opinion & Features

What some see as entitlement, others see as enlightenment

Economy & Policy

Budget 2026: Calibrated manpower tweaks likely, not sweeping changes

Indonesia says no to US demand to buy American drones, but agrees to other terms in trade talks

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia helped DeepSeek hone AI models later used by China’s military, lawmaker says

Transport & Logistics

Tesla revenue beats estimates despite weaker vehicle deliveries

Global Enterprise

SpaceX weighs June 2026 IPO at US$1.5 trillion valuation: report

Transport & Logistics

Tesla reveals plans for US$2 billion investment in Musk’s xAI

Energy & Commodities

Oil prices hover around four-month high, buoyed by Iran concerns, weak dollar

Telcos, Media & Tech

IBM posts revenue that tops estimates on software gains

Capital Markets & Currencies

European shares slip as luxury stocks struggle

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: S&P 500 dips slightly after Fed keeps rates steady as expected

JAN 28

UK’s Starmer arrives in China with hopes to strengthen ties

US mortgage rates rises for first time in four weeks

Spotify made record payout of more than US$11 billion to music industry in 2025

Capital Markets & Currencies

S&P 500 crosses 7,000 ahead of Fed decision, Big Tech earnings

Australia committed to retaking ownership of Darwin port, Albanese says

Amid threats, Philippines spends millions to upskill outsourcing workers

Companies & Markets

Keppel, Chandra Asri’s Aster to assess development of Jurong Island sustainable aviation fuel plant

EU, Vietnam to boost work on minerals, chips and ‘trusted’ 5G, draft document says

Consumer & Healthcare

Starbucks beats Q1 global comparable sales estimate as demand rebounds

Companies & Markets

13 SGX counters qualify for reduced board lot size

Companies & Markets

Mapletree Industrial Trust Q3 DPU falls 7% to S$0.0317

Global Enterprise

ASML reports big orders beat as AI drives chipmaker demand, to lay off 1,700

Indonesian equities plunge after MSCI flags ownership, free float concerns

Global Enterprise

Gold climbs to record high above US$5,300 as US dollar slips

First-class goods in second-tier cities as luxury goes local in China

Over S$1.2 million in losses foiled by UOB in 2025 amid resurgence in gold bar scams

Companies & Markets

Ho Bee Land appoints Li Xiangrun as new CFO

PropertyLimBrothers CEO Melvin Lim, vice-president Grayce Tan resign; Marc Chan appointed interim CEO

Global Enterprise

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs globally to undo pandemic-era hiring amid AI push

Companies & Markets

High Court orders winding-up of TT International

Boeing expects India, South Asia to add 3,290 jets over next 20 years

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 28)

Share of loss-making deals in condo resales creeps up in Q4: report

Companies & Markets

Sembcorp expands Micron power deal to support AI growth

Capital Markets & Currencies

Singapore shares fall amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.3%

To give back, Standard Chartered keeps an eye on the practical and long-term

Thailand tightens scrutiny after cash withdrawals of over US$6 million each

Telcos, Media & Tech

SK Hynix profit surges on relentless appetite for AI memory

Khazanah, Temasek seen putting Marina One up for sale at S$5 billion to S$6 billion

Opinion & Features

Be careful what you wish for on a weaker US dollar

Capital Markets & Currencies

Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund posts record gain of HK$331 billion

Commuters to get news from The Straits Times at SMRT-operated MRT stations

Thailand car production rises 8.6% on year in December

Companies & Markets

Chinese snack retailer Busy Ming surges 69% in Hong Kong debut

Capital Markets & Currencies

As the greenback dives, one of Asia-Pacific’s top-performing currencies is trouncing the Singdollar

Furniture shoppers find bargains in Foshan

Global Enterprise

A year into Trump presidency, ‘pivot to China’ gathers pace

Steelmaker SSAB beats earnings forecast aided by improved Americas business

Companies & Markets

OCBC taps Citi to roll out securities lending for clients, following Maybank’s earlier move

Singapore Art Week 2026 review: 8 things we love – and 2 complaints

Global Enterprise

China approves first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports: sources

Ringgit rises to 2018 high buoyed by Trump

Nanyang Optical plans to enter into voluntary liquidation after 65 years; will close 4 of 6 stores

South Korea court sentences ex-First Lady Kim to jail term for bribery

ECB may need fresh rate cut if euro strengthens, says Austrian central bank governor

Wealth & Investing

Singapore CEO’s family gains US$1.2 billion fortune from blockbuster IPO

Singapore-based Digital Edge to build US$4.5 billion data centre campus in Indonesia

Deputy chief minister of India’s Maharashtra state dies in plane crash, TV channels say

Crypto & Alternative Assets

Tether is shaking up the gold market with massive metal hoard

Energy & Commodities

China’s four-year energy spree has eclipsed entire US power grid

Why Japan’s yen shock is rippling across Asian currencies – and what it means for Singapore

Thai economy could grow up to 1.7% this year, still below potential, central bank chief says

Companies & Markets

Singapore Airlines adds flights for March to October season, adjusts schedules for Singapore Airshow

Insolvency programme for micro, small companies to be revamped with simpler criteria, streamlined processes

Style & Society

Singapore’s priciest handbags? Enter new, ultra-luxurious brand whose creations cost over S$100,000

Banking & Finance

Hong Kong banks to see wealth ‘windfall’ as fees jump: report

Hong Kong home prices rose for first time in four years in 2025

Australia’s hotter Q4 core inflation fuels bets for rate hike next week

Opinion & Features

Europe’s best tools for countering Trump

Transport & Logistics

BYD weighs India expansion as hundreds of car orders pile up

South-east Asia M&A deal value drops 16% in 2025, diverging from broader Apac rebound: Bain

Energy & Commodities

China to favour Brazilian soybean imports in H1 despite renewed US inflows

Philippines revises Q3 GDP down to 3.9% from 4%

Singapore firms could grow revenue by S$12.3 billion with EnterpriseSG support in 2025, down from 2024

Companies & Markets

‘Swiftest pace of expansion’: RHB lifts OCBC target price to S$21.30 on Q4 earnings growth forecast

Singapore court blocks ‘fraudulent’ US$2 million bank guarantee call in cross-border power dispute

Trump: we’ll work out something with South Korea on tariff hike, Yonhap says

Telcos, Media & Tech

Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email

Telcos, Media & Tech

SoftBank in talks to invest up to US$30 billion more in OpenAI, source says

Banking & Finance

ANZ to combine staff in single location in Singapore office move

Hidden risks build at Vietnam banks on mounting debt guarantees

Loyalty and rewards platform HeyMax raises a US$11 million Series A round led by Peak XV partners

Banking & Finance

Some in Bank of Japan saw need to watch weak-yen impact on prices in timing rate hike: December minutes

Banking & Finance

BlackRock cuts private credit executives hired pre-HPS deal

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: ST Engineering, Keppel, Hong Leong Asia, Sasseur Reit

Companies & Markets

Shein could face EU investigation but no interim measure, commission official says

Companies & Markets

ST Engineering books record S$18.7 billion in contract wins for FY2025

Vanke gets approval for more bond repayment deferrals as China is seen stepping in to avert immediate default

Reits & Property

S-Reits set for first DPU recovery in four years: Julius Baer

Global Enterprise

Trump says value of US dollar is ‘great’, currency hits 4-year low

Dubai financial sector hub set for multibillion-dollar expansion

US population growth slows as immigration declines, Census data shows

Consumer & Healthcare

LVMH suffers sluggish sales of high-end fashion and handbags

Opinion & Features

Why US parks Venezuelan oil money in a Qatar bank account

Carbon tax: Where Singapore stands in a world divided on price

Global Enterprise

Diminishing returns from rate cuts set to test South-east Asia’s growth in 2026

Listed companies have to walk the talk for SGX’s Value Unlock programme to succeed

Saudi Arabia won’t allow airspace to be used for military action against Iran, crown prince says

Telcos, Media & Tech

Pinterest to cut ‘less than 15%’ of staff amid AI push

Crypto & Alternative Assets

Tether returns to US market with launch of USAT stablecoin

Global Enterprise

Inside Starbucks’ supply struggles: AI glitches, scattered suppliers and sandwich shortages

Crypto & Alternative Assets

Stablecoins are US$500 billion risk to bank deposits: report

Consumer & Healthcare

Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery, Go convenience stores

Banking & Finance

Euro rises to US$1.20 for the first time since mid-2021

Companies & Markets

Affordability a key focus as food delivery platforms continue to grow: Momentum Works

Energy & Commodities

Oil futures surge 3% a barrel as winter storm slams US output

US consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since 2014

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: S&P 500 marks closing record as corporate earnings roll in; Medicare rates hit insurers

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