Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street falls at open on worries over Fed autonomy

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Monday (Jan 12) after the Trump administration renewed its attacks on the Federal Reserve, stoking fresh worries about the central bank’s independ...

Sources say SGX has discussed introducing the futures for countries including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand.

Singapore Exchange proposes bond futures for India, South-east Asia

Discussions reflect growing interest in the region’s debt markets

The Singapore dollar is set to remain as Asean’s safe haven currency as its long-term appreciation path remains intact and well-supported, says UOB.

Invest in 3 safe-haven assets as geopolitical tensions rise, the Singdollar is one: UOB

The bank identifies gold, the Japanese yen, and the Singapore unit as good defensive bets

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has proposed various legislative and regulatory changes to facilitate the establishment of the SGX-Nasdaq dual-listing bridge.

Stocks to watch: SGX, Nam Lee

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Jan 12):

Art Karoonyavanich, managing director and global head of equity capital markets at DBS, expects the supply of companies looking to list and investor demand to "align well" in 2026.

‘One of the best years ever’: DBS’ equities head sees buoyant 2026 for Singapore IPOs

Art Karoonyavanich says the bank is involved with ‘quite a number’ of companies that could go public this year

Andrew Lim, CEO of UOI, says: “At the end of the day, customers want speed, transparency and convenience. At the same time, they want empathy, guidance (and) to know that the advice that they get (can be trusted). So we try to balance these two requirements.”
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UOI bets on hybrid insurance model as customers seek both digital ease and human touch

It also offers specialised products that meet specific consumer needs, such as Singapore’s first dedicate cruise insurance

 TSMC, Samsung and its South Korean peer SK Hynix – three of Asia’s biggest tech stocks – have already surged between 8 per cent and 16 per cent this year.

Global AI race shows Asia leading as stocks start 2026 with bang

Strong fundamentals and higher earnings growth potential are reinforcing the move

The gains in Glencore helped the Stoxx 600 index climb 1%.

Europe stocks close at record as Glencore jumps on Rio Tinto interest

Technology stocks led the advance in the Stoxx 600 on the day and logged their best week in nearly two years

The S&P 500 climbed 0.65% to end the session at 6,966.28 points.

S&P 500 notches record high close driven by Broadcom, other chipmakers

The S&P 500 is trading at about 22 times expected earnings, down from 23 in November

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 31.3 points, or 0.06%, at the open to 49,234.81.

Wall Street opens higher after jobs data; tariff ruling awaited

[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened slightly higher on Friday (Jan 9), as investors digested weaker-than-expected jobs data, while awaiting a Supreme Court ruling on US President Donald Trump...