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IMF edges 2026 global growth forecast lower to 3%, sees rebound in 2027

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Energy & Commodities

Sugar market to register small deficit in 2026/27, says broker Czarnikow

Companies & Markets

Wall St opens lower as Trump says Iran deal is 'over'

Banking & Finance

PBOC pledges to maintain accommodative policy amid weak demand, external shocks

Banking & Finance

Bitcoin weakens as Trump’s remarks raise fresh Iran war concerns

Watches & Jewellery

Sparkly makeover: Inside Tiffany and Chaumet’s revamped Ion Orchard Singapore boutiques

Companies & Markets

SGX divests index provider Scientific Beta

Banking & Finance

US dollar steady around 1-week high after Trump says Iran MOU ‘over’

Changes to EV incentives, uncertainty over COE framework drive Category A premium to a new high in ‘re-run of 2025 mania’

Pakistani rescuers scour waters for cargo plane missing off Karachi coast

Opinion & Features

Takaichi wants to make Japan Inc great again

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jul 8 )

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks fall as Trump declares US-Iran ceasefire ‘over’

The CBD crowd has a new lunchtime companion: art

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%

Oil jumps over 5% after Trump says deal with Iran 'over'

Companies & Markets

Tencent inks first deal for carbon-removal credits outside China

Trump says interim accord to end war is ‘over’ after Iranian strikes

Transport & Logistics

South Korea said to open cartel probe into Teo Siong Seng’s Singamas and other container makers

Transport & Logistics

Cat A hits record S$129,000 as COE rises across the board

Energy & Commodities

Nuclear power to climb 44% worldwide as China tops US: report

Energy & Commodities

China lifts fuel export curbs for July, sources say

European football revenue goes past US$45.7 billion but growth is slowing: Deloitte

Opinion & Features

What will democracy in the US look like after 250 years?

Companies & Markets

From Anthropic to Zegna – the A-to-Z of Temasek’s strategies to thrive in a ‘polycrisis’ world

Companies & Markets

Temasek’s blue-chip portfolio companies drive value to record S$518 billion

Companies & Markets

AI, infrastructure, private credit ‘compelling opportunities’ for Temasek’s near-term returns

Temasek’s share of sustainability-aligned investments falls to 9.5% in FY2026

Companies & Markets

Singapore retail investors more bullish on AI stocks than global peers: eToro survey

Indonesia sell-off lures US$29 billion South African money manager who sees ‘compelling opportunities’

Opinion & Features

SGX-listed firms should be like DBS, be brave with forward guidance

Japan considers policy wording change as BOJ independence fears roil bonds

Danantara seals creation of Indonesia’s biggest asset manager

Opinion & Features

In praise of the World Cup’s little guys

Malaysia’s industrial property market shifts beyond the data centre boom

WP announces appointments for its top leadership body, co-opts MPs Fadli Fawzi, Andre Low

Global Enterprise

US strikes Iran and blocks oil sales in new test of ceasefire

EDB Global Founder Programme raises over US$2 billion in VC funding

Banking & Finance

New Zealand raises rates by 25 bps to 2.5%, flags further hikes to curb inflation pressures

Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks steady as oil rises after US strikes Iran

Jewellery brand By Invite Only sets its sights beyond Singapore after 17 years at home

Budget-hotel platform RedDoorz set to knock on SGX’s door for 2027 IPO

Samsung scales up production of advanced storage drive for Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform

S&P Dow Jones puts Indonesia on watch list for market downgrade

Frasers Property launches Dunearn House condo with prices from S$2,799 psf

Banking & Finance

South Korea to closely watch risks around stock market volatility

Energy & Commodities

Gold holds drop as US strikes in Iran cloud rate hike outlook

Energy & Commodities

Coffee trader seeks to shield more Vietnam growers from weather

Banking & Finance

Australia central banker says oil shock yet to slow economy

Companies & Markets

Foundation Healthcare closes 7.9% below IPO price in mainboard debut

Thailand woos heat-weary Europeans with travel and ACs

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks to watch: Frasers Property, ESR-Reit, Foundation Healthcare

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung to get jump on Apple’s first foldable with new phones in July

Companies & Markets

What is a protected cell company and how could it benefit businesses?

Reits & Property

S-Reits poised for rerating despite hawkish Fed backdrop: DBS

Global Enterprise

From factory to tech frontier: China becomes legacy automakers’ innovation engine

UK jobs market downturn eases as pay pressure pick up: survey

Switzerland through to World Cup last eight after shootout win over Colombia

Opinion & Features

CEOs can take a leaf out of the playbook of World Cup coaches

Opinion & Features

Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s agenda clashes with reality

France’s Marine Le Pen says she will run for president in 2027, appeal her conviction

Energy & Commodities

SK Hynix US listing said to be multiple times oversubscribed

Energy & Commodities

ExxonMobil signals Q2 profit windfall as higher oil prices boost bottom line

Energy & Commodities

Oil jumps after settlement as US revokes general license for Iran oil sales

Capital Markets & Currencies

European shares slip on Tuesday as global tech retreat weighs

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: Nasdaq sinks as AI worries hit chipmakers

Messi rescues Argentina after Egypt takes 2-goal lead in World Cup thriller

YESTERDAY

Prince Harry and others lose privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail

Carousell turns ‘Ebitda-positive’ in FY2025 as recommerce powers growth

Telcos, Media & Tech

Amazon seeks to raise at least US$25 billion from bond sale

Energy & Commodities

Gold falls as traders weigh Fed rate path and Hormuz attacks

Companies & Markets

Nasdaq falls at open as DeepSeek's AI chip push rattles markets

Companies & Markets

ESR-Reit proposes to buy 5 logistics assets in Australia for US$192.4 million

US trade deficit widens sharply in May as capital goods imports hit record high

Companies & Markets

MAS proposes new corporate structure to grow alternative risk transfer market

Telcos, Media & Tech

China’s DeepSeek developing its own AI chip: sources

Banking & Finance

Yen pinned near 40-year low with investors wary of intervention

Companies & Markets

Foundation Healthcare IPO 3.8 times subscribed

Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple supplier Luxshare sets Hong Kong listing at top of range, with Temasek and GIC as cornerstone investors

Global Enterprise

Tankers hit in Hormuz as millions mourn Iran’s Khamenei

Bank of England sees growing risks to financial stability from AI

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jul 7)

Global Enterprise

Beijing is looking at curbing overseas access to China’s top AI models: sources

Companies & Markets

Singapore banks lead gains on STI; benchmark index up 1.6%

Capital Markets & Currencies

China regulator watches closely as US probes insider trading tied to Futu, Tiger Brokers

URA urges developers to take ‘risk-proportionate’ approach to anti-money laundering checks

Singapore to pump S$800 million into transport and connectivity research and innovation over 5 years

Frasers sells Sydney mall to PGIM, AFM joint venture for US$172.2 million

Opinion & Features

China’s next soft-power export could be beauty

French firm Carester to build rare earths separation plant in Malaysia’s Perak

Companies & Markets

High-net-worth women in Asia are out-investing men in alternatives: Brookfield survey

Companies & Markets

Thai regulator probes mystery investor’s US$1 billion stake in CP Group-backed telecom

Australia’s Lynas, South Korea’s JS Link sign deal for Malaysia magnet factory

Telcos, Media & Tech

AI won’t bring back era of rapid growth, says Nobel Prize winner

Banking & Finance

Beijing bolsters Hong Kong bond, gold trading in global renminbi push

Telcos, Media & Tech

Wall Street warms to SpaceX ahead of Nasdaq 100 inclusion

Wealth & Investing

The US$100 billion question that SpaceX raised

Capital Markets & Currencies

GIC among top sovereign funds backing India’s largest asset manager in US$1.2 billion IPO: sources

Capital Markets & Currencies

Samsung, SK Hynix fall over 8% as Asian stocks decline on tech weakness

Global Enterprise

US forced-labour hearing begins, paving way for more Trump tariffs

Banks including JPMorgan relax return-to-office rules amid Europe heatwave

Transport & Logistics

German industry grows more than expected on auto sector

Indonesia's 2026 budget deficit outlook seen at 2.85% of GDP

Wealth & Investing

US tech stocks stumble, but the AI boom is far from over

Wealth & Investing

The real AI bottleneck isn’t chips. It’s power

Indonesia, India sign BrahMos missile deal

Capital Markets & Currencies

Won’s 24-hour trading debut passes with below-average volume

Asean can lower cost of green transition by yuan debt: China’s green finance veteran

Energy & Commodities

Oil climbs as fresh tanker strike highlights risks around Hormuz

Energy & Commodities

Saudi oil price cut unlikely to convince sated Asia buyers, traders say

Opinion & Features

CICT, CapitaLand should snap up Bugis Junction Towers

10 dead after rain and storms batter provinces in China

Banking & Finance

HSBC reins in riskier private credit lending: FT

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta says US states are seeking US$1.4 trillion in penalties for violating child safety law

Opinion & Features

Memory makers, especially the South Korean ones, must learn to speak up

Forging a career path in the non-profit sector

Companies & Markets

Singapore enters next phase of 5G roll-out as telcos achieve nationwide coverage

Capital Markets & Currencies

SMU launches capital markets initiative; chairman Piyush Gupta says market growth takes sustained reforms

China’s smartphone sales drop 13% during shopping festival as memory costs limit discounts

Energy & Commodities

Gold slips for second day as Hormuz tensions fan inflation fears

Opinion & Features

How the EU can lead the rest of the West

Companies & Markets

Singapore to speed up cross-listing of foreign ETFs with 3-month approval target

Global Enterprise

Qatari LNG ship struck in Strait of Hormuz, testing US talks

Companies & Markets

Chinese firms leave Nvidia for local AI suppliers, survey shows

Vietnam’s island megaproject races towards Apec deadline, but demand test looms

Capital Markets & Currencies

DBS initiates UOB Kay Hian coverage with ‘buy’, S$4.80 target price

Belgium end US’ World Cup dreams with 4-1 rout amid Balogun row

Hong Kong begins trial operation of New gold clearing system

Telcos, Media & Tech

LG Energy profit misses estimates as slow EV demand hits

Banking & Finance

DBS, OCBC and UOB shares hit all-time highs as sentiment improves

Philippine inflation cools further in relief for central bank

Capital Markets & Currencies

Traders are most positive on the US dollar since 2015 as Fed hike looms

Capital Markets & Currencies

UOBKH ‘Alpha Picks’ lag STI on weakness in small and mid-caps in June; UIBREIT added for July

Capital Markets & Currencies

Hedge funds turn most negative on the Japanese yen since 2007

Myanmar bets on ancient temples, Buddhist pilgrimage sites to boost tourism

Companies & Markets

Singapore retains top spot as most expensive city for HNWIs, with five Apac cities in global top 10

Global Enterprise

China’s booming gig economy masks job market pain, strains welfare system

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks to watch: DFI Retail Group, Banyan Group

Indonesia mulls 0% income tax to draw money to new financial hub

Japan’s real wages up for fifth month in May, slower due to inflation

Banking & Finance

Japan drives Asia offshore bonds to record, surpassing China era

Transport & Logistics

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi steps down from Grab’s board

When the disruptor gets disrupted: How Chinese open-source AI is eating its own industry

Banking & Finance

Europe’s central banks may come under political pressure, Panetta says

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung profit surges past estimates on AI memory chip demand

Transport & Logistics

United Airlines must face lawsuit over ‘window seats’ that lack windows

Law Society’s disciplinary proceedings against Pritam Singh to be heard on Aug 13

Banking & Finance

Wall Street regulator should stick to quarterly reports, investor groups say

Economy & Policy

ESR review of startup share scheme taxes should address employee liquidity challenge: observers

Opinion & Features

MAS’ next decision may say more about growth than costs

Opinion & Features

Why China’s Belt and Road Initiative will remain relevant despite growing competition

Trump says Walmart will lower prices on ground beef, other items

Global Enterprise

Trump says he expects to host China’s Xi in US around Sep 24

Dubai luxury property sales climb aided by pre-war deals: Knight Frank

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq close sharply higher as Broadcom rallies

Spain eliminate rival Portugal in Cristiano Ronaldo’s World Cup exit

Capital Markets & Currencies

European shares retreat after hitting record high; easyJet surges on takeover offer

JUL 06

US service sector expands at a slower pace, hiring picks up

Transport & Logistics

Volkswagen CEO faces acid test from unions over swingeing job cut plans

Energy & Commodities

Gold falls after weekly gain as Fed rate-hike concerns recede

Companies & Markets

Lockheed to buy Ultra Maritime for US$3.45 billion in sea push

Telcos, Media & Tech

Broadcom, Apple extend chip partnership through 2031

Global Enterprise

Microsoft’s Xbox to cut 3,200 jobs, divest five studios in major overhaul

Companies & Markets

Wall St opens higher as chip shares recover

Blackstone, CVC and MUFG among bidders for stake in Vietnam’s fintech firm MoMo: sources

Malaysia sets July hearing on Lynas-Pentagon US$96 million rare earths deal

Capital Markets & Currencies

US dollar edges up; keeps yen pinned near 40-year lows

Nvidia chips case: Man charged with fraud allegedly used over S$38m in ill-gotten gains to buy house

Indonesia’s long-term draw intact despite market, currency jitters, says new SBF chairman

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia supplier Unimicron seeks US$1.4 billion share sale amid AI boom

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jul 6)

Companies & Markets

Thales strikes deal for controlling stake in sea drone maker Exail

Telcos, Media & Tech

South Korea’s SK Hynix launches US$28 billion US listing to ride global AI wave

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional trading; STI up 0.3%

Opinion & Features

Who’s really keeping fossil fuels alive? Taxpayers globally

Energy & Commodities

World absorbs historic Iran war oil supply loss, but depleted stocks bring risks

Capital Markets & Currencies

China’s biggest ETF is now a US$13 billion gold fund as state stock market support fades

UK's ITV to sell media and entertainment unit to Comcast's Sky for US$2.1 billion

In San Francisco, even US$180,000 tech salaries are no longer enough

Companies & Markets

Singapore’s equity market gains raise bar for new IPOs: OCBC

Companies & Markets

Japanese brewer Sapporo Breweries, Carlsberg to invest in US$643 million Singapore-based JV

Telcos, Media & Tech

Alibaba gets reprieve on lobbying ban tied to US Defense Department blacklist

Singapore, Indonesia seek closer energy and sustainability cooperation to power up green ties

Singapore, Indonesia vow closer cooperation, call for free passage through Strait of Hormuz

Philippine economy can handle one more rate hike, central bank governor says

From shampoo to cookies, consumer products get an AI makeover

Capital Markets & Currencies

South Korean won’s 24-hour trading era begins with cheers, applause

Opinion & Features

How crowds become stupider

Opinion & Features

Why Singapore’s workforce needs both openness and a strong local core

Telcos, Media & Tech

Nvidia AI server delay report sends Asian tech stocks sliding

German factory orders rebound as Iran-war effects fade

Capital Markets & Currencies

Moody’s warns Asia-Pacific private credit expansion to slow

Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian shares drop on chips, US dollar edges higher

Capital Markets & Currencies

NSE said to start marketing US$3 billion India IPO next week

Hong Kong’s Far East Consortium sells student housing to JD.com for US$95.6 million

Asia is at forefront of Acadian Asset Management’s private-wealth push: CEO

Economy & Policy

Singapore retail sales up 3% in May, missing forecasts

Thailand’s June headline CPI up 2.42% y/y, below forecast

Telcos, Media & Tech

ByteDance, Alibaba pull AI companions as Beijing tightens rules

Capital Markets & Currencies

Unease over Korea leveraged ETFs grows as lawmakers demand fix

Energy & Commodities

US beef exports to China to pick up as rivals exhaust quotas

Weaker commodity prices set to tip Australia into trade deficit

Capital Markets & Currencies

Goldman cuts yen forecast to 165 per US dollar, likes carry trades

Philippine anti-graft court orders arrest of Duterte ally ahead of impeachment trial

China steps up financial risk cleanup under new top regulator

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung likely to post 18-times jump in profit on surging AI demand for memory

Opinion & Features

Does progressive payment for new projects fuel high new condo prices?

Global Enterprise

Singapore, China should deepen cooperation in green transition, AI and ageing: Chee Hong Tat

Companies & Markets

PayNow eyes merchant, business payments in next growth phase, puts heat on card networks

Energy & Commodities

Singapore’s record-high electricity tariff drives retailers to roll out discounts, but price war unlikely

Global Enterprise

Oil drops as flows in Hormuz persist and Opec+ flags more supply

Trump heads to Nato summit to meet Zelensky, face wary allies

Energy & Commodities

Gold trades near two-week high on cooling US rate-hike bets

Ringgit may rebound on capital flow measures: analysts

Banking & Finance

Record wave of IPO lock-up shares to hit Hong Kong market

Banking & Finance

Bankers say Asia loan market to stay weak as war saps confidence

Transport & Logistics

Analysts up Sats target prices on cargo recovery, strategic growth

Telcos, Media & Tech

Europe’s heatwave is bright spot for China’s portable AC makers

Boutique condo developments likely to have more construction quality defects: BCA

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks to watch: SIA Engineering, Boustead

Telcos, Media & Tech

Hyundai Motor showcases humanoid at World Cup in robotics push

Companies & Markets

World Cup fever: After-hours matches leave Singapore businesses on the bench

Companies & Markets

Philadelphia Semiconductor Index shows signs of near-term exhaustion

Companies & Markets

Revised takeover code: Dealmakers welcome targeted guidance instead of ban on deal protection

Companies & Markets

Steady returns keep shareholders invested amid global uncertainty: GP Industries CEO

Opinion & Features

Knowing how to use AI is no longer enough. We need to build with it

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

Haaland double as Norway stun Brazil to reach World Cup quarter-finals

Japan’s love of plastic tested by supply constraints

The supertanker tycoon making millions on Hormuz shuttle runs

Transport & Logistics

UK budget airline easyJet ready to accept US$7.3 billion takeover bid from Castlelake

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