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Energy & Commodities

Gold, silver climb as US yields fall on softer retail sales

Global Enterprise

Jack Ma-backed Ant bets on AI health in 480 billion yuan sector race

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China’s Li inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry

Companies & Markets

CapitaLand Investment slumps as much as 8.5% after posting H2 net loss

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung to unveil AI-charged Galaxy S26 smartphones on Feb 25

Carsome charges into EV resale market as electric cars gain traction in South-east Asia

Telcos, Media & Tech

Memory chip demand will be strong this year and into 2027: Samsung Electronics executive

Transport & Logistics

Ford falls behind China’s BYD in global sales for the first time

Banking & Finance

Philippines’ digital banks chase profits as regulator ups the stakes

Transport & Logistics

Vin’s Holdings expects ‘significant improvement’ in H2 net profit

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Investment, F&N, Centurion Accommodation Reit, Wing Tai

Transport & Logistics

Boeing plans to open fourth 737 production line in midsummer

Singapore’s public accounts watchdog stresses importance of modernising public sector IT systems

Companies & Markets

CLI sinks into red with S$142 million H2 loss on China asset drag; operating profit up 30%

Crypto & Alternative Assets

Crypto investor exodus weighs heavier on Bitcoin also-ran Ether

US says trade deal with India to include concessions on pulses

Banking & Finance

Robinhood reports record quarterly revenue on retail trading strength

Transport & Logistics

Lyft’s storm-hit outlook, 2025 surprise operating loss send shares tumbling

Opinion & Features

Budget 2026: Scaling Singapore businesses’ global footprint amid rising risks

Budget 2026: Business chambers want more help for SMEs to internationalise, bigger automation grants

Opinion & Features

‘Pricey’ DBS can still be worth buying

Opinion & Features

Small is beautiful: A precision playbook for Singapore’s next lap

Telcos, Media & Tech

Australia asks for meeting with Roblox after grooming, content complaints

Coinbase CEO falls from list of world’s richest as crypto slides

Consumer & Healthcare

Barbie maker Mattel’s grim annual forecasts, quarterly miss sink shares

Transport & Logistics

Ford’s quarterly earnings miss forecasts, CEO sees stronger year in 2026

Banking & Finance

Commonwealth Bank profit tops estimates on business loans

Energy & Commodities

Oil prices steady as Iran-US tensions and US data eyed

US consumer delinquencies jump to highest in almost a decade

Capital Markets & Currencies

European shares flat as insurance, energy losses offset luxury gains

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: S&P 500, Nasdaq dip with economic data, earnings in focus

Haruki Murakami isn’t afraid of the dark

YESTERDAY

Global Enterprise

Paramount sweetens Warner Bros bid with ticking fee, Netflix break-up fee cover

US small-business optimism eases on economic expectations

WhatsApp wins court backing to challenge US$268 million Irish privacy fine

Telcos, Media & Tech

Alphabet seeks US$9.4 billion from sterling, Swiss franc bond sales

Companies & Markets

CDLHT prices S$100 million perpetual securities at 4%

Companies & Markets

Wall St ticks higher as investors await economic data

Companies & Markets

Centurion Accommodation Reit gets in-principle approval for Westlite Ubi dorm expansion

US retail sales unexpectedly flat in December

Telcos, Media & Tech

Spotify sets user growth record due to ‘Wrapped’ promotion

Global Enterprise

French wine, spirits exports drop for third year amid US-China trade tensions

City Plaza owners eye another mega en-bloc attempt with S$970 million reserve price

India regulator stalls new exchanges’ entry into options market

Companies & Markets

NTT DC Reit posts US$36.3 million in 9M distributable income

Singapore lab-grown seafood firm Avant Proteins winding up in another blow to novel food sector

India in talks over critical minerals deals with Brazil, Canada and more

Companies & Markets

Wing Tai H1 net profit surges to S$40.3 million on higher takings from Singapore properties

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Feb 10)

Companies & Markets

F&N Q1 profit down 8.9% at S$47.4 million; company ups stake in Vinamilk

Thai government will focus on debt relief, finance minister says

Opinion & Features

The coming brave new world of designer babies

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks continue gaining ground, tracking regional benchmarks; STI up 0.1%

Wealth & Investing

UBS fund manager says Asia junk bond rally has further to go

Companies & Markets

Gucci sales fall as Kering seeks turnaround under new CEO

Indonesia at ‘point of no return’ on big Prabowo growth bet, despite market carnage

Consumer & Healthcare

AstraZeneca forecasts growth in 2026 as it builds drug pipeline

Telcos, Media & Tech

TSMC revenue jumps 37% in January; AI spending marches on

Malaysia’s Sunway Healthcare hires six banks as IPO underwriters

South-east Asia’s governments put AI to work in tourism

Hong Kong family offices numbers jump 25% since 2023 in wealth hub boost: survey

Capital Markets & Currencies

Australia’s ASX CEO Helen Lofthouse to step down in May

Wealth & Investing

The SaaS apocalyse: When fear does the thinking

Opinion & Features

China once stole foreign ideas. Now it wants to protect its own

Energy & Commodities

BP reports profits in line with expectations, suspends buybacks

Transport & Logistics

Honda reports more than 60% drop in third-quarter operating profit

Wealth & Investing

Supertrends to boost portfolios over the next five years

Global Enterprise

Alibaba pushes into robotics AI with open-source ‘RynnBrain’

Reframing taxes for resilience and competitiveness

Opinion & Features

Should landlords worry? Singapore’s new inequality data suggests tough conversations will continue

GuocoLand launches River Modern with prices from S$2,877 psf

Property debt’s ‘maturity wall’ eases in US as US$875 billion comes due

Google expands R&D footprint in Singapore, scaling teams and upskilling programmes

Indonesia distributes 10.9 trillion rupiah in subsidies for palm oil replanting programme

Global Enterprise

BYD joins wave of firms challenging Trump’s tariffs in US court

Companies & Markets

Eastspring, Reviva to develop private equity strategy to shutter emerging market coal plants

Zuckerberg set to join California billionaires with Miami home

Telcos, Media & Tech

Salesforce cuts fewer than 1,000 jobs: report

Companies & Markets

BNP Paribas rolls out donor-advised platform in Singapore for ultra-wealthy

8 in 10 SMEs plan overseas expansion in 2026 despite market volatility: DBS survey

Banking & Finance

Malaysia’s Khazanah Nasional fund reports higher profit, 5.2% investment return in 2025

Companies & Markets

Stamford Land sues UOB over allocation of excess rights shares in its 2021 issue

Chinese fixed asset investments in Singapore surged last year, but it’s too early to call it a trend

Companies & Markets

DBS capital return plans remain bright spot even with weaker earnings ahead: analysts

Banking & Finance

Quant manager Qube grows China fund 10-fold to above US$2 billion

Opinion & Features

Handle with extreme care any Reit mergers should CapitaLand, Mapletree merge

Energy & Commodities

UOB’s gold bars, coins are selling fast. How else can small investors buy gold?

Telcos, Media & Tech

Amazon plans to launch AI content marketplace, The Information reports

Economy & Policy

Budget 2026 may give firms more targeted, strategic support to navigate global uncertainty

Medical misinformation more likely to fool AI if source appears legitimate: study

Energy & Commodities

China could lift coal output this year due to Indonesian curbs

Energy & Commodities

Gold, silver retreat as dollar ticks up

Global Enterprise

Salmon DNA skin boosters, injectable fillers: non-invasive plastic surgery boosts medical tourism in South Korea

Capital Markets & Currencies

Japan’s Nikkei, Topix hit record highs on earnings, ‘Takaichi trade’ optimism

Xi faces dilemma over Japan after Takaichi wins historic mandate

Global Enterprise

How digital assets are shaping the future of treasury

Companies & Markets

DBS CEO Tan Su Shan urges investors to ‘buckle up’ for volatile 2026; income outlook steady despite Q4 profit miss

Capital Markets & Currencies

SGX securities turnover value up 66% at S$34.6 billion in January

Opinion & Features

Will ‘Sell America’ end the dollar’s hegemony?

Global Enterprise

Memory chip squeeze wreaks havoc in markets, with more to come

Telcos, Media & Tech

ByteDance’s new video model sparks rally in China AI app stocks

Telcos, Media & Tech

US plans Big Tech carve-out from next chip tariffs, FT reports

Capital Markets & Currencies

Stocks to watch: Singtel, CapitaLand Investment, Seatrium, Boustead, Hotel Grand Central

Singapore upgrades 2026 key exports growth forecast to 2-4% as global outlook improves

Convicted market maker Huang Yiwen testifies to ‘marking the close’ at Goh Jin Hian’s criminal trial

Reits & Property

Boustead gets SGX nod for Reit listing, eyes S$154.6 million gain from divestments

Companies & Markets

Seatrium seeks US$55.7 million from unit of Brazil’s Petrobras over ongoing dispute, starts arbitration

Banking & Finance

YouTube star MrBeast acquires financial services firm Step

Economy & Policy

Singapore revises 2025 GDP growth to 5% from 4.8% earlier, bolstered by a strong Q4

Fed’s Miran says data suggests Americans aren’t shouldering tariff hit

Global Enterprise

AI helps scam centres evade crackdown in Asia, dupe more victims

Consumer & Healthcare

Why Singapore’s retailers feel the squeeze from Chinese brands

Companies & Markets

Singapore should make targeted ‘big bets’ to stretch S$1 billion AI investment, say analysts

Opinion & Features

Shaping flexible multilateralism for a world in flux

Eyes on Grab and Sea as analysts stay bullish ahead of FY2025 results

US cuts tariffs on Bangladesh goods, including apparel exception

White House sets lower job growth expectations; Fed grapples with same issue

Transport & Logistics

China’s Pony AI, Toyota start ramp-up of self-driving car model

Global Enterprise

Trump to travel to China first week of April, Politico reports

Opinion & Features

Navigating geopolitics for control of data in the AI era

Transport & Logistics

Waymo goes fully autonomous in Nashville

Telcos, Media & Tech

Alphabet embarks on global bond spree to fund record spending

Target steps up store staffing, cuts about 500 other roles, CNBC reports

Companies & Markets

Nike braces Converse staff for cuts as sales head to 15-year low

Energy & Commodities

Oil settles up more than 1% after US urges caution for vessels near Iran

Capital Markets & Currencies

European shares close at record high as AI worries ease, UniCredit gains

Capital Markets & Currencies

US stocks: Wall Street advances as tech bounces further off of recent losses

FEB 09

Capital Markets & Currencies

Wall Street slips as AI concerns linger, key economic data awaited

Companies & Markets

About 60,000 users still hit by Singtel-owned Optus’ mobile service outage

Starmer vows to fight on as UK PM after second top aide quits

More than 150 countries agree that focus on GDP harms nature

StanChart Singapore rallies largest contingent of 1,200 volunteers for festive season

Takaichi hails Japan victory, wants to build trust with markets

Wealth & Investing

Apollo’s Q4 profit rises on strong inflows

Companies & Markets

Mindarie Investment’s offer for Alpha Integrated Reit turns unconditional

Capital Markets & Currencies

China’s stock exchanges to facilitate refinancing for listed firms

Energy & Commodities

Indonesia identifies eight blocks with large rare earth reserve potential

Telcos, Media & Tech

Uber agrees to buy Getir’s delivery business in Turkey

Banking & Finance

Bitcoin falls below US$70,000 after wild roller-coaster ride

UniCredit to return 50 billion euros to investors over five years

Japan’s biggest nuclear plant restarts second time after hiccup

Global Enterprise

China’s palm oil demand to drop as cheaper alternatives rise: analysts

Graphic: China’s Comac puts up fierce competition against Airbus and Boeing

Thailand’s ruling party readies for coalition talks after big election win

Companies & Markets

Singtel’s regional data centre arm Nxera opens largest facility in Tuas

Philippines VP Duterte faces third impeachment complaint

Amazon to exit Asia Square; Shell likely to take over its prime CBD space

Companies & Markets

Hotel Grand Central to book net loss in FY2025 on impairment losses

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Feb 9)

Bad Bunny turns Super Bowl half-time into Puerto Rican love letter with a Lady Gaga surprise

Capital Markets & Currencies

US IPO proceeds to quadruple to record US$160 billion in 2026 as dealmaking rebounds, says Goldman

Companies & Markets

Singapore stocks continue rally, mirroring regional indices; STI up 0.5%

Opinion & Features

The Epstein files: Accountability and the question of elite impunity

Companies & Markets

ST Engineering breaches S$10 to close at all-time high of S$10.11; 4.1% surge follows raft of new product news

Companies & Markets

Analysts revise Keppel target price upwards to almost S$14 on strong earnings prospects

Ascott to top S$500 million fee target on new signings, pipeline projects turning operational

Opinion & Features

Bash all day, buy all night

Crypto & Alternative Assets

South Korea watchdog urges tougher crypto rules after US$40 billion Bithumb giveaway

Companies & Markets

DBS to give junior staff special one-time bonus of S$1,000 each

Wealth & Investing

Emerging market bonds: Resilient amid slower rate cuts

China’s robot makers ready for Chinese New Year entertainment spotlight

Telcos, Media & Tech

Chinese chip firm Montage Technology soars 64% in Hong Kong debut

Japan’s US$1.4 trillion FX reserves under scrutiny as Takaichi hunts for revenue sources

Contender for Bank of Korea governor backs higher property taxes to contain inflation

Rising wages push more Japan firms into bankruptcy in January, survey shows

Wealth & Investing

Navigating a future market sell-off

Global Enterprise

Renminbi hits fresh 33-month high after report of regulators warning on US Treasury risk

Wealth & Investing

Apollo, Schroders join forces to sell funds to wealthy investors

Top 20% of Singapore households hold average wealth of S$5.3 million: MOF

Indonesia puts Q1 deadline on market reforms after MSCI alarm

Energy & Commodities

Gold rush at UOB: bank extends hours and starts appointment-only service

Companies & Markets

DBS says AI push is paying off as it shifts from efficiency tool to growth engine

‘Better outcome than we had expected’: Thai PM Anutin’s election win has analysts upbeat

Over half of PMEs feel the need to upskill amid AI disruptions: NTUC survey

Singapore median household market income up 6.8% in real terms

Banking & Finance

UBS to hire 50 HK wealth bankers after record revenue year

Opinion & Features

China’s energy future still runs on old technology

Australia places tariff on Chinese steel frames, citing dumping

Companies & Markets

Asian banks’ FX desks brace for volatility as yen intervention risks return

Singapore’s four major telcos came under attack by cyber espionage group UNC3886

Telcos, Media & Tech

What is UNC3886, the group that attacked Singapore’s telco infrastructure?

Malaysia’s December industrial production up 4.8% y/y, matching expectations

Ho Chi Minh City unveils twin US$1 billion digital-asset, AI data-centre pacts

Live Nation executives in talks with DOJ to avert trial, Semafor reports

Opinion & Features

Major tax hikes unlikely in upcoming Budget, but property tax rates may rise in future

Global Enterprise

China digital exports surge as Alibaba, Tencent lead global push

Anutin’s win steadies Thai politics, but the economic test lies ahead

Opinion & Features

Why was EQDP necessary in the first place?

Chairman of Malaysia’s IJM says he’s not involved in daily operations amid corruption probe

Hong Kong sentences Jimmy Lai to 20 years in landmark case

Telcos, Media & Tech

Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is ‘impossible’

Capital Markets & Currencies

Japan stocks surge to record, bonds slide with yen on Takaichi’s landslide election win

Abu Dhabi’s G42 leads US$1 billion data centre project in Vietnam

Refreshed Food Manufacturing Industry Digital Plan to simplify digital adoption, support scaling efforts

Thailand is wracked by floods and quakes. But what’s holding it back is far harder to tackle

Energy & Commodities

Oil drops as US, Iran pledge to continue talks

Energy & Commodities

Gold and silver extend gains on softer dollar

Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian stocks rally as Japan shares surge to record peak

Australia’s household spending surprisingly declines in December

Reits & Property

Elite UK Reit posts 1.4% rise in H2 DPU to £0.0149

Banking & Finance

DBS shares close 1.9% lower after Q4 profit falls short of forecasts

Telcos, Media & Tech

Samsung stock rises after report on mass production of AI chips

Energy & Commodities

Scott Bessent sees ‘unruly’ Chinese trading behind gold price swings

Companies & Markets

Stocks to watch: DBS, Frasers Property, Elite UK Reit, Creative Technology

Banking & Finance

Yen slide deepens as Takaichi triumph in Japan election paves the way for more stimulus

Japan’s real wages down every month in 2025

Banking & Finance

China is pumping cash to fill a US$456 billion liquidity shortfall

OKP poised to benefit from Singapore construction boom, backed by S$136.7 million in cash

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

Opinion & Features

Time to introduce a Japan, Korea-style value-up programme, to drive Singapore market’s next leg-up

Companies & Markets

Hang Seng Tech Index expected to continue decline

Singapore’s strong GDP growth to see higher full-year fiscal surplus of up to S$13.8 billion: economists

Frasers Hospitality repositions portfolio with move into premium rental apartments

Banking & Finance

US Treasury’s Bessent says Fed will take its time on balance sheet moves

Consumer & Healthcare

Asics sees boom in running shoes for India’s healthy and wealthy

Banking & Finance

Japan markets set for renewed ‘Takaichi trade’ after landslide election win

Saudis to unveil updated strategy for US$2 trillion economic plan

Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win

Starmer’s chief of staff quits as Mandelson furor engulfs PM

Who is Thai PM Anutin and how did he seal a clear win in the elections?

Singapore’s 2025 investment pledges rise 5.3% to S$14.2 billion; related job creation dips 16%

Thailand PM’s party takes wide lead in three-way election race

‘Our victory is a victory of all people’: Thai PM Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party takes big lead in election

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