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French trade credit insurer Coface eyes growth in South-east Asia amid rising trade risks

OpenAI’s valuation is now at US$500 billion. Can the AI boom keep going?
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AI boom, gold rush, oil slump: What Asia’s markets are signalling

Some 84 per cent of the crude oil and condensate, and 83 per cent of the LNG that move through the Strait of Hormuz go to Asian markets in 2024, estimates the US Energy Information Administration.
International
COMMODITY INSIGHTS

Possible Hormuz blockade threatens Asia’s energy lifeline, unsettling oil market

On the Singapore Exchange,
Companies & Markets

Singapore’s STI, Asia markets rise after US court blocks Trump’s reciprocal tariffs

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Companies & Markets

Singapore’s STI down 0.1% after Trump’s Apple tariff salvo; Asian markets mixed

A Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) company signage is seen on a building facade at the central business district in Singapore on March 14, 2025. (Photo by Roslan RAHMAN / AFP)
Singapore

Many Singapore family businesses unprepared for succession; some prefer to sell: HSBC

The Straits Times Index (STI) jumped about 1.8 per cent in morning trading to reach 3,944.78, as trading resumed following Monday’s Vesak Day break.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Singapore’s STI jumps 1.8% on US-China tariff truce; bank shares soar

US President Donald Trump gives a thumb's up as he arrives for the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena, in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)
Companies & Markets

Trump hold-off on tariffs only a temporary reprieve for markets, analysts say

In Asia, Hong Kong and Shanghai were down on Friday morning.
Capital Markets & Currencies

Asia: Japanese shares gain on weaker yen after Christmas break

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Companies & Markets

Chinese stocks lead Asia markets’ weekly losses amid China data, Fed signal on rate cuts

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