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Capital Markets & Currencies

Asian private equity battles talent shortage in hottest deal market

2026-07-22T00:12:10.000Z
Singapore bonds, currency and stocks have also weathered the Iran war better than peers, thanks to haven flows.
Capital Markets & Currencies

AI boom drowns out Iran war fears to fuel Asia’s great market divide

2026-04-27T04:25:33.000Z
LNG deliveries to the region declined 8.6 per cent in March from a year earlier to about 20.6 million.
Energy & Commodities

Asia LNG imports drop most since 2022 as Iran war upends supply

2026-04-01T07:09:36.000Z
Trump declared on Tuesday that he intends to soon end the month-long war in the Middle East, which has left the global energy market in convulsion.
Companies & Markets

Singapore, Asia stocks surge after Trump signals end to Iran war

2026-04-01T01:41:22.000Z
Tokyo Gas's LNG terminal in Japan. Natural gas has accounted for a declining share of power generation in Asia, including in Japan, as a result of a rise in the use of renewables.
International

Asia pivots to coal as Middle East conflict chokes LNG supply

2026-03-17T11:33:01.000Z
WTI crude oil fell about 6.9% to US$88 a barrel during Asian trading hours on Mar 10, while Brent crude was down about 6.5% at just over US$92 per barrel.
Asean Business

Asian markets rebound, oil retreats under US$100 a barrel on optimism Iran conflict may ease

2026-03-10T10:40:01.000Z
Investors have been grappling with concerns around the additional trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump following the recent Supreme Court ruling.
Opinion & Features
RETHINKING MATTERS

Trading in the ‘Year of Geopolitics’

2026-02-27T23:00:00.000Z
Trump’s tariff push has strained Washington’s diplomatic relations across Asia.
Global Enterprise

Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion

2026-02-22T05:06:43.000Z
Customers at a shopping centre in Jakarta. Asean, with nearly 700 million consumers and rapidly expanding middle classes, represents one of the fastest-growing demand bases in the global economy.
Opinion & Features
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market

2026-02-11T06:00:05.000Z
The STI dropped 0.7% in the first 30 minutes of trading on Friday (Feb 6).
Capital Markets & Currencies

Singapore, Asia markets mostly down after Wall Street tech rout

2026-02-06T01:54:48.000Z
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