The Business Times

War and atrocities

Opinion & Features

Growing geopolitical risk jars global economy

Previous conflicts between Israel and Iran over the last year had limited impact on oil prices, on a medium-term horizon, says an analyst. A key reason behind this is that the US is now a major producer of crude oil.
Companies & Markets

SGX-listed energy stocks surge, regional names mixed, as oil prices rally on Israel-Iran conflict 

French President Emmanuel Macron with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Singapore

Israel may be breaching international law with its curbs on aid supplies to Gaza: PM Wong

Demonstrators clash with police officers during an anti-immigration protest in Britain on Aug 4. Fostering better understanding among people are essential to prevent social tensions from boiling over.
Opinion & Features
THE POLITICS THAT MATTERS TO BUSINESS

Preparing Singapore against turmoil

An Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights report says 300 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank since Oct 7, the day Hamas gunmen went on a deadly rampage in southern Israel and took hostages back to Gaza.
International

UN report deplores 'rapid deterioration' of rights in West Bank

The remains of houses destroyed during fighting with Hamas militants in Kibbutz Be'eri, Israel, on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023. Be’eri is one of a dozen communities around the Gaza Strip, along with several military bases, that fell prey to the shock invasion by Hamas — which is designated a terrorist organization by the US and European Union - on Oct. 7. Photographer: Kobi Wolf/Bloomberg
Property

Rising war risks prompt property insurers to rethink cover

The rise in oil prices amid geopolitical conflict raises fresh fears of a spike in inflation which could weigh on the global economy.
Wealth
INVESTING GLOBALLY & PROFITABLY

Oil price volatility amid Israel-Hamas war raises inflation fears

The worst thing for market is not war or geopolitics or even a recession, but the uncertainty that creates volatility.
Wealth
SCIENCE OF WEALTH

War’s impact on markets – decent returns

Smoke rises after rockets were launched on Oct 7 in Ashkelon, a coastal Israeli city 13 kilometres north of the border with the Gaza strip.
Companies & Markets

Trendlines Group not expecting ‘significant impact’ on operations from Israel-Gaza conflict

April 30, 2023 -- Boxes of humanitarian aid from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), bound for Sudan, where deadly clashes between rival generals' forces broke out in mid-April..
Opinion & Features
THE BOTTOM LINE

The world needs neutrals

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