Daily Debrief: What Happened Today

Published Fri, Jan 7, 2022 · 10:30 AM

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    US to revise Singapore travel advisory after Covid data flap

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    Malaysia workers seek judicial review of Supermax deal to supply UK health service

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    STI up 0.66%, buoyed by banking stocks

    AFTER dipping on hawkish statements by the US Federal Reserve, several key markets in Asia saw investors engaged in buying the dip on Friday (Jan 7).

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