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Data centre operators seek government support as demand for green energy surges
Companies & Markets
ETF popularity poised to stay as investors flock to diversification, stability
Companies & Markets
Stocks to watch: Singtel, Venture Corp, ARA H-Trust, YHI International, LHN
Opinion & Features
MARK TO MARKET
Interests of OCBC and Great Eastern’s minority shareholders are fundamentally misaligned
Property
After S$160 million makeover, SingLand eyes better take-up, higher rents at Singapore Land Tower
Companies & Markets
Optus names National Broadband Network’s Stephen Rue as incoming chief
ASEAN Business
Microsoft bets big on South-east Asia, pledges billions in AI and cloud investments
Global Enterprise
100 years on, SICCI to focus on internationalisation, digitalisation and sustainability
Companies & Markets
TOPLINE
GuocoLand taps X factor to help tenants pull workers to offices amid hybrid work
Podcasts
BT Money Hacks: Is it time to invest in Japan again? (Ep 168)
BREAKING NEWS
Banking & Finance
Philippine central bank tightens dirty money risk reporting rule
Global Enterprise
China’s services activity eases in April but still solid: Caixin
Energy & Commodities
Gold dips as US dollar edges higher, investors seek more Fed cues
Tech in Asia
Singapore’s Anywheel gets green light to expand fleet to 35,000
ESG
Market-based schemes not reducing deforestation, poverty: report
Capital Markets & Currencies
Zero-day options boom will only grow even as some investors fear disaster
Companies & Markets
Singapore stocks open in the black on Monday; STI up 0.3%
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Financial Results
ARA H-Trust Q1 net property income up marginally to US$6.4 million
Venture posts lower Q1 net profit of S$60.1 million on weaker demand
Holiday Inn owner IHG’s Q1 revenue up 2.6%, leisure travel demand remains strong
Inflation
RBA to keep key rate at 12-year high as inflation stirs anew
Thailand’s April inflation rises slightly, first time in 7 months
OECD upgrades global growth outlook as US outperforms
Cryptocurrencies
More than 90% of stablecoin transactions aren’t from real users, study finds
Stablecoin Tether steps up monitoring in bid to combat illicit finance
Bitcoin’s wild price swings point to the rising influence of ETF buyers
Covid-19
Moderna beats quarterly estimates as cost-cutting pares losses
Covid-19 lowered life expectancy by 1.6 years worldwide: study
Travel refund-related complaints in Singapore spiked last year amid pandemic, says Case
Interest Rates
US Fed ‘less hawkish’ than expected; Singapore banks, net cash companies likely to outperform
RBA to keep key rate at 12-year high as inflation stirs anew
Thaksin’s daughter calls central bank independence an ‘obstacle’
Electric Vehicles
EV automakers get reprieve in US tax credit rules
US automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits
Chinese share of French EV market slumps after incentives curbed
Canada
Global housing shortages are crushing immigration-fuelled growth
Toronto home sales fall for third month in April; prices rise
Singapore and Canada to enhance science and technology cooperation
Climate Change
Is Jurong Island’s carbon test bed too small and conservative? A*Star institute head thinks not
Thai power demand hits record as extreme heat prompts warnings
Pricey coffee is here to stay as hoarding, heat hit Vietnam supply
Currencies
Economic leaders of South Korea, Japan, China say FX volatility is a risk
Dollar drops as employers add fewer jobs than expected in April
Yen surges on suspected intervention by Japanese authorities
Semiconductors
Qualcomm forecast beats estimates as AI drives chip sales in China
Huawei lab barred by US regulators as part of crackdown on China
Taiwan economy grows at fastest pace since 2021 on chip boom
Housing
Global housing shortages are crushing immigration-fuelled growth
Qatari Sheikh sells London mansion to fellow royal for £39 million
Toronto home sales fall for third month in April; prices rise
M&A
Paramount bidders await word from special committee evaluating options
Credit Suisse China securities joint venture says staff down 46% in 2023
BHP’s biggest rivals sit on the sidelines of Anglo M&A drama
Bonds
US holds quarterly debt sale steady, starts buybacks this month
Abu Dhabi wealth fund ADQ attracts strong demand for 2-part bond issue
Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund plans debut dollar bond sale
Sustainability
COMPANY OF GOOD
What is corporate purpose?
Asset owners can’t afford to sidestep sustainability
Mergers, closures, diversification: What is happening to Singapore’s cultivated meat sector?
Oil Prices
Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of US$3.3 billion in first quarter
Oil settles down on US jobs data, steepest weekly loss in three months
Oil settles near 7-week lows, focus shifts to economy
US Federal Reserve
US Fed ‘less hawkish’ than expected; Singapore banks, net cash companies likely to outperform
The perils of the Fed’s vast bond holdings
NEWS ANALYSIS
If inflation continues to build, the Fed won’t be able to maintain neutral stance for long
Opec
Saudi Arabia posts budget deficit of US$3.3 billion in first quarter
Saudi Arabia hikes oil selling prices for all grades to Asia
Opec+ may need to tackle oil capacity conundrum next month
Russia
Putin plans to meet Xi in China days after his new term starts
US official urges China, Russia to declare only humans, not AI, control nuclear weapons