https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-advances-us-dollar-pushes-lower-easing-fed-hike-bets Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:59:56 +0000 Energy & Commodities Capital Markets & Currencies Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-advances-us-dollar-pushes-lower-easing-fed-hike-bets A gauge of the US dollar was its lowest since May, making bullion that is priced in the currency cheaper https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/bhp-reports-better-expected-profit-higher-copper-prices Mon, 17 Aug 2026 23:49:03 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/bhp-reports-better-expected-profit-higher-copper-prices Copper has overtaken iron ore as the company’s top earnings driver https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/us-announce-steps-help-refiners-produce-more-fuel-energy-chief-wright-says Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:24:13 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/us-announce-steps-help-refiners-produce-more-fuel-energy-chief-wright-says Persistently high pump prices above US$4 a gallon spell trouble for Trump’s Republican party in the upcoming midterm elections in November https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-settles-over-us2-iran-war-stalemate-stokes-supply-concerns Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:01:35 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-settles-over-us2-iran-war-stalemate-stokes-supply-concerns Both brent crude and US WTI crude contracts gained more than 5% last week following attacks on tankers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sembcorp-says-potential-ipo-indian-renewable-unit-remains-preliminary Mon, 17 Aug 2026 12:25:39 +0000 Ranamita Chakraborty Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/sembcorp-says-potential-ipo-indian-renewable-unit-remains-preliminary It responds to a Bloomberg report that the listing could raise as much as US$500 million https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-refiners-resist-saudi-aramco-request-load-oil-red-sea-port-amid-houthi-threat Mon, 17 Aug 2026 07:26:54 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-refiners-resist-saudi-aramco-request-load-oil-red-sea-port-amid-houthi-threat Most processors in China, Taiwan and India were asked to collect their oil from Yanbu https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-silver-platinum-and-palladium-what-singapore-investors-should-know-about-these-precious-metals Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:01:07 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets Singapore /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-silver-platinum-and-palladium-what-singapore-investors-should-know-about-these-precious-metals Outlook for each metal varies depending on market conditions, say analysts https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-shares-little-changed-iran-war-keeps-oil-prices Mon, 17 Aug 2026 02:49:36 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/asian-shares-little-changed-iran-war-keeps-oil-prices MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan is flat on Aug 17 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-rises-towards-two-month-high-us4400-weak-us-retail-data-weighs-us-dollar Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:55:15 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-rises-towards-two-month-high-us4400-weak-us-retail-data-weighs-us-dollar Volatility continued to shroud the global energy supply outlook, showing that the risk of monetary tightening has not gone away https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/skyrocketing-beef-prices-finally-have-americans-reaching-their-spending-limit Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:50:34 +0000 International Companies & Markets Consumer & Healthcare Energy & Commodities /international/skyrocketing-beef-prices-finally-have-americans-reaching-their-spending-limit The US cattle herd remains near its lowest levels in about five decades https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/europes-heat-parched-land-poses-risks-next-years-crops Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:59:32 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets ESG /companies-markets/energy-commodities/europes-heat-parched-land-poses-risks-next-years-crops Grain acreage in the continent has already fallen gradually over the last 25 years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-us-iran-peace-talks-stall-hormuz-shipping-slows Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:49:14 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-us-iran-peace-talks-stall-hormuz-shipping-slows Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz slowed over the Aug 15-16 weekend https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/oil-climbs-over-us1-tanker-attacks-no-progress-peace Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:58:39 +0000 Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/oil-climbs-over-us1-tanker-attacks-no-progress-peace [HOUSTON] Crude oil futures climbed over US$1 a barrel on Friday (Aug 14) on tanker attacks and a lack of progress on... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/golden-agri-resources-h1-net-profit-rises-4-4-us167-2-million-higher-cpo-prices Fri, 14 Aug 2026 04:58:43 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/golden-agri-resources-h1-net-profit-rises-4-4-us167-2-million-higher-cpo-prices Revenue for the six months ended Jun 30 is up 7.3% at US$6.6 billion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/first-resources-h1-net-profit-57-4-us234-9-million-declares-s0-08-dividend-share Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:14:13 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/first-resources-h1-net-profit-57-4-us234-9-million-declares-s0-08-dividend-share Earnings per share stand at US$0.1517, up from US$0.0963 in H1 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-traders-weigh-fed-rate-path-and-mideast-tension Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:50:44 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-traders-weigh-fed-rate-path-and-mideast-tension The metal remains on track for a second weekly gain despite pulling back on Aug 13 from a 10-week high https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-settles-down-2-weak-demand-outlook-hefty-us-crude-build Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:04:22 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-settles-down-2-weak-demand-outlook-hefty-us-crude-build Opec lowered its world oil demand growth forecast for 2026 to 580,000 barrels per day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/china-aviation-oil-h1-net-profit-down-17-8-us41-1-million-squeezed-margins-lower-volumes Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:00:16 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/transport-logistics/china-aviation-oil-h1-net-profit-down-17-8-us41-1-million-squeezed-margins-lower-volumes Earnings have been hit by higher costs in securing jet fuel supply as the Middle East conflict intensifies https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-pauses-after-tame-us-inflation-fuels-rally-over-two-month-peak Wed, 12 Aug 2026 23:53:24 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-pauses-after-tame-us-inflation-fuels-rally-over-two-month-peak Fed policymakers will likely feel little fresh urgency to raise interest rates in September after Wednesday’s data shows inflation cooled https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-drops-lower-demand-forecasts-despite-deadlock-us-iran-talks Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:22:55 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-drops-lower-demand-forecasts-despite-deadlock-us-iran-talks Opec lowers its world oil demand growth forecast for 2026 to 580,000 barrels per day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/global-2026-oil-supply-shortfall-deepen-hormuz-reopening-remains-elusive Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:22:41 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/global-2026-oil-supply-shortfall-deepen-hormuz-reopening-remains-elusive “Global oil supply has fallen well below demand” the IEA said in a monthly report https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-advances-traders-watch-us-inflation-rate-hike-clues Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:09 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-advances-traders-watch-us-inflation-rate-hike-clues The modest gains on Wednesday take the metal above the 100-day moving average https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-doubts-over-us-iran-deal-heighten-supply-concerns Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:47:05 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rises-doubts-over-us-iran-deal-heighten-supply-concerns US and Houthis reported separate attacks on shipping in the Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb straits https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/malaysias-sd-guthrie-sees-el-nino-impacting-2027-28-palm-oil-output Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:50:14 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/malaysias-sd-guthrie-sees-el-nino-impacting-2027-28-palm-oil-output Production for the rest of 2026 is expected to remain largely unaffected https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-touches-us4400-traders-turn-focus-us-inflation-data Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:01:16 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-touches-us4400-traders-turn-focus-us-inflation-data Bullion edges higher in early trading, after adding 3.6% over the previous two sessions