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/esg/global-clean-energy-manufacturing-supply-far-exceeds-demand Wed, 27 May 2026 15:45:59 +0000 ESG Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /esg/global-clean-energy-manufacturing-supply-far-exceeds-demand The glut has strengthened renewable power’s appeal as an alternative to fossil fuels https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/aluminium-price-spike-middle-east-war-fans-costs-us-solar-industry Wed, 27 May 2026 13:29:04 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets ESG International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/aluminium-price-spike-middle-east-war-fans-costs-us-solar-industry Higher installation costs are expected to trickle down to consumers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-holds-loss-traders-weigh-prospects-us-iran-deal Wed, 27 May 2026 01:31:57 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-holds-loss-traders-weigh-prospects-us-iran-deal GOLD held a loss, as fresh clashes in the Persian Gulf weighed on hopes for a US-Iran peace deal and reinforced concerns... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/brent-crude-jumps-4-us-strikes-iran-set-back-hopes-hormuz-re-opening Tue, 26 May 2026 23:58:18 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/brent-crude-jumps-4-us-strikes-iran-set-back-hopes-hormuz-re-opening US officials have on several occasions said they were close to a deal with Iran to end the conflict https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/malaysia-jolts-bullion-trade-10-import-duty-gold-bars Tue, 26 May 2026 08:19:49 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/malaysia-jolts-bullion-trade-10-import-duty-gold-bars Malaysia imported around US$2.5 billion of non-monetary gold through April this year https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/indonesias-merdeka-gold-eyes-hong-kong-debut-rare-depositary-receipt-listing Tue, 26 May 2026 07:39:58 +0000 Energy & Commodities Asean Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/indonesias-merdeka-gold-eyes-hong-kong-debut-rare-depositary-receipt-listing The surprise in the deal is the potential reboot of the instrument known as HDRs for the first time in 12 years https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-slips-strikes-raise-concerns-iran-talks-inflation Tue, 26 May 2026 01:05:43 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-slips-strikes-raise-concerns-iran-talks-inflation Bullion has slumped around 14% since the conflict erupted in late February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/scorching-asian-summer-will-add-risk-surging-gas-prices Tue, 26 May 2026 00:05:55 +0000 International Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /international/scorching-asian-summer-will-add-risk-surging-gas-prices Forecasts currently point to hotter-than-normal summer temperatures in East Asia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/aramco-transfer-prefchem-stakes-malaysias-petronas Mon, 25 May 2026 22:59:21 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/aramco-transfer-prefchem-stakes-malaysias-petronas The deal underscores how the Iran war is reshaping energy partnerships across Asia https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rebounds-strikes-near-strait-muddy-outlook-iran-deal Mon, 25 May 2026 21:54:15 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rebounds-strikes-near-strait-muddy-outlook-iran-deal The strait is the key waterway through which a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas flowed during peacetime https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/vessels-carrying-middle-east-oil-lng-exit-hormuz-amid-us-iran-peace-talks-head-pakistan-china Mon, 25 May 2026 04:11:31 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/transport-logistics/vessels-carrying-middle-east-oil-lng-exit-hormuz-amid-us-iran-peace-talks-head-pakistan-china They are among a handful of supertankers exiting the Gulf in May via a transit route that Iran has ordered ships to... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/indonesia-eyes-commodity-export-policy-detail-roll-out-coming-weeks Mon, 25 May 2026 01:51:17 +0000 Energy & Commodities Asean Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/indonesia-eyes-commodity-export-policy-detail-roll-out-coming-weeks Exporters will be required to report their sales to Danantara Sumberdaya from Jun 1 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/geo-energy-expects-further-clarity-indonesias-plan-centralise-commodity-export-controls Mon, 25 May 2026 01:10:51 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities /companies-markets/geo-energy-expects-further-clarity-indonesias-plan-centralise-commodity-export-controls The coal producer says current operations and activities continue ‘as (per) normal’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/war-driven-supply-shock-already-roiling-manufacturing-asia Sun, 24 May 2026 23:36:54 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/war-driven-supply-shock-already-roiling-manufacturing-asia A shortage of naphtha, stemming from the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, is hurting multiple sectors https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-slips-2-week-low-us-iran-seen-moving-closer-peace-deal Sun, 24 May 2026 22:57:15 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-slips-2-week-low-us-iran-seen-moving-closer-peace-deal [SINGAPORE] Oil prices fell 6 per cent to two-week lows on Monday (May 25), on optimism that the US and Iran were... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-gains-prospects-iran-deal-temper-inflation-concerns Sun, 24 May 2026 22:34:19 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-gains-prospects-iran-deal-temper-inflation-concerns Bullion is down about 14% since the conflict began in late February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/india-raises-diesel-petrol-prices-third-time-eight-days Sat, 23 May 2026 02:04:00 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/energy-commodities/india-raises-diesel-petrol-prices-third-time-eight-days Retailers’ losses are getting compounded due a demand spike from bulk consumers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-settle-higher-slow-progress-us-iran-peace-talks Sat, 23 May 2026 01:45:01 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-settle-higher-slow-progress-us-iran-peace-talks Global oil inventories have been depleting at an alarming pace https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/3-gifs-how-iran-war-has-changed-tanker-traffic-through-hormuz-malacca-straits Fri, 22 May 2026 04:10:00 +0000 David Li Zuowei Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/3-gifs-how-iran-war-has-changed-tanker-traffic-through-hormuz-malacca-straits Only a handful of supertankers exited the Gulf in May https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/hengli-chinas-silk-petrochemicals-empire-faces-chill-us-sanctions Fri, 22 May 2026 03:50:14 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/hengli-chinas-silk-petrochemicals-empire-faces-chill-us-sanctions The company’s main offshore unit is set to shut this month https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steady-us-iran-signals-keep-rate-hike-bets-simmering Fri, 22 May 2026 01:01:40 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steady-us-iran-signals-keep-rate-hike-bets-simmering Bullion is down nearly 14% since the war erupted in late February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-rise-investors-doubt-breakthrough-us-iran-peace-talks Thu, 21 May 2026 22:18:06 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-prices-rise-investors-doubt-breakthrough-us-iran-peace-talks Six weeks since a fragile ceasefire took effect, efforts to end the war have shown little progress https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-hits-session-high-report-iran-wants-keep-its-uranium Thu, 21 May 2026 12:11:25 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-hits-session-high-report-iran-wants-keep-its-uranium The Strait of Hormuz closure was the market’s most severe supply disruption on record https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/deep-under-chinas-coal-basins-petrochina-unlocking-gas-rocks Thu, 21 May 2026 02:01:55 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/deep-under-chinas-coal-basins-petrochina-unlocking-gas-rocks The push to develop coal rock gas is part of Beijing’s widening effort to diversify its energy mix and reduce reliance on... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-hopes-us-iran-truce-ease-rate-hike-bets Thu, 21 May 2026 01:22:29 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/gold-steadies-hopes-us-iran-truce-ease-rate-hike-bets Bullion is down about 14% since the war began in late February https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rebounds-us-iran-peace-deal-uncertainty-and-inventory-drawdowns Wed, 20 May 2026 22:14:54 +0000 Energy & Commodities Companies & Markets /companies-markets/energy-commodities/oil-rebounds-us-iran-peace-deal-uncertainty-and-inventory-drawdowns Teheran said it was reviewing Washington’s latest proposal on ending the war