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/international/global/china-starts-marketing-record-5-billion-euros-sovereign-bonds Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:49:58 +0000 Global International /international/global/china-starts-marketing-record-5-billion-euros-sovereign-bonds The sale tests global investor appetite as the EU addresses its widening trade imbalance with China https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/hormuz-reopening-quickly-flooding-oil-markets-supply Thu, 25 Jun 2026 01:12:48 +0000 Global International /international/global/hormuz-reopening-quickly-flooding-oil-markets-supply Markets are weakening across Europe and Asia as buyers find themselves inundated with offers for cargo https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-republican-senator-shouting-match-over-unpopular-iran-war Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:27:23 +0000 Global International /international/global/trump-republican-senator-shouting-match-over-unpopular-iran-war The proposed peace deal has also been met with scepticism in the Middle East https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/oil-erases-wartime-gains-more-tankers-transit-hormuz Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:01:17 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/oil-erases-wartime-gains-more-tankers-transit-hormuz Washington and Teheran have both flagged early progress in talks to end the war https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/chinese-ev-makers-are-shut-out-india-their-tech-isnt Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:13:41 +0000 Global International /international/global/chinese-ev-makers-are-shut-out-india-their-tech-isnt For Chinese carmakers facing overcapacity, such deals boost revenue and comply with Beijing’s export controls https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/netherlands-lobbies-us-drop-chip-curbs-targeting-asml-sales-china Wed, 24 Jun 2026 08:48:51 +0000 Telcos, Media & Tech Companies & Markets Global International /companies-markets/telcos-media-tech/netherlands-lobbies-us-drop-chip-curbs-targeting-asml-sales-china China is the company’s most important market and accounted for 19% of net system sales in the first quarter https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/asias-demand-middle-eastern-oil-slows-after-three-week-buying-spree Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:50:23 +0000 Global International /international/global/asias-demand-middle-eastern-oil-slows-after-three-week-buying-spree Most refiners have already completed their orders for June and July https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/chinas-premier-li-downplays-global-trade-disruption-fears-amid-surge-exports Wed, 24 Jun 2026 04:50:27 +0000 Global International /international/global/chinas-premier-li-downplays-global-trade-disruption-fears-amid-surge-exports Country now ‘provides the world with increasing dividends of innovation through technological progress and industrial upgrading’, he says https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-iran-odds-nuclear-inspections-frozen-assets-deal-end-war Tue, 23 Jun 2026 23:50:27 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-iran-odds-nuclear-inspections-frozen-assets-deal-end-war Washington has already agreed to waive sanctions on Iran for 60 days https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/back-earth-spacex-why-us2-trillion-titan-shed-us600-billion-3-days Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:51:05 +0000 Deon Loke Global Companies & Markets International New Articles /international/global/back-earth-spacex-why-us2-trillion-titan-shed-us600-billion-3-days Shares of the Elon Musk-led company fall 16% on Tuesday https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/new-lebanon-israel-talks-begin-shadow-us-iran-deal Tue, 23 Jun 2026 06:49:11 +0000 International Global /international/new-lebanon-israel-talks-begin-shadow-us-iran-deal The US-Iran deal on Jun 17 stipulated an end to fighting across all fronts, including Lebanon https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/working-life/work-home-world-cup-even-jpmorgan-says-yes Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:24:54 +0000 Working Life Global International /working-life/work-home-world-cup-even-jpmorgan-says-yes Firms in host cities urge staff to work remotely on match days to avoid expected traffic, briefly pausing return-to-office mandates https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/can-anyone-fix-britain-regular-change-pm-symptom-uks-malaise Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:14:53 +0000 International Global /international/can-anyone-fix-britain-regular-change-pm-symptom-uks-malaise Many analysts link the political instability to the Brexit vote a decade ago https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/spacex-falls-third-day-erases-us600-billion-market-value Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:05:02 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International /international/global/spacex-falls-third-day-erases-us600-billion-market-value The company’s market capitalisation now sits just above US$2 trillion https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-suspends-iran-oil-sanctions-says-nuclear-inspectors-return-amid-optimism-after-first-talks Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:22:10 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-suspends-iran-oil-sanctions-says-nuclear-inspectors-return-amid-optimism-after-first-talks “I will do what I have to do” if Iran does not stick to its agreement with Washington, says Trump https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/decade-chaos-britain-prepares-seventh-prime-minister Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:01:29 +0000 Global International /international/global/decade-chaos-britain-prepares-seventh-prime-minister Britain has lurched from one prime minister to another https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/uk-pm-starmer-resigns-new-leader-be-place-september Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:46:56 +0000 International Global New Articles /international/uk-pm-starmer-resigns-new-leader-be-place-september His replacement would be the 7th prime minister since the Brexit vote 10 years ago https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/airline-ticket-prices-may-stay-high-global-carriers-bank-fuel-relief-iran-deal Mon, 22 Jun 2026 08:42:33 +0000 Global International /international/global/airline-ticket-prices-may-stay-high-global-carriers-bank-fuel-relief-iran-deal This gives airlines leeway to use lower fuel bills to rebuild margins rather than reverse recent price increases https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/global-banks-drive-india-asset-backed-securities-sales-record Mon, 22 Jun 2026 07:38:38 +0000 Global Banking & Finance Companies & Markets International /international/global/global-banks-drive-india-asset-backed-securities-sales-record Overseas lenders have made US$5.6 billion worth of purchases in the financial year ended March 2026 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/trump-rebuilds-us-tariff-wall-new-claims-trade-unfairness Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:02:43 +0000 Global International /international/global/trump-rebuilds-us-tariff-wall-new-claims-trade-unfairness His administration wants the rebuilt wall of import taxes to mirror those Trump put on every major trading partner in 2025 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/fragmented-supply-chains-loom-trade-tensions-grow-warns-chinese-vice-premier Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:47:08 +0000 Global International /international/global/fragmented-supply-chains-loom-trade-tensions-grow-warns-chinese-vice-premier The country’s growing trade surplus with key partners has come in focus in recent months https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/global-business-leaders-back-faster-electrification-shift-cut-fossil-fuel-costs-and-boost-energy Mon, 22 Jun 2026 03:23:58 +0000 Global ESG International /international/global/global-business-leaders-back-faster-electrification-shift-cut-fossil-fuel-costs-and-boost-energy The shift will depend heavily on clear and predictable government policy and reforms https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-iran-conclude-high-level-talks-switzerland-mediators-say-amid-tensions-over-trumps-threats Mon, 22 Jun 2026 01:10:39 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-iran-conclude-high-level-talks-switzerland-mediators-say-amid-tensions-over-trumps-threats US and Iran agreed to a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/shipping-slows-after-iran-says-it-has-again-shut-strait-hormuz Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:34:25 +0000 International Companies & Markets Global Transport & Logistics /international/shipping-slows-after-iran-says-it-has-again-shut-strait-hormuz Five vessels passed through the strait on Jun 21, from 26 ships a day earlier https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/why-its-nearly-impossible-build-robot-without-china Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:26:10 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/why-its-nearly-impossible-build-robot-without-china The country has been making and installing factory robots at a pace unmatched by any other country https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/wellness-zone-plane-qantas-tests-new-ways-beat-jet-lag-worlds-longest-nonstop-flight Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:16:15 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/global/wellness-zone-plane-qantas-tests-new-ways-beat-jet-lag-worlds-longest-nonstop-flight Airbus has modified the A350-1000 so it can fly the approximate 17,000 km between Sydney and London https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/fresh-trump-threat-angers-teheran-us-iran-peace-talks-open-switzerland Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:26:17 +0000 Global International /international/global/fresh-trump-threat-angers-teheran-us-iran-peace-talks-open-switzerland The Iranian delegation halted talks over Trump’s latest threat and refused to return, reported Iranian media https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/tech-in-asia/asias-ai-hardware-bet-has-financing-problem Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:21:27 +0000 International Companies & Markets Global Telcos, Media & Tech /international/tech-in-asia/asias-ai-hardware-bet-has-financing-problem The region can build AI data centres, but the tougher question is how to pay for the GPUs inside them https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-and-iran-delay-nuclear-talks-lebanon-clashes-worsen Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:20:20 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-and-iran-delay-nuclear-talks-lebanon-clashes-worsen Fighting in Lebanon was deadlier than usual, with the Israeli military saying four of its soldiers were killed https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/iran-says-it-will-waive-fees-hormuz-during-60-day-negotiation-period Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:26:08 +0000 Global International /international/global/iran-says-it-will-waive-fees-hormuz-during-60-day-negotiation-period Ships must submit transit requests at least 48 hours before arrival https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/vance-leaves-shippers-dark-potential-iran-hormuz-toll Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:22:26 +0000 Global International /international/global/vance-leaves-shippers-dark-potential-iran-hormuz-toll Trump said that Hormuz will be toll free during the first 60 days and thereafter https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-tells-asml-its-concerned-one-its-chipmaking-tools-may-be-china Fri, 19 Jun 2026 05:40:38 +0000 Global Companies & Markets International Telcos, Media & Tech /international/global/us-tells-asml-its-concerned-one-its-chipmaking-tools-may-be-china The Dutch firm has pushed back against those concerns https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/asean-russia-reaffirm-commitment-deepening-cooperation-summit-kazan Fri, 19 Jun 2026 04:41:50 +0000 Global Asean International /international/global/asean-russia-reaffirm-commitment-deepening-cooperation-summit-kazan Speaking at the summit, PM Lawrence Wong said Asean and Russia should work together in areas where their interests converge https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-iran-envoys-head-talks-israeli-strikes-continue-after-ceasefire Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:56:13 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-iran-envoys-head-talks-israeli-strikes-continue-after-ceasefire A halt to the fighting in Lebanon is a condition for starting 60 days of US-Iranian talks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/oil-falls-supply-moves-through-strait-hormuz-after-iran-war-pact Thu, 18 Jun 2026 22:22:59 +0000 Global Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities International /international/global/oil-falls-supply-moves-through-strait-hormuz-after-iran-war-pact [NEW DELHI] Oil prices fell on Friday (Jun 19) as prospects brightened for more supply after oil tankers began moving through the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/first-tankers-cross-strait-after-iran-deal-israeli-strikes-stir-doubt-lebanon Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:47:38 +0000 Global International /international/global/first-tankers-cross-strait-after-iran-deal-israeli-strikes-stir-doubt-lebanon Israel’s attacks in Lebanon remain a sticking point https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/french-senators-warn-wealth-black-box-tax-system Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:06:42 +0000 Global International /international/global/french-senators-warn-wealth-black-box-tax-system The issue is likely to factor in elections next year to determine Macron’s successor https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/new-fed-chief-kevin-warsh-hawk-doves-clothing Thu, 18 Jun 2026 08:36:50 +0000 Global International /international/global/new-fed-chief-kevin-warsh-hawk-doves-clothing Warsh sounds more hawkish than his predecessor Jerome Powell, emphasising the importance of ‘price stability’ https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/us-quietly-allows-waiver-russian-oil-expire Thu, 18 Jun 2026 06:39:46 +0000 Global International /international/global/us-quietly-allows-waiver-russian-oil-expire  Trump says the US could end the waiver because Middle East oil is flowing