Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 25)

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Singapore upgrades 2026 key exports growth forecast to 3-5% as electronics shipments power Q1 expansion

[SINGAPORE] Enterprise Singapore (EnterpriseSG) has upgraded the Republic’s non-oil domestic exports (NODX) forecast for 2026 to 3 to 5 per cent, from 2 to 4 per cent previously.

Singapore core inflation eases to 1.4% in April, below forecasts

[SINGAPORE] The Republic’s core inflation eased to 1.4 per cent in April from 1.7 per cent in March, defying economists’ expectations.

AI boom masks mounting risks from Middle East energy shock: MAS chief

[SINGAPORE] Artificial intelligence investments have helped keep global markets buoyant despite a major Middle East energy shock, with AI-related investment contributing to as much as half of US gross domestic product growth, said Chia Der Jiun, managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Should buyers get more excited over relatively ‘cheap’ freehold Newport Residences?

[SINGAPORE] City Developments Limited’s (CDL) : C09 +3.43% group CEO Sherman Kwek described the response to the launch of the group’s freehold Newport Residences, along Anson Road in District 2 in Singapore’s Downtown Core, early this year as positive.

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Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (May 22)

Farmland south of Lim Chu Kang to be zoned for defence, land further north to be used for agriculture

[SINGAPORE] Agricultural land south of Lim Chu Kang will be zoned for defence use in the near future, and military land in the north, closer to other farms, will be reallocated for future farming use.