Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 23)

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From crisis to revival: SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye plans exit after lucrative decade-long pivot

[SINGAPORE] Loh Boon Chye – the man who steered the Singapore Exchange through a period of trading disruptions and into the highly profitable world of multi-asset derivatives – is preparing to step down after more than 11 years at the helm.

Singapore’s core, headline inflation moderate slightly in September to come in under consensus estimates

[SINGAPORE] Consumer price increases slowed in September, with core and headline inflation easing slightly, data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry showed on Friday.

AI tracking, no-burn policies: How SGX-listed plantation firms are responding to haze

[SINGAPORE] Singapore-listed agribusinesses have sought to distance themselves from the forest fires in Indonesia and their contribution to transboundary haze.

Office rents in Singapore’s central region rise 0.8% in Q3 over Q2, URA data shows

[SINGAPORE] Office rents in Singapore’s central region rose 0.8 per cent in the third quarter of this year over the preceding quarter.

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Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 22)

Take-up of new private homes dives 45% in Q3 as prices accelerate with 1.4% rise

[SINGAPORE] The take-up of newly launched private homes took a 44.7 per cent hit in the third quarter of 2026, as developers launched fewer projects in a slow season while overall residential prices picked up their pace.

Malaysia, Thailand central banks join MAS cross-border payment initiative

[SINGAPORE] The Malaysian and Thai central banks have joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s cross-border digital money initiative, Bloom, as policymaker members.