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HEARING ADJOURNS TO OCT 3 AS PROSECUTION ASKS FOR 6-7 MONTHS JAIL; ISWARAN’S
LAWYERS SEEK 8 WEEKS

UPDATED 16 minutes ago
Singapore


THE STORY OF ISWARAN’S GIFTS

UPDATED an hour ago
Singapore


SINGAPORE WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION FALLS AGAIN IN 2023, BUT FEWER SEEK HELP

Property


CONDO RESALE VOLUMES DOWN SLIGHTLY IN AUGUST AS BUYERS AWAIT INTEREST RATE CUT:
SRX, 99.CO

Companies & Markets


MAS ISSUES 5-YEAR PROHIBITION ORDER ON FORMER INVESTMENT COMPANY REP FOR
FRAUDULENT TRADES

Economy & Policy


SINGAPORE’S GREATEST SOURCE OF ALPHA IS ITS REPUTATION FOR TRUST, INTEGRITY AND
RELIABILITY: PM WONG

ASEAN Business


VIETNAM TO DEVELOP 4 NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR LABS TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING

Global Enterprise


CHINA’S CAR DEALERSHIPS FACING LOSSES OF ALMOST US$20 BILLION

Opinion & Features


THE RELUCTANT CEO: HO CHING ON WHY SHE ACCEPTED THE TOP JOB AT TEMASEK

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INVESTING WITH IMPACT


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FED OFFICIALS LEAVE DOOR OPEN TO ANOTHER LARGE RATE CUT

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FROM PROPERTY PERSPECTIVE, MANY REASONS TO MARRY YOUNG

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SINGAPORE INFLATION


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BT EVENTS


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ROOM WITH A MOUNTAIN VIEW

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COST AND OTHER HURDLES TO GOVT'S INCENTIVES

GEMSTONE SCHEME


UNHAPPY INVESTORS DEMAND REFUND

FED RATE CUT


FED OFFICIALS LEAVE DOOR OPEN TO ANOTHER LARGE RATE CUT

LEVEL GROUND


FROM PROPERTY PERSPECTIVE, MANY REASONS TO MARRY YOUNG

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Transport & Logistics


TOYOTA RAISES BUYBACK TO 1.2 TRILLION YEN, CITING SHARE LEVELS

Sep 24, 2024 05:00 PM
Singapore


HEARING ADJOURNS TO OCT 3 AS PROSECUTION ASKS FOR 6-7 MONTHS JAIL; ISWARAN’S
LAWYERS SEEK 8 WEEKS

Sep 24, 2024 02:14 PM
UPDATED 16 minutes ago
International


POPE OFFERS REFUGE TO MYANMAR'S JAILED SUU KYI: REPORT

Sep 24, 2024 04:49 PM
Capital Markets & Currencies


HONG KONG, SHANGHAI LEAD MARKETS RALLY AFTER CHINA STIMULUS

Sep 24, 2024 04:38 PM
Lifestyle


MERYL STREEP SAYS A 'SQUIRREL HAS MORE RIGHTS' THAN AN AFGHAN GIRL

Sep 24, 2024 04:34 PM
Energy & Commodities


TOTALENERGIES AGREES LNG SUPPLY DEAL WITH SOUTH KOREA'S HYUNDAI CHEMICAL

Sep 24, 2024 04:28 PM
Transport & Logistics


CREDIT AGRICOLE IN TALKS TO INVEST IN GUANGZHOU AUTO UNIT

Sep 24, 2024 04:09 PM



MYBT

Financial Results


VINFAST POSTS DEEPER Q2 LOSS ON IMPAIRMENT CHARGE, HIGHER COST TO BOOST SALES


FEDEX SLUMPS ON QUARTERLY PROFIT MISS, NARROWED 2025 OUTLOOK


ADOBE FORECASTS DOWNBEAT QUARTERLY EARNINGS ON CAUTIOUS TECH SPENDING

Inflation


BANK OF ENGLAND’S BAILEY SAYS INTEREST RATES ARE GRADUALLY HEADING DOWNWARDS


THAI FINANCE MINISTRY AND CENTRAL BANK TO DISCUSS INFLATION TARGET NEXT WEEK


JAPAN’S STRUGGLE WITH RICE INFLATION TO CONTINUE AFTER HARVEST

Cryptocurrencies


OPENAI NEWS ACCOUNT ON X COMPROMISED, SENDS CRYPTO POSTS


US SEC, COINBASE CLASH IN COURT OVER CRYPTO RULEMAKING


POLICE CALLED TO OFFICE AT UBI TECHPARK AFTER UNHAPPY INVESTORS DEMAND REFUND
FROM GEMSTONE SCHEME

Covid-19


HDB COMPLETES 94% OF ALL PANDEMIC-DELAYED PROJECTS


BICYCLE SALES ON BUMPY TERRAIN AS COVID CYCLING CRAZE SCREECHES TO A HALT


WHO, PARTNERS MEET TO AVOID COVID FAILURES ON FAIR MEDICAL ACCESS FOR MPOX

Interest Rates


BANK OF ENGLAND’S BAILEY SAYS INTEREST RATES ARE GRADUALLY HEADING DOWNWARDS


THAI FINANCE MINISTRY AND CENTRAL BANK TO DISCUSS INFLATION TARGET NEXT WEEK


BANK OF JAPAN CHIEF SIGNALS NO RUSH IN RAISING RATES FURTHER

Electric Vehicles


CHINA’S LEAPMOTOR AND STELLANTIS OPEN ORDERS IN EUROPE FOR BUDGET EVS


EVS TO GET BOOST FROM EXTENDED INCENTIVES, BUT HYBRIDS COULD SUFFER FROM
EMISSION REBATE CUT

UPDATED 8 hours ago


CHINA’S CAR DEALERSHIPS FACING LOSSES OF ALMOST US$20 BILLION

Canada


CANADIANS MOST HOPEFUL ABOUT ECONOMY SINCE MAY 2022 AS INFLATION EBBS


TRUDEAU LOOSENS MORTGAGE RULES IN BID TO WOO YOUNGER VOTERS




CANADA HOME SALES PICK UP WITH BUYERS BOOSTED BY LOWER RATES

Climate Change


AMAZON FOREST LOSES AREA THE SIZE OF GERMANY AND FRANCE, FUELING FIRES


EUROPEAN BANKS ARE FACTORING CLIMATE RISKS INTO LOANS, SAYS ECB


NET-ZERO PLEDGES GROWING BUT INTEGRITY LACKING: STUDY

Currencies


EURO DROPS AS GLUM PMI READINGS STOKE BETS ON MORE ECB EASING


CANADIAN DOLLAR CLINGS TO WEEKLY GAIN AS RETAIL SALES BEAT ESTIMATES


US DOLLAR’S RESILIENCE IN FACE OF FED CUTS DISAPPOINTS TRADERS

Semiconductors


QUALCOMM’S POTENTIAL INTEL BUYOUT COULD RAISE ANTITRUST, FOUNDRY CONCERNS


BIDEN, MODI ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR A NEW CHIP PLANT IN INDIA


VIETNAM AIMS FOR ONE SEMICONDUCTOR FAB PLANT, 10 PACKAGING PLANTS BY 2030

Housing


HONG KONG’S BIGGEST DEVELOPER SELLS HOMES AT DISCOUNT AFTER RATE CUT


HONG KONG WEEKEND HOME SALES FALL TO EIGHT-WEEK LOW DESPITE RATE CUT


ECONOMISTS URGE CHINA TO RAMP UP HOUSING RESCUE TO PROPEL GROWTH

M&A


GIANT OWNER DFI TO SELL SHANGHAI-LISTED YONGHUI TO MINISO FOR 4.5 BILLION YUAN

UPDATED 5 hours ago


US FTC SET TO GREENLIGHT CHEVRON’S US$53 BILLION BUY OF OIL RIVAL HESS: SOURCES


COMMERZBANK WARNS UNICREDIT MERGER IS THREAT TO GERMAN BUSINESSES: FT

Bonds


ASIA-PACIFIC INVESTORS EYE INCREASED EXPOSURE TO FIXED INCOME: SURVEY


CHINA’S 10-YEAR BOND YIELD FALLS TO 2% FOR FIRST TIME ON RECORD


GERMAN 10-YEAR YIELD RISES ABOVE TWO-YEAR DEBT FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 2022

Sustainability
COMPANY OF GOOD


WHAT IS CORPORATE PURPOSE?


CHINA BACKS ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL RECYCLING GROUP

THE BROAD VIEW


ICELAND LOOKS TO INLAND SALMON FARMING FOR A GREENER WAY TO MEET DEMAND

Oil Prices


OIL SETTLES LOWER ON WEAK EURO ZONE BUSINESS ACTIVITY


OIL EDGES UP FOLLOWING US RATE CUT MOVE, GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS


OIL ENDS WEEK HIGHER AS INVESTORS TAKE STOCK OF FED RATE CUTS

US Federal Reserve


JAPAN BANK STUNG BY US FED HIKES PLOTS RETURN TO GOVERNMENT BONDS

FED DECISION


FED OFFICIALS LEAVE DOOR OPEN TO ANOTHER LARGE INTEREST-RATE CUT


STOCKS’ POST-FED RALLY RISKS ADDING ‘ACCELERANT FUEL’ TO SELL-OFF

Opec


OIL SETTLES LOWER ON WEAK EURO ZONE BUSINESS ACTIVITY


OIL EDGES UP FOLLOWING US RATE CUT MOVE, GEOPOLITICAL CONCERNS


OIL PRICES RISE 2% AFTER US RATE CUT

Russia


US MOVES TO BAR CHINESE, RUSSIAN TECH FROM CONNECTED VEHICLES

UPDATED 19 hours ago


UKRAINE BANS OFFICIAL USE OF TELEGRAM APP OVER FEARS OF RUSSIAN SPYING


INDIA PLANS TO KEEP BUYING CHEAP RUSSIAN OIL, OIL MINISTER SAYS

Metals


GOLD PRICES STEADY AFTER FED POLICYMAKERS BACK RATE CUTS


CHINA’S MASSIVE STEEL INDUSTRY IS FACING A WAVE OF BANKRUPTCIES


GOLD PRICES HOVER NEAR RECORD HIGHS ON FED’S AGGRESSIVE RATE STANCE

Yen


EURO DROPS AS GLUM PMI READINGS STOKE BETS ON MORE ECB EASING


JAPAN TOP FX DIPLOMAT SAYS WATCHING FOR ANY BUILD-UP OF YEN CARRY TRADES: NHK


US DOLLAR FIRMS AGAINST YEN AFTER BOJ CAUTIOUS TONE OVER RATE HIKES

Malaysia


MALAYSIA PALM OIL LEVY REVISION PROPOSAL SENT TO FINANCE MINISTRY, STATE MEDIA
SAYS

NEWS ANALYSIS


MOVES TO REVIVE JOHOR’S FOREST CITY HOLD PROMISE BUT SUCCESS HINGES ON SEZ AND
ROBUST ECOSYSTEM


MALAYSIA OFFERS ZERO TAX FOR FAMILY OFFICES IN US$100 BILLION FOREST CITY
DEVELOPMENT


7-eleven


HOW 7-ELEVEN CAN GET A BIG PRICE FROM CIRCLE K


JAPAN FINANCE MINISTER SAYS SEVEN & I’S NEW ‘CORE’ TAG DOESN’T RAISE BAR FOR
BUYOUT


JAPAN LABELS 7-ELEVEN OWNER ‘CORE’ INDUSTRY, COMPLICATING TAKEOVER




COMPANIES & MARKETS

Transport & Logistics


TOYOTA RAISES BUYBACK TO 1.2 TRILLION YEN, CITING SHARE LEVELS

Sep 24, 2024 05:00 PM
Capital Markets & Currencies


HONG KONG, SHANGHAI LEAD MARKETS RALLY AFTER CHINA STIMULUS

Sep 24, 2024 04:38 PM
Energy & Commodities


TOTALENERGIES AGREES LNG SUPPLY DEAL WITH SOUTH KOREA'S HYUNDAI CHEMICAL

Sep 24, 2024 04:28 PM
Transport & Logistics


CREDIT AGRICOLE IN TALKS TO INVEST IN GUANGZHOU AUTO UNIT

Sep 24, 2024 04:09 PM
Companies & Markets


MOST GEN ZS AND MILLENNIALS AIM TO RETIRE EARLY: SURVEY 

Sep 24, 2024 04:08 PM
Consumer & Healthcare


DULUX MAKER AKZO NOBEL PLANS TO CUT ABOUT 2,000 JOBS GLOBALLY

Sep 24, 2024 04:03 PM



OPINION & FEATURES

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THE BOTTOM LINE


TRADERS, DON’T FALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR MACHINES

PAUL J DAVIES

Opinion & Features
THINKING ALOUD


THE DANGER OF VIOLENT DISCOURSE

LEON HADAR

Opinion & Features


INSTITUTIONAL FUNDS HAVE A ROLE TO PLAY IN DRIVING GOVERNANCE AND PERFORMANCE

TAN BOON GIN


ASEAN BUSINESS


CHINA’S GEELY PLANS TO BUILD CARS IN VIETNAM IN US$170 MILLION INVESTMENT


GLOBAL ENTERPRISE


CHINA UNLEASHES STIMULUS BLITZ IN PUSH TO HIT ANNUAL GROWTH GOAL

UPDATED 5 hours ago


STARTUPS


NINJA VAN SUSPENDS OPERATIONS AT VIETNAM SUBSIDIARY AS IT WORKS TO RESOLVE
DELAYED SALARY PAYMENTS


SGSME


NEW OFFICE TO HELP SMES NAVIGATE, PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON REGULATIONS


PODCASTS


MARKET FOCUS DAILY: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Ringgit poised to sustain rally after best quarter in 50 years; Gold prices
hover near record highs on Fed’s aggressive rate stance;...


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Sep 23, 2024 05:00 AM


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Sep 23, 2024 05:00 AM


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CAN GENERATION COFFEE STAND OUT IN SINGAPORE’S CROWDED COFFEE SCENE? | THE
BUSINESS BEHIND


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