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#BTOPINION: Gold may be losing its Midas touch The price action of gold, which tends to stand out as a sound hedge against uncertain times, has lately not been displaying its safe haven traits.

Malaysia’s central bank surprises with interest rate hike of 25 points The news came as a surprise to the market as most analysts and economists expected the central bank to maintain the historical low interest rate of 1…

Timeline of Hyflux: from market listing to liquidation How did a beloved market darling become a corporate entity so deeply mired in debt? What went wrong?

Woman fined S$100,000 for false trading of Aspial Corp, Far East Orchard shares She had purchased shares of Aspial and FEO near or during the close of the days’ trading sessions which artificially raised and set the clos…

BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. Ultra-rich families racing to park wealth in Singapore under enhanced investment scheme bt.sg/38nk 2. Assistant professor leaves SMU after allegations of faked claims surface bt.sg/3Bvw…

#BTOPINION: E-Log’s tepid debut may leave unitholders wondering if being bigger is better In the latest #HOCKLOCKSIEW, BT writes that Reit mergers are only “win-win” transactions in the sense that the combined Reit would…

In virus-hit China, investors rush headlong into bonds and deposits An index tracking the performance of Chinese active equity funds has plummeted 25 per cent so far this year, compared with a 17 per cent loss in the ben…

Crypto assets shed US$800b in market value in a month Digital asset prices have slumped, mirroring a plunge in equities on fears of aggressive interest rate hikes across the globe to stave off decades-high inflation.

Investors jumping into Web3 find the rules are not so simple Engineers and top executives from the likes of Grab, Meta and Amazon are leaving to build Web3 startups. But Web3 is also rewriting the rules of investing.

PropNex Q1 net profit dips 6.1% on higher staff costs Revenue for the quarter grew 9.5 per cent year on year to S$241.6 million from S$220.6 million, driven by higher commission income from agency services on higher tran…

Olivia Lum could be sued as Hyflux group lodges pre-emptive lawsuit BT understands that the legal action by Hyflux and its liquidators is a protective writ, like the one the plaintiffs lodged against professional service…