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Federal Reserve goes big again with latest rate hike of 75 bps; Powell vows to ‘keep at it’ “We have got to get inflation behind us,” Powell said after the release of the Fed’s policy statement, adding, "I wish there wer…

🎙 PODCAST: Certain collectibles may beat inflation While many collectibles have become lucrative in recent years, only some are good hedges against inflation. Correspondent Howie Lim finds out which ones, from Nannette…

Singapore airport working with airlines to avoid travel chaos as demand returns The airport also found it easier to ramp up capacity than many rivals partly because its contractors retained 25,000 of the 35,000 workers t…

SGX launches SGX CurrencyNode FX trading venue Global banks, brokers and institutional investors can access multiple sources of over-the-counter FX liquidity anonymously through a single venue.

COE for car categories down in latest tender; motorcycle prices hit new high of S$11,589 In the category for more powerful cars and EVs, the COE price ended at S$108,051, down 4.4% from S$113,000. Analyse historical COE…

Extended Producer Responsibility frameworks embody ‘polluter pays’ principle: Grace Fu Minister Grace Fu said the government sees it as a priority to “get our economic policies right, to signal that there is a high envir…

‘Dr. Doom’ Roubini expects a ‘long, ugly’ recession and stocks sinking 40% “It’s not going to be a short and shallow recession, it’s going to be severe, long and ugly,” says economist Nouriel Roubini who expects the glob…

#BTOpinion: Fintechs eye partnerships with digital banks, expect to retain competitive edge with specialised offerings One roboadviser believes the Singapore market can accommodate multiple financial services players, an…

Goldman cuts at least 25 Asia bankers as China deals swoon The Asia reductions come after Goldman went on an unprecedented hiring spree in mainland China and Hong Kong last year.

STI companies making more of an effort to refresh their boards, but director pool still small: report 93% of seats went to directors aged over 55 and only 2% went to those under 45 last year - likely due to boards prefer…

Singapore’s largest train and bus depot to open in 2025, structural works 75% complete The facility consists of three train depots stacked on top of each other and a bus depot in a nearby building.

New ministerial roundtable will enable Singapore, India to boost ties across many fronts: DPM Wong Both sides agreed on several new areas of cooperation, including food and energy security, green technology particularly…

Chinese millionaires to double by 2026, Credit Suisse says, despite slowing economy In 2021, China had 6.2 million millionaires, up by more than a million from 2020.

#BTOpinion: More companies should formalise their dividend and investor relations policies, to improve valuations With more than 60% of Singapore’s listed companies trading below book value, it's time for local companies…