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Can Reits do well as interest rates surge? Traditionally seen as reliable income instruments, Reits have lost favour due to the combination of high inflation and increased borrowing costs.

Singapore’s sovereign fund helps create Thailand’s latest unicorn It competes with Grab Holdings and SCB X on food delivery services as the pandemic boosts demand for home dining.

Worst bond rout in decades intensifies with UK losing 27% In Asia, the yuan and the yen are tumbling, while speculators bet the pound will slide below US$1, a level that was once virtually unthinkable.

✍️As the US Fed delivers yet another big rate hike, those on floating home loan rates are feeling the pain bt.sg/weHa (©Kenneth Lim/The Business Times)

Singapore’s population grows 3.4% to 5.64 million, reversing 2 consecutive years of decline The resident population - comprising Singaporeans and permanent residents - increased in 2022, as more people returned from over…

Asian single family offices get in on private market deals at later stage than European counterparts: Credit Suisse In Asia, about 6 in 10 single family offices said investment decisions are made by selected family membe…

Yuan plunge nears 14-year low, inviting aggressive PBOC pushback The onshore yuan is trading within 1% of 7.2 per dollar, a level it hasn’t reached since 2008.

New hospitality packages snapped up as corporates splurge on F1 One new hospitality package, priced at S$6,300 per head - was quietly snapped up before Singapore GP could officially announce it.

Putin grants Edward Snowden Russian citizenship A presidential decree included Edward Snowden on a list of newly-minted Russian citizens, at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow are at historic lows over t…

Grab expects 2026 breakeven for digital bank operations, losses to peak in 2023 “In 2023, we will spend more than we spent this year on digital bank build. But that will be the peak of the losses (for) investment of the…

As more foreigners go house-hunting in Malaysia, sellers say cash is king “Since Malaysia’s borders reopened in April, there are more enquiries from abroad, and some property owners are willing to give a 10-15% discount…

Letting geopolitics shape trade takes world down ‘dangerous’ path: DPM Wong "The global age of globalisation that we experienced in the last 30 years since the end of the Cold War has ended clearly, and we are entering a…