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🎙 In this week's Market Focus, we take a look at the uncertainties that are causing markets to stay cautious and how more Fed rate hikes are likely to come. #marketfocus #btpodcasts Listen here: bt.sg/wN8V Also availabl…

How should investors prepare for repeat inflation shocks? Forget transitory vs persistent. The new fear is that price pressures are “structural”.

#BRUNCH: Higher interest rates aren’t deterring property buyers, but a lower borrowing cap could Market watchers say if interest rates hit 4% or more, it could be a tipping point for property demand.

Hong Kong home prices could fall 10% after HSBC and StanChart hike rates Hong Kong’s home values have already fallen more than 4% after an exodus of residents amid political tensions and one of the world’s most restricti…

PUB sets up green financing framework, to launch green bonds under S$10b programme Potential projects eligible for financing include the Tuas Water Reclamation Plant, which is currently under construction, as well as flo…

Transition to green economy must be orderly to keep inflation in check, job market stable: MAS chief 'The result is ‘greenflation’, or rising prices for these metals and minerals that are essential to renewable energy an…

Crypto platform Hodlnaut explores user deposit withdrawals, lays off 80% of staff In an effort to stem cash burn, Hodlnaut will change all open interest rates to 0 per cent annual percentage rate from Aug 22.

As investments pour in, South-east Asia beefs up credentials as regional EV powerhouse Toyota, Foxconn, Hyundai and VinFast among the big names to announce major plans for growth in the region’s thriving electric-vehicle…

‘We didn’t try to be God’: Why Ant ditched its S-E Asia dream to help rivals cross borders Ant dreamt of building an e-wallet people could use anywhere in South-east Asia, whether it was paying for a taxi in Singapore, o…

Auric Pacific CEO granted option to buy Belmont Road bungalow for S$55.5 million The freehold property is owned by a member of the Tay family behind the OG Department Stores group, who paid S$34.5 million for it in late…

South-east Asia markets slip after Fed minutes rattle traders, but STI bucks trend The tech-heavy Nasdaq took the biggest hit, slipping 1.3 per cent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell 0.7 per cent and 0.5…

Crypto broker Genesis taps insider as interim chief, cuts jobs by 20% Genesis is the latest in the cryptocurrency space to be hit by the so-called “crypto winter”, which has seen a string of high profile firms shrinking…

🎥 Investment Outlook in a Disrupted Market | Webinar Highlights Against a rapidly rising interest rate environment, slowing global economy and pronounced emphasis on sustainability, investors need to urgently re-assess…

✍️Commentary: As tourism sector rebounds, businesses must value their employees even more The uniqueness of the tourism sector rides on a simple analogy – take good care of your employees who will, in turn, take good car…

China vows to support digitalisation of 4,000-6,000 small firms by 2025 Small firms are the mainstay of China’s economy and a major source of jobs, but many of them were hit hard by stringent Covid-related curbs this yea…

How green is your SaladStop! salad? Unravel Carbon finds out More companies are growing keen to reduce their carbon emissions, but they may not always know where to start. This is where Unravel’s software-as-a-service co…

Political will needed to accelerate energy transition Unlike the Covid-19 pandemic, which was treated as an urgent global emergency, climate change has not yet become the “burning platform” that demands pressing action.

Big 3 delivery platforms launch own industry association "The well-being of our delivery partners and merchants across the marketplace is paramount,” said Deliveroo, foodpanda and Grab in a joint statement.

Koh Boon Hwee to be SGX chairman from Jan 1 Koh, who was previously Nanyang Technological University’s longest-serving chairman, said he was honoured to have the opportunity to serve as chairman of the SGX.

SGX H2 profit up 13.2% to S$232.7m, sees higher derivatives volume in FY22 Full year revenue for SGX reached S$1.10 billion, a 4 per cent increase as compared with last year’s S$1.06 billion.

Despite MAS optimism, transition bonds struggling to take off Only 12 transition bonds were issued globally last year, amounting to just US$4.4 billion - a paltry fraction of the US$800 billion in total for green and sus…

#BTExplains: The complex world of sustainable debt Green bonds, social bonds, sustainability bonds - confused just yet? BT's Janice Lim breaks it down.

🎥BT’s Top Stories from Last Week 1. Bonds of Temasek-linked corporates look attractive amid sell-off, analysts say 2. Missing Epicentre chairman involved in rogue loans of S$28m: special auditor 3. Condo resale volumes…

COE premium for Category B hits record high For bigger and more powerful cars and EVs, the COE premium went up from S$107,001 to S$112,001 - a new record. Analyse historical COE data with The Business Times interactive t…

Construction firms see post-Covid recovery, but workplace safety, dengue weigh on productivity Workplace safety and dengue infections continue to weigh on productivity as companies ramp up their work.

Asia gas prices surge to highest since war began on fuel crunch Russia’s move to curb gas shipments to Europe is sending prices of the power plant and heating fuel surging around the world.

#BTOpinion: Work Injury Compensation Act could be first of several painful but crucial gig worker reforms Higher premiums for worker protections could drive up costs for platform companies, but fair parameters can be set…

Retail firms still need to improve non-wage perks to draw workers, say industry watchers The wage hike alone may not be enough to draw locals, recruiters said. Better draws are greater flexibility or reduced work days, s…