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Singapore swap rates set to narrow gap with US as MAS shift seen The difference between two-year overnight indexed swap rates will allow traders to profit from receiving fixed-rate payments in the greenback and paying in…

Ninja Van suspends operations at Vietnam subsidiary as it works to resolve delayed salary payments “It has severely affected the life of all employees in Vietnam, in particular, many employees in the Hanoi office, whose…

Lim How Teck and four other Raffles Education directors charged with disclosure breaches The disclosure charges stem from a loan extended by Affin Bank to two subsidiaries of Raffles Education.

Mother and son charged in Iras probe of ‘99-to-1’ stamp duty tax avoidance scheme This is the first prosecution of taxpayers providing false and misleading information to the agency during its audit of such deals.

DBS sees wealth fees doubling by 2027 as the rich head to Asia DBS’s income from servicing rich clients rose to more than S$2 billion last year, doubling from 2015.

CPF interest rate for Special, MediSave, Retirement accounts raised to 4.14% The higher rate in Q4 comes as the SMRA pegged rate exceeds the floor rate of 4%.

Developers give Tampines mixed-use site vote of confidence, snub Media Circle serviced apartment plot A mixed-used site in Tampines drew six bids on Thursday, in the strongest turnout a state land tender has seen in a ye…

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: OUE Reit, TalkMed Top stories 1. Property: Developers give Tampines mixed-use site vote of confidence, snub Media Circle serviced apartment plot 2. Companies: DBS sees wealth f…

Fed impact on Singapore banks already priced in; dividend yields remain attractive: analysts Following the US Federal Reserve's 50 bps rate cut, shares of the local banking trio rallied on Thursday.

Quick takes on US Federal Reserve’s half-point cut “For Singapore, we expect office rents to grow, benefiting Singapore office Reits like Keppel Reit, CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust and Suntec Reit.” said Morning…

Frasers Property-led group puts in sole bid for Media Circle serviced apartment site at S$461 psf ppr The sole bid from a group comprising FCL Land, Padawan MC and Empire One North Property came in far below estimates fr…

Singapore stocks rise to 2007-level highs, cheered by US rate cut; STI up 1.1% Of the 30 counters on the local benchmark index, just three end flat while 27 are in the black.

Luxury carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Porsche choose Singapore for high-profile global debuts Such unveilings – rare outside the US, Europe and China – attest to the Republic’s growing status as a regional platform.

Market fundamentals limit rate cut support to commodity prices; gold set to inch higher: analysts On the oil market, rate cuts would only indirectly affect the prices as it secures the US economy’s soft landing.

Proposals on the way to tackle manpower, regulatory and other challenges hobbling Singapore businesses Land concerns remain a key issue, with businesses calling for more transparency in industrial lease renewals.

Tech, real estate sectors in Asian markets to see immediate gains on first Fed rate cut in four years But the longer-term impact of rate cuts on markets might be minimal given uncertainties around the health of the US ec…

Condo leasing volumes dipped in August; demand for HDB rentals muted: SRX, 99.co Rental volumes are 3.8 per cent higher year on year, but 7.6 per cent lower than the five-year average volumes in August.

#BTOpinion: Cordlife’s business reset may give minority shareholders the best chance to bail out fast While minority investors can’t be faulted if they consider exiting, they face a difficult time finding their way out,…

#BTOpinion: Fed may have prematurely declared victory over inflation after super-sized rate cut move If consumer prices resume rising rapidly in the coming months, the world will blame its former economic saviour, Powell…

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Bridgewater’s Dalio and Singapore’s GIC chief cautious on global outlook Dalio said geopolitical issues and the cost of climate change were among factors that could create negative risks for global investors in the next…

NTUC launches S$2.5 million fund to help migrant workers upskill Examples of courses they can take include forklift operation and tech application in workplace safety and health.

Start your day with BT ☕️: Stocks to watch: Sabana Reit, Oiltek International Top stories 1. Singapore: NTUC launches S$2.5 million fund to help migrant workers upskill 2. Markets: US Fed delivers oversized rate cut as i…

US Fed delivers oversized rate cut as it gains ‘greater confidence’ about inflation The US central bank cut its overnight interest rate to the 4.75-5.00% range, which Fed Chair Jerome Powell said marked a “strong start”…

Ex-CapitaLand’s Chris Chong to join LVMH as group president for South Asia and South-east Asia Chong will represent LVMH in the region, developing external relationships with local partners and key stakeholders.

Tupperware files for bankruptcy as its colourful containers lose relevance Tupperware has been trying to turn its business around for about four years now after reporting a fall in sales for six consecutive quarters sinc…

Public service must stay impartial as it renews relationship with new political leaders: SM Lee “To deliver what is very rare in the world, but what Singaporeans have shown we can do – good government and steady progress…

More Singapore firms found linked to Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan case as second trial approaches Vietnam police have sought legal assistance from Singapore authorities for Singapore companies and assets linked to the ty…

Passenger car COEs all rise; mainstream car and open categories hit new highs for 2024 Category A inched up 2.1 per cent or S$2,034 to S$98,524, eclipsing its previous high of S$94,289 set in August’s first round of bidd…

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