The Business Times

Singapore’s real incomes rebound in 2024 as inflation eases, but real wage growth for last 5 years still low For full-time workers, the nominal median gross monthly income including CPF contributions rose to S$5,500 this…

Current higher yields on Singapore Savings Bonds and Treasury bills unlikely to last: analysts The December tranche gives a 10-year average return of 2.81% and attracts S$164.8 million in applications for the S$600 milli…

Sukanto Tanoto’s eldest son buys Fernhill Road bungalow for S$21 million The price works out to S$2,549 per square foot on the freehold land area of 8,238 sq ft. It is located near a GCB Area.

Stocks to watch: Mapletree Logistics Trust, DBS, First Sponsor, IReit Global Mapletree Logistics Trust divested two warehouse properties in Japan for S$37.5 million; DBS and Japan Finance Corporation (JFC) signed a MOU t…

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. Property: Sukanto Tanoto’s eldest son buys Fernhill Road bungalow for S$21 million 2. Markets: Current higher yields on Singapore Savings Bonds and Treasury bills unlikely to last: analysts…

Malaysia drops 1MDB-related charges against ex-PM Najib and Treasury official Court grants a discharge not amounting to an acquittal because of procedural delays and failure of prosecution to disclose key documents.

Household debt on the rise but may be cushioned by wage, financial assets growth: MAS Households’ financial assets grow 8% on the year. ➡️ In the MAS' annual Financial Stability Review, it also found that most Singapore…

Citi appoints ex-BlackRock portfolio manager Kate Moore as CIO Kate Moore will replace Steven Wieting, who has been interim CIO for the six months since the resignation of David Bailin in May, after 15 years at the bank.

Rental rates remain key factor in influencing industrial space location choices: NUS Cost considerations far outweighed other issues such as quality and condition of space – 62.5 per cent felt this was key; and access to…

PODCAST: Income Insurance is committing a staggering S$1 billion in climate transition financing. Howie Lim finds out why from David Chua of Income Insurance. #btpodcasts This episode is brought to you by Income Insuranc…

Demand rises on latest Singapore Savings Bond, with 10-year average return of 2.81% The December tranche receives S$164.8 million in applications, for the S$600 million on offer.

Household debt on the rise but may be cushioned by wage, financial assets growth: MAS Households’ financial assets grow 8% on the year.

Ng Yu Zhi’s billion-dollar nickel trading was ‘pure fiction’, prosecution alleges He is said to have forged several key documents so as to spin a convincing tale that the investment scheme was supported by physical nicke…

Singapore real estate players markedly more upbeat in Q3: NUS poll There is growing concern among property players in Singapore over an excessive supply of new properties launched, an NUS survey found.

StanChart CEO Bill Winters’ love-hate relationship with trade wars, conflict “I wake up every morning a little bit afraid to look at my phone and see what has happened overnight, and I go to bed at night a little bit afr…

Trump’s threatened tariffs pose a win-lose conundrum for Singapore US tariffs could hurt demand for Singapore-made goods, although Singapore may emerge as a relative beneficiary of supply chain shifts.

Singapore Post in exclusive talks for Australia business sale Singapore Post’s Australian business had posted a revenue of S$574.8 million in the half year ending Sept 30, up from S$398.8 million a year earlier.

Stocks to watch: SingPost, Elite UK Reit SingPost said that it was in exclusive talks with a third party for a potential sale of its Australia business; Elite UK Reit is divesting Hilden House in Warrington, England, for…

Start your day with BT ☕️: 1. Property: Singapore real estate players markedly more upbeat in Q3: NUS poll 2. Singapore: Trump’s threatened tariffs pose a win-lose conundrum for Singapore 3. Companies: StanChart CEO Bill…

SM Lee Hsien Loong meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing “Internationally and in Asia, you are considered a veteran politician,” said President Xi as he welcomed SM Lee in his new role as senior minister.

🎧What impact do finance influencers have on traditional advisors in this evolving landscape? And can they co-exist? More from Dawn Cher, SG Budget Babe, a finance influencer based in Singapore and Brian Seetoh, financia…

URA launches three sale sites at Media Circle, Bayshore Road This is the first private residential site in the upcoming Bayshore precinct.

SingPost should quickly cut borrowings by divesting its non-core properties now Over the past two years, the group has shuttered 12 post offices, leaving another 44 that are located at SLA properties, ground floors of HD…

Haidilao operator Super Hi swings back to black with US$37.7 million Q3 net profit It reversed its net loss of US$1.4 million over the same period the year before. ➡️Haidilao co-founders’ family said to be buyer of 21 Co…

Singapore’s rich warm to ultra-luxe hybrid electric vehicles – as they still have traditional engines Is plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) the new trend in ultra-luxury cars? Bugatti's new Tourbillon hybrid hypercar…

Trump vows to slap 10% tariffs on China, 25% tariffs on Mexico, Canada In a series of posts to his Truth Social social media account, Trump vowed to hit some of the US' largest trading partners with sweeping tariffs on a…

Nintendo’s new Pokemon game has stronger debut than ‘Pokemon Go’ ϞϞ(๑⚈ ․̫ ⚈๑)∩ Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket has grossed about US$101 million and amassed over 38 million downloads in its first 25 days.

Can Singapore successfully decentralise business from the CBD? Did you know Singapore's office decentralisation efforts go as far back as 1991, when the “Constellation” concept was rolled out? Here's a look back: Have th…

Choon Huat Engineering clinches top spot at E50 Awards Choon Huat Engineering invests in greener alternatives such as electric forklifts that reduce carbon emissions and noise pollution on construction sites. Second plac…

Stocks to watch: Sats, Sembcorp Sats unit to shed stake in Saudi Arabia subsidiary for S$52.6 million; Sembcorp Industries is awarded a 300 megawatt wind-solar hybrid power project from India's NTPC.