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Singapore orders two more submarines from Germany's TKMS in Kiel
German submarine builder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) intends to build two additional submarines for Singapore. A contract has been…
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Singapore stocks end lower as investors keep eye on tariff negotiations; STI down 0.4%
Local stocks ended lower on Thursday (May 8), as investors kept their eyes on tariff deal negotiations after the US central bank…
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Weakening US dollar expected to yield mixed impact for Singapore companies with significant exposure
Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the…
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Weakening greenback to benefit Singapore firms with significant exposure to debts, costs in US dollar
Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the…
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Weakening greenback to benefit Singapore firms with significant exposure to debts, costs in US dollar
Asian currencies have rallied against the US dollar on the back of concerns that US President Donald Trump’s tariff war will hurt the…
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Singapore stocks open weaker as Fed leaves rates unchanged; other Asian markets mixed
DBS up on Q1 results, dividend announcement; Reits among most actively traded counters fall in early trade Singapore stocks opened weaker…
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Singapore stocks track regional gains on Wednesday; STI up 0.1%
Local stocks ended higher on Wednesday (May 7), tracking gains in the region. The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.1 per cent…
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New Singapore GasCo entity to centralise gas procurement; ex-Pavilion Energy chief Alan Heng to lead outfit
Singapore has established a new government-owned entity to centralise natural gas procurement, and has appointed Alan Heng, who previously…
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Latest Singapore six-month T-bill cut-off yield falls to 2.3%
The cut-off yield for Singapore’s latest six-month Treasury bill (T-bill) fell to 2.3 per cent, according to auction results released by…
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Investors flocked to these Singapore stocks in April
Traders rode a wave of sharp swings in Singapore stocks in April, as tariff-driven volatility pushed investors into risk-off mode and to…
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Cuprina Holdings obtains dealer license for IVF media production facility
Cuprina Holdings (CUPR), on April 6, completed construction of, and obtained ISO 13485 certification and a dealer license for, an…
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Singapore shares end higher on Tuesday ahead of FOMC meeting; STI up 0.2%
Singtel is the top gainer on the benchmark index while Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, which is trading ex-dividend, falls the most Stocks on…
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Singapore stocks end higher on Monday; STI up 0.2%
Top gainer is DFI Retail Group at US$2.71, while the biggest decliner is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding at S$2.11 Stocks in Singapore ended…
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Grab appoints Alejandro Osorio as new managing director for Singapore
Ride-hail and delivery giant Grab announced on Monday (May 5) that Alejandro Osorio has been appointed as managing director (MD) of Grab…
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Singapore dollar surges against US dollar as Asia currencies rally on trade hopes
Asian currencies rallied on Monday (May 5) on hopes of a thaw in the US-China trade war and regional tariff deals with the Trump…
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GE2025 results expected to have limited impact on Singapore stocks, say market watchers
While Saturday’s General Election (GE) offers a welcome signal for investors who value political stability, market watchers say its impact…
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Singapore shares close higher ahead of GE2025; STI up 0.3%
Stocks on the local bourse ended higher on Friday (May 2), a day before Singaporeans head to the polls. The Straits Times Index (STI)…
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Singapore stocks rise on Wednesday, snapping four-day losing streak; STI up 0.7%
Across the broader market, gainers beat decliners 288 to 177, after 971.8 million securities worth S$1.4 billion change hands Equities on…
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Goldman sees central banks buying more renminbi, won, Singapore dollars
South Korea, Singapore and China’s currencies are likely to be the biggest Asian beneficiaries as central banks look to diversify their…
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Singapore investors buy 2.5 tonnes of bullion in Q1, the highest since 2010
Investors’ appetite for gold bars and coins remained strong in the first quarter of 2025. At 2.5 tonnes, the demand was up 35 per cent…
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Salman Haider named head of Asean, CEO of Eastspring Singapore
This is in addition to his current role as chief distribution officer of the business Eastspring Investments, the asset management…
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Indonesia’s state banks eye bigger share of growing wealth market in Singapore
Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI) and Bank Mandiri, Indonesia’s state-owned banks, are pulling out all the stops to make their mark in…
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New wave of SME buyers mining for ‘diamonds in the rough’ in Singapore, Asean
New types of buyers are emerging for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Unlike traditional private equity (PE) firms, these niche…
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Singapore stocks end lower; STI down 0.2%
Stocks on the local bourse closed slightly lower on Tuesday (Apr 29) after US President Donald Trump’s administration said it will move to…