Posts by Liam Redmond
Australian rare earths miner VHM scraps offtake deal with China’s Shenghe Resources
The Melbourne-headquartered firm has secured up to US$200 million in funding from the US Exim AUSTRALIAN rare earths miner VHM said on Monday (Jan 12) that it had terminated its offtake agreement with China’s Shenghe Resources for its Goschen rare earths project after conditions precedent to the deal were not met. Shares of VHM rose…
Read More‘One of the best years ever’: DBS’ equities head sees buoyant 2026 for Singapore IPOs
Art Karoonyavanich says the bank is involved with ‘quite a number’ of companies that could go public this year [SINGAPORE] Initial public offering (IPO) volumes on the Singapore bourse in 2026 could be “substantially much more” than the level set in 2017 – the strongest year for listings in the last decade – said Art…
Read MoreSilver rallies amid substitution risks
SILVER has entered 2026 on a volatile yet structurally significant footing, after one of its strongest rallies in decades. In the last quarter of 2025, prices surged sharply, driven by a combination of supply tightness in physical markets, strong industrial demand and heightened geopolitical risks. While the technical rebound in the last couple of weeks…
Read MoreSGX-Nasdaq bridge may be a model for more dual-listing arrangements with other jurisdictions
With the STI delivering strong returns, companies that choose to list in Singapore have to be prepared to compete for the attention of local investors [SINGAPORE] The dual-listing bridge that the Singapore Exchange (SGX) and Nasdaq announced last November is still months away from going live, but the legislative and regulatory foundation for further such…
Read MoreE-commerce platforms such as Shopee expand into insurance amid tighter regulatory scrutiny
Questions around governance and oversight of the digital sales channels come into sharper focus [SINGAPORE] E-commerce giant Shopee is expanding beyond retail and featuring insurance offerings on its platform. The offerings include a pet insurance product recently rolled out with MSIG Insurance and Sea’s digital financial services arm, Monee. But as online marketplaces play a…
Read MoreMore bonds teetering on the brink of junk
About US$55 billion of US corporate bonds migrated from investment-grade to junk status in 2025 [NEW YORK] Beneath the calm surface of the US corporate bond market, there are worrying signs about companies that could lose their investment-grade status. The first full week of the year has been one of the busiest for US corporate…
Read MoreMaersk explores more ethanol use for green fuel to cut reliance on China
[COPENHAGEN] Danish shipping company Maersk is looking at increasing its use of ethanol as a fuel, which could reduce its dependence on China and boost the industry’s decarbonisation efforts, the Financial Times reported on Sunday (Jan 11), citing an interview with CEO Vincent Clerc. Clerc noted that while China dominates the market for fuels such…
Read MoreShareholder value-focused XMH and JB Foods directors up stakes
[SINGAPORE] For the first five trading sessions of 2026, institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks, with net institutional inflow of S$63 million. Stocks that saw the highest net institutional inflow included City Developments Ltd , OCBC , Yangzijiang Shipbuilding , Hongkong Land , CapitaLand Investment , Singapore Exchange (SGX), ST Engineering , Sats ,…
Read More‘Buy the dip’ might be the worst advice you’ve ever heard
In both bull and bear markets, this tactic might be hazardous to investors Source link
Read MoreStellantis scraps US plug-in hybrid sales, citing weak demand
The automaker’s pullback comes as Detroit carmakers reassess electric-vehicle spending amid policy changes under US President Donald Trump CHRYSLER parent Stellantis said on Friday (Jan 9) that it will stop selling plug-in hybrid versions of the Jeep Wrangler and Grand Cherokee, and the Chrysler Pacifica minivan, in the United States as it navigates soft demand…
Read MoreOpenAI, SoftBank invest US$1 billion in SB Energy as Stargate buildout expands
The data centre construction boom has also prompted major players, including Meta Platforms [BENGALURU] OpenAI and SoftBank Group will invest US$500 million each in SB Energy to expand data centre and power infrastructure for their Stargate initiative, SB Energy said on Friday (Jan 9). SB Energy, a SoftBank-owned company, will build and operate OpenAI’s previously…
Read MoreNBA referee taken off on wheelchair after suffering injury
Veteran NBA referee Bill Kennedy suffered an apparent injury and was taken off the court in a wheelchair Friday night during the 76ers’ game against the Magic. Kennedy, 59, appeared to suffer a non-contact leg injury while running down the floor during a 76ers fast break late in the first quarter of the contest in…
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