Record Singapore-US rate gap may widen further on inflows

Record Singapore-US rate gap may widen further on inflows and hawkish Fed outlook

Borrowing costs in the city state tend to closely track global interest rates, especially those of the US Published Thu, Jun 4, 2026 · 10:01 AM [SINGAPORE] The gap between Singapore and US swap rates has widened to a record, a trend likely to extend as foreign inflows keep the city state’s liquidity ample while…

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Boots Riley Thinks Martin Scorsese “Doesn’t Give A F*ck” About AI

Boots Riley Thinks Martin Scorsese “Doesn’t Give A F*ck” About AI

As Martin Scorsese embraces artificial intelligence (AI) in Hollywood, his filmmaking peers are reacting to the Oscar winner’s new role. Boots Riley recently criticized Scorsese for his “attempt to push the industry toward” genAI with his advisor position at AI firm Black Forest Labs, suggesting he only joined the company for the money. “My guess:…

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Samudera Shipping sells two vessels for US$23 million under fleet management, capital allocation strategy

Samudera Shipping sells two vessels for US million under fleet management, capital allocation strategy

[SINGAPORE] Samudera Shipping Line announced the disposal of two vessels as part of its ongoing fleet management and capital allocation strategy. Its wholly owned subsidiary Samudera Tankers has entered into agreements to dispose the vessels Sinar Malahayati and Sinar Mendawai to an unrelated third-party buyer on an en bloc basis. With an aggregate cash consideration…

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Stocks to watch: Clar, DFI Retail Group, Sert, Samudera Shipping

Stocks to watch: Clar, DFI Retail Group, Sert, Samudera Shipping

[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jun 4):  CapitaLand Ascendas Reit (Clar) : The real estate investment trust (Reit) is buying a modern ramp-up logistics facility at 5 Tuas Avenue 5 for a purchase consideration of S$133.9 million in cash. The purchase price represents a…

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Paradigm Layoffs Impact Three (EXCLUSIVE)

Paradigm Layoffs Impact Three (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Paradigm has laid off three agents: Jeff Kolodny, Adam Van Dusen, and Natalie Handelsman. We’re told no others were impacted. Both Kolodny and Handelsman are talent agents — Kolodny, the more senior of the two, as someone who spent the last 15 years at Paradigm. He joined in 2011 after three years as a…

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‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star Matt Brown’s Cause Of Death Confirmed

‘Alaskan Bush People’ Star Matt Brown’s Cause Of Death Confirmed

UPDATED with official cause of death: The Okanogan County Coroner’s Office has confirmed that Matt Brown, who appeared in Discovery’s Alaskan Bush People reality series, died by suicide. An autopsy completed today reveals Brown died from a “single penetrating gunshot wound to the head”, according to the coroner’s report obtained by Deadline. The report notes…

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