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Powell defends independence of Federal Reserve
It will maintain trust in central banks that monetary policy will not be abused for short-term gains that might win electionsUS Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell made a strident...
STI rises 0.4% after Fed pause
Across the broader market, gainers edge out decliners 289 to 288 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$2 billion change hands[SINGAPORE] The Straits Times Index (STI) closed higher on Thursday...
CGSI raises target price on OUE Reit to S$0.41 on better-than-expected 2025 earnings, positive outlook
Analysts keep ‘add’ call management’s positive view on rental revisions for commercial assets [SINGAPORE] CGS international raised its target price for OUE Real Estate Investment Trust (Reit) to S$0.41...
Jardine C&C group MD Benjamin Birks to step down in April
Successor has not yet been named, but will be announced in due course.[SINGAPORE] Mainboard-listed Jardine Cycle & Carriage (Jardine C&C) group managing director Benjamin Birks will step down from...
Gold demand in Singapore jumps 48% to a record 9.6 tonnes in 2025
Appetite for the metal grew the fastest in the city-state among South-east Asia countries[SINGAPORE] Investors in Singapore seeking safe haven assets and portfolio diversification piled into gold in 2025,...
Forced TikTok US sale may turbocharge ByteDance’s Asia expansion, with S-E Asia to gain: say analysts
Other emerging markets have also been identified as potential beneficiaries of the divestment[SINGAPORE] The forced sale of ByteDance’s TikTok in the United States was intended to curb the Chinese...
Deutsche Bank posts biggest annual profit in nearly two decades a day after police search
The biggest profit since 2007 is a welcome milestone for the bank after a rocky decadePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 03:23 PM[FRANKFURT] Deutsche Bank on Thursday (Jan 29)...
Meta must have facial recognition measures for notable Facebook users in Singapore or risk S$1 million fine
This is to reduce scam advertisements, accounts, profiles and business pages that impersonate two sets of peoplePublished Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 01:53 PM[SINGAPORE] The police have issued a...
Toyota retains top auto crown in 2025 with record sales
Published Thu, Jan 29, 2026 · 01:01 PM[TOKYO] Toyota Motor sold a record 11.3 million vehicles globally in 2025, the company said on Thursday, retaining its crown as the...
Apac investors most bullish globally on private markets, with nearly half planning to raise allocations
[SINGAPORE] Institutional investors in Asia-Pacific (Apac) have the strongest conviction on private markets, with only 9 per cent planning to reduce allocation.This is the lowest number among the three...
Indonesia shares hit by second trading halt after MSCI flags transparency concerns
[JAKARTA] Indonesian equities extended their sell-off on Thursday (Jan 29), triggering a temporary trading halt for the second consecutive day after MSCI said it had frozen changes to such...
Indonesia shares pare losses after authorities pledge to address MSCI’s transparency concerns
Indonesia shares are hit by second trading halt after MSCI flags transparency concerns[JAKARTA] Indonesian shares pared earlier losses on Thursday (Jan 29) to close lower after the authorities pledged...