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Gold’s epicentre is shifting to Asia, with prices buoyed by regional demand: analysts
It is set to trade near US$4,100 an ounce in H2, unless new factors such as a weaker US dollar push it towards US$5,000[SINGAPORE] Asia is emerging as the...
Stocks to watch: SGX, Aims Apac Reit
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Thursday (Jul 9): Singapore Exchange (SGX) : SGX has divested its wholly owned subsidiary,...
US judge approves Elon Musk settlement with SEC despite misgivings, ‘red flags’
The judge asked why the SEC dropped its demand for Musk to give up ill-gotten gains to compensate his alleged victimsPublished Thu, Jul 9, 2026 · 06:59 AMA FEDERAL judge on...
Oil settles at multi-week high as US-Iran truce buckles under fresh hostilities
Published Thu, Jul 9, 2026 · 06:22 AMCRUDE oil prices settled nearly 5 per cent higher on Wednesday (Jul 8) after US President Donald Trump threatened fresh strikes against Iran, raising...
Sugar market to register small deficit in 2026/27, says broker Czarnikow
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 10:51 PM[LONDON] The global sugar market will be in a modest deficit of 600,000 metric tons in the 2026/27 season, thanks largely to...
Wall St opens lower as Trump says Iran deal is ‘over’
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 09:46 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday (Jul 8) after President Donald Trump said an interim deal aimed at...
SGX divests index provider Scientific Beta
The deal enables ‘the redeployment of resources towards capabilities aligned with its growth priorities’, SGX says[SINGAPORE] SGX Group has divested its wholly owned subsidiary, Scientific Beta, to global index...
Incentive Fomo, uncertainty drive new Category A COE record in ‘re-run of 2025 mania’
Awareness that incentives will be reduced in 2027, strong demand are keeping premiums high for mainstream cars[SINGAPORE] A longer than usual break between Certificate of Entitlement (COE) bidding rounds...
Singapore stocks rise amid mixed regional showing; STI up 0.5%
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 06:04 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended higher on Wednesday (Jul 8).The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 0.5 per cent or 27.33 points to...
Tencent inks first deal for carbon-removal credits outside China
Published Wed, Jul 8, 2026 · 05:00 PM[BEIJING] Tencent Holdings will buy 300,000 carbon removal credits from an agroforestry project in Indonesia, marking the first deal of its kind...
