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Singapore mandates five banks for US$1.63 billion 20-year green bond
DBS, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, OCBC and Standard Chartered are appointed to arrange the planned bondPublished Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 11:16 AM[SINGAPORE] The Monetary Authority of Singapore has appointed...
Asia stocks steady as chip sell-off eases ahead of megacap tech earnings
The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index was little changed as gains in Japan offset weakness elsewherePublished Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 09:42 AMASIAN stocks on Tuesday (Jul 21) held three days...
Asia stocks rebound on chip recovery as Samsung Electronics, TSMC lead gains
The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index climbs 1.7% as benchmark gauges in South Korea and Taiwan both gain around 3%Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 09:42 AM — Updated Tue, Jul...
London Stock Exchange plans to launch round-the-clock trading next year, FT reports
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 08:45 AMTHE London Stock Exchange has unveiled plans to launch a night-time trading site in the first half of 2027, the Financial Times...
Metro to close department stores in Paragon, Causeway Point after leases expire
Metro said the move will better position it to adapt to changing consumer preferences[SINGAPORE] Metro will close its department stores at Paragon and Causeway Point when their leases expire,...
Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat
Published Tue, Jul 21, 2026 · 06:05 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices settled over 1 per cent higher on Monday (Jul 20) after volatile trading through the session, as traders weighed hopes of...
BlackRock eyes more than US$12 billion debt for Texas data centre
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 11:29 PM[WASHINGTON] BlackRock is looking to sell more than US$12 billion of bonds to help finance a data centre campus in El Paso,...
Wall St opens higher as chips recover, megacap earnings loom
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 09:49 PM[NEW YORK] Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday (Jul 20), as chip stocks recovered from last week’s pullback and investors...
Dollar drifts as US-Iran conflict intensifies; sterling inches higher
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 08:11 PM[LONDON] The dollar was broadly steady on Monday (Jul 20) as cautious investors watched out for signals on the direction of the...
Singapore stocks fall amid tech rout; STI down 0.2%
Published Mon, Jul 20, 2026 · 07:30 PM[SINGAPORE] Singapore stocks ended lower on Monday (Jul 20) amid a tech rout in Asian markets.The dip coincided with the launch of...
CICT to reconfigure parts of Paragon, including Metro space 
The department store is likely to remain in the Orchard Road mall under new retail concept stores[SINGAPORE] CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust (CICT) is advancing plans to optimise and selectively...
Hong Kong stock listing boom rumbles towards six-year high
High-tech firms debuting in the city form a new ecosystem of stocks on top of the old guard of internet firms, says BNP ParibasPublished Mon, Jul 20, 2026 ·...