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China’s car exports stay strong in August but domestic sales decline more
Passenger vehicle exports jumped 77.5% from a year earlier to 894,000 units in AugustPublished Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 04:09 PM[BEIJING] China’s car exports stayed robust in August as...
Australian shares log biggest fall in over three months
Published Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 03:56 PM[SYDNEY] Australian shares recorded their biggest fall in more than three months on Tuesday (Sep 8), led by weakness in financials and...
Why the BOJ will bet small on rate hikes now to avoid a bigger shock later
The consensus view points to a conventional 25-bp increase to 1.25% next week; the central bank has to convince markets it is not behind the curve on inflation[TOKYO] The last...
Singapore construction firms brace for potential disruptions as haze risk lingers
Companies are re-sequencing their construction timelines and shifting manpower deployment[SINGAPORE] Construction and real estate firms in Singapore are preparing for possible productivity hits and work disruptions after the city-state’s...
Air India’s investment has “not adversely affected” SIA’s ability to serve Singaporeans for now: Jeffrey Siow
The Indian investments have been and will continue to be funded through SIA’s internal resource says the airline[SINGAPORE] Jeffrey Siow, Minister For Transport crossed swords with Workers’ Party MP...
Asian stocks edge lower as yen, South Korea’s Kospi advance
The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index of regional equities drops 0.2% as gauges in Japan and Australia fallPublished Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 11:15 AMASIAN stock markets opened mostly lower as...
Anthropic reportedly walks away from acquisition of US$6 billion AI startup Decart
The Claude chatbot maker is said to walk away after exploring a deal and performing due diligencePublished Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 10:23 AM[NEW YORK] Anthropic has decided against...
Energy diversification in Singapore has to make business sense: Gan Siow Huang
The Republic has a vital role in bringing together capabilities that manage complex energy flows[SINGAPORE] Singapore companies’ efforts to diversify energy supplies have to be based on market and...
Gold gains as greenback eases with US inflation data on radar
The US dollar index falls, making greenback-priced metals more affordable for other currency holdersPublished Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 08:23 AM — Updated Tue, Sep 8, 2026 · 12:12...
Singapore banks court younger customers as more climb wealth ladder
Banks report younger customers are investing sooner, with more progressing into affluent wealth tiers[SINGAPORE] More younger customers are moving up the wealth ladder as they start investing sooner, prompting...
