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ROEs of SGX mid-caps are a mixed bag, small-caps lag
Uneven ability to keep up with AI and interest-rate pressures are seen as two factors driving the divide[SINGAPORE] A study has found that the average small-cap company on the...
Asian shares slip as Fed rate-hike bets keep US yields elevated
Analysts argue a series of hikes is needed to shore up the yen, which again slid past 160 per US dollar on Aug 28Published Mon, Aug 31, 2026 ·...
CNMC Goldmine down 7.4% after gold tumbles on US Fed inflation pledge
[SINGAPORE] Shares of CNMC Goldmine fell as much as 7.4 per cent on Monday (Aug 31) after spot gold prices tumbled on the US Federal Reserve chairman’s pledge to...
Stocks to watch: ComfortDelGro, ESR-Reit, Frasers Property, Centurion, Fuyu
[SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Monday (Aug 31): ComfortDelGro : A consortium formed by ComfortDelGro (CDG) and French transport...
Vessels crossing Strait of Hormuz drop to 5 per day over weekend
Published Mon, Aug 31, 2026 · 07:26 AM[SINGAPORE] The number of visible commodity vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz dropped to five per day over the weekend, shipping data...
Australian dollar’s top forecasters say winning run likely over
The currency has fallen an average 1% in September over the past five years, data showsPublished Mon, Aug 31, 2026 · 06:11 AMTHE Australian dollar’s two-month rally may be...
SoCal-based Mapquest takes stand against Trump’s ‘Lake America.’ Also, still exists
Within days of President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” Google Maps quietly fell in line. Searches for the international boundary water in Google Maps...
Defensive consumer stocks deliver robust performance amid strong institutional inflows
Top 10 consumer staple stocks have averaged a 26.7% total return for the year to date[SINGAPORE] While artificial intelligence continues to dominate global headlines, Singapore’s non-cyclical consumer sector has...
Fed chair Warsh’s hawkish Jackson Hole turn favours soaring banks over struggling S-Reits
Rising bond yields may reach a tipping point that chokes off growth and deflates richly priced blue chips[SINGAPORE] In the end, market watchers seemed to interpret US Federal Reserve...
Director interests, buybacks and capital formation across SGX stocks
[SINGAPORE] Over the five sessions from Aug 21 to 27, close to 90 director interests and substantial shareholdings were filed for around 40 primary-listed stocks.Directors or CEOs reported 22...
