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China considers tighter export controls on AI models and chips, FT reports
The country is considering restricting overseas access to its most advanced AI technology
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Business Headlines and Stock Market News by Singapore Financial News Publishers
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Bank of China approved by MAS as a primary dealer
Chloe Lim - It is the first Chinese bank to receive this approval from the authority
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South-east Asia fintech funding dips to US$682 million in H1 2026: Tracxn report
Benjamin Cher - This is a 4% dip from US$711 million in H1 2025
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Indonesia offers sweeping tax breaks under new financial-centre law
Elisa Valenta - The government estimates the initiative to draw up to US$28 billion in investment
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RHB raises SGX target price on record market performance, Scientific Beta divestment
Deon Loke - It raised its target price from S$22.20 to S$22.50
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CLSA remains upbeat on local banks' 2Q2026 results
The Edge Singapore - In a diametrically opposite tone from a JP Morgan report issued on July 16, CLSA has an outperform rating on UOB in a report dated July 21, with a target price of $49, compared to JP Morgan’s “conviction underweight”. In the report, CLSA says it is “slightly ahead of consensus” for Singapo ...
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Tan Boon Liat Building sold to Kingsford Group for S$950 million
The freehold site could be turned into a residential and commercial development of up to 48 storeys, potentially comprising twin towers.
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Asia stocks up as chip stocks recover, oil eases
US technology stocks advanced on Monday and this was mirrored in Asian trade.
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RHB slightly raises target price for SGX on record June statistics and divestment of Scientific Beta
The Edge Singapore - Shekhar Jaiswal of RHB Bank Singapore has held his "neutral" call on Singapore Exchange, but with a slightly raised target price of $22.50, from $22.20 previously, after news of the divestment of loss-making unit Scientific Beta. SGX, which took a 93% stake in Scientific Beta for 186 milli ...
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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 bond
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Singapore inflation expectations inch up to 3.4% on geopolitical and trade fears: survey
Shikhar Gupta - One-year-ahead headline inflation gauge rises from 3.3% in March, according to a DBS and SMU study
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South Korea’s Lee says leveraged products criticised for amplifying stock volatility
Concerns are increasing over wild swings in the South Korean stock market
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China, Thailand eye deeper tech cooperation to drive 'prosperous shared future'
Countries vow greater collaboration across health, agricultural technology, AI and clean energy, among other fields
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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%
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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 elsewhere
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Dollar near one-week high as markets grapple with Gulf tensions
HONG KONG, July 21 : The U.S. dollar hovered near a one-week high on Tuesday, with markets torn between conflicting Middle East signals, as hostilities in the region stoked renewed fears over energy supplies while hopes for a ceasefire offered some relief.Against the yen, the dollar was largely flat ...
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Dollar wavers as markets grapple with Gulf tensions
(Refiles to fix typo of wavers in headline)By Jiaxing LiHONG KONG, July 21 : The U.S. dollar hovered near a one-week high on Tuesday, with markets torn between conflicting Middle East signals, as hostilities in the region stoked renewed fears over energy supplies while hopes for a ceasefire offered ...
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Japan's Nikkei rallies after steep decline as focus turns to tech results
TOKYO, July 21 : Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Tuesday as markets reopened after a holiday and investors seized on bargains following the gauge's steepest weekly selloff in more than a year.The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 1.25 per cent to 64,945.96 in early trading, recovering par ...
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Gold rises on dip-buying as traders weigh Middle East clashes
Bullion continues to trade in a narrow range around US$4,000 an ounce after ending the previous session 0.2% lower
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Gold steady as traders watch Middle East war for inflation clues
Bullion continues trading in a narrow range around US$4,000 an ounce after ending the previous session down 0.2%
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Tan Boon Liat Building sold en bloc to Kingsford Group at lower reserve price of S$950 million
Chong Xin Wei - This likely represents the largest collective sale transaction in Singapore so far this year, says Cushman & Wakefield
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Samsung Electronics creates robotics division as key part of growth strategy
SEOUL, July 21 : Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday it will set up a robotics division reporting directly to the chief executive to accelerate development and commercialisation in the field and establish robotics as a growth engine.The South Korean conglomerate said the RX, or "Robotics eXperi ...
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London Stock Exchange plans to launch round-the-clock trading next year, FT reports
LSE’s new exchange will operate from 5 pm to 7.50 am London time
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South Korean economy likely slowed in Q2 after robust Q1 growth: Reuters poll
BENGALURU, July 21 : South Korea's economy likely grew at a much slower pace in the second quarter compared to the first three months of the year, as robust export growth was offset by weakening domestic demand, a Reuters poll of economists showed.Asia's fourth-largest economy expanded by ...
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Stocks to watch: Yeo Hiap Seng, Foundation Healthcare
Chloe Lim - [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Tuesday (Jul 21):
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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
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‘Positive surprises’ in store for S-Reits’ H1 earnings as valuations lag fundamentals, say analysts
Deon Loke - Singapore-listed Reits are expected to post low-to-mid single-digit year-on-year growth in DPU
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Who is accountable when an AI agent decides?
Lawyers and CIOs are grappling with this issue when a company’s decision-maker isn’t an actual person
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World powers are courting Asean. Can the region capitalise on that?
Presenting a unified front would be key for the bloc at its foreign ministers’ meeting
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Houthis announce Saudi naval blockade, threatening new front in US-Iran war
The disruption would add to the huge fall to oil flows in the Gulf
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Oil settles 1% higher as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat
Mediators have passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war
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Oil dips after two-day gain as traders weigh Middle East outlook
Brent falls towards US$88 a barrel as West Texas Intermediate dips to trade near US$83
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European shares tick lower as investors assess US-Iran jitters; tech earnings loom
Travel and leisure stocks were the biggest decliners
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US stocks: Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus
All three major indices closed lower