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South Korea holds rates steady as Iran war fans inflation, growth risks
Analysts expect no changes in the policy rate this year
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Business Headlines and Stock Market News by Singapore Financial News Publishers
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Developing a rich, multi-asset ecosystem to draw global liquidity to Asia
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Bonnie Y Chan, CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), admits to checking how the Hong Kong market is doing “perhaps more frequently” than she needs to. That is perhaps a reflection of HKEX’s desire to reinforce market competitiveness and resilience while being a “super connector” ...
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Three floors of Suntec Towers 1 and 2 on sale for S$135 million
Shikhar Gupta - The guide price translates to an average of about S$3,350 per square foot
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March of geopolitical tension, commodity chaos
Smartkarma Research - Global markets entered March navigating a mix of geopolitical tension, commodity volatility, and shifting liquidity conditions. Energy supply disruptions linked to the ongoing conflict have kept price expectations unstable across Asia, while governments in the region have begun preparing contingency ...
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Stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests Iran ceasefire
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks ticked up early on Friday (Apr 10) but gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of this week's US-Iran ceasefire and remained wary of fragile hopes for Israel-Lebanon
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Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests US-Iran ceasefire
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he was seeking direct talks with Beirut
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Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests Iran ceasefire
[SINGAPORE] Asian stocks ticked up early on Friday but gains were capped as traders questioned the durability of this week’s US-Iran ceasefire...
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Olam chairman Lim Ah Doo, group CEO Sunny Verghese to step down in leadership reshuffle
Deon Loke - The changes will be effective from the group’s fifth AGM on Apr 27, 2026
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Uniqlo’s owner shares hit record after boosting profit outlook
Full-year revenue forecast is now 3.9 trillion yen (S$31.2 billion) instead of 3.8 trillion yen
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Japan rules out major domestic risks from private credit for now
TOKYO, April 10 : Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Friday private credit does not pose a major issue domestically at present but noted risks linked to the $2 trillion industry could be discussed at next week's G7 finance meeting."Japan's exposure to the private credi ...
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Oiltek’s spectacular run-up shows up mispricing at parent companies’ level
Teo Zheng Long - In theory, financial markets operate under the principle of price discovery. This is the continuous, dynamic process of determining an asset’s spot price through the interaction of buyers and sellers, balancing supply and demand. It enables market participants to establish fair value by incorporat ...
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PhillipCapital re-initiates coverage on iX Biopharma with target price of $1
Teo Zheng Long - Phillip Securities’ Head of Research, Paul Chew, has re-initiated coverage on Catalist-listed pharmaceutical company, iX Biopharma (SGX: 42C ) , with a “buy” call and $1 price target. In his April 10 report, he sees the recent US$40.95 million Phase 3 clinical trial funding and orders from the ...
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Yangzijiang Maritime’s ‘unique’ business model captures shipping value chain
Lin Daoyi - Seasoned investors in the Singapore stock market would be familiar with the Yangzijiang (YZJ) name. From one counter, the YZJ brand now has three entities listed on the Singapore Exchange: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, Yangzijiang Financial and Yangzijiang Maritime Development. The most recently listed ...
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Gold heads for weekly gain as traders weigh Iran truce prospects
Some of the world’s biggest bullion buyers are continuing to build their stockpiles
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Oil prices rise after strikes on Saudi oil facilities
BEIJING, April 10 : Oil prices rose in early trading on Friday following attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, and as markets evaluated the risk premium from the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, despite a fragile truce agreed between the U.S. and Iran.Brent crude futures gained 83 cents, o ...
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Bessent, Powell warned bank CEOs about Anthropic model risks, sources say
April 9 : U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank CEOs this week to warn of cyber risks posed by Anthropic's latest AI model, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.Anthropic launched the powerful Mythos m ...
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Bessent, Powell warn bank CEOs about Anthropic model risks, Bloomberg News reports
April 9 : U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent meeting with bank executives on Tuesday to warn them about the cyber risks raised by Anthropic's latest AI model, Bloomberg News reported, citing sources.The meeting at the Treasury Depart ...
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Broker's Digest: Bumitama, Nam Cheong, UltraGreen.ai, Hafaray, Beng Kuang, Keppel, iFast, NTT DC REIT
The Edge Singapore - Bumitama Agri Price target: DBS Group Research ‘buy’ $2.30
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Apple to shutter its first unionized US store in Maryland
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Stocks to watch: CDL, SGX, Olam Group
Chloe Lim - [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Apr 10):
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Domestic demand could support South-east Asia growth if Middle East conflict stabilises early: ADB
Evan See - The energy shock is unlikely to crush longer-term growth ambitions, say economists
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RTS Link unlikely to topple Singapore retail despite JB’s appeal: OCBC
Chloe Lim - A narrowing price gap between malls in the two cities is among factors keeping the city-state going
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Kia to use humanoid robots in US, debut software car and hybrid truck
It said it will deploy the Atlas robot at its Georgia facility in 2029
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Meta pulls ads aimed at recruiting plaintiffs for social media addiction lawsuits
CHICAGO, April 9 : Meta Platforms said on Thursday it is pulling ads from Facebook and Instagram aimed at recruiting new plaintiffs for ongoing litigation accusing it and other social media companies of designing their platforms to be addictive to young users.Meta spokesperson Andy Stone said the co ...
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Anthropic weighs building its own AI chips, sources say
(Corrects headline to say "its", not "it")By Max A. Cherney and Deepa SeetharamanSAN FRANCISCO, April 9 : Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own chips, three sources said, as the company and its rivals respond to a shortage of AI c ...
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Exclusive-Anthropic weighs building it own AI chips, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 : Artificial intelligence lab Anthropic is exploring the possibility of designing its own chips, three sources said, as the company and its rivals respond to a shortage of AI chips needed to power and develop more advanced AI systems.The plans are in early stages and the compa ...
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Singapore’s adoption of electric heavy vehicles up 10 times on incentives; diesel spikes fuel further interest
Derryn Wong - But range and cost of charging infrastructure remain barriers, industry observers say
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US trade chief says tech restrictions to block Chinese autos
Greer emphasised that tariffs are an effective tool to bring manufacturing back to the US
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Elon Musk's xAI sues Colorado over state's new AI law
April 9 : xAI filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Colorado from enforcing a new law regulating artificial intelligence systems, escalating a fight over whether oversight should be handled by states or by Washington.The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Colorado, challenges Senate Bil ...
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Meta transfers top engineers into new AI tooling team
NEW YORK, April 9 : Meta is drafting top software engineers from across the company into a new AI engineering organization created last month, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters, part of a reorganization of its workforce in preparation for layoffs.The social media company is starting to i ...
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Corporate scrutiny must be disciplined and evidence-based
Governance should continue to rest on a framework that combines expert input, fiduciary accountability and transparent disclosure
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Saudi Arabia says attacks cut oil output and East-West Pipeline flow
With the strait blocked, the East-West Pipeline has been Saudi Arabia’s only crude export route
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Oil rises in choppy session as Saudi supplies hit by attacks
OIL climbed in choppy trading as a tenuous ceasefire between the US and Iran failed to allay fears of further disruptions to Middle...
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European shares pull back as fragile US-Iran truce weighs on sentiment
EUROPEAN shares retreated on Thursday, after their strongest rally in over four years, as investors remained wary about a fragile US-Iran ceasefire and...