Harnessing benefits from potential increase in FBM KLCI constituents from 30 to 50
Cindy Yeap / The Edge Malaysia - Malaysia could benefit from the proposed addition of 20 companies to its 30-member flagship stock market benchmark if the enhancement of sectoral diversification on the FTSE Bursa Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (FBM KLCI) attracts fresh capital inflows, experts say. “It is good to have a la ...
The ‘capex’ of living: why your kitchen is a sovereign asset
The Edge Singapore - In the high-stakes world of Singapore real estate, we obsess over entry prices, psf prices and capital gains. We scrutinise the Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Master Plan for the next “growth area”, yet many savvy investors suffer from a curious blind spot: the depreciating assets inside thei ...
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 ...
Asian stocks set for best week since 2022 ahead of US-Iran talks
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks advanced on Friday (Apr 10), putting them on track for their best week in more than three years, as Israel sought talks with Lebanon, raising hopes for a break in Middle East hos
IMDA steps up support for local university students entering tech careers
Nurdianah Md Nur - Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) will expand the TIP Alliance programme to include local information and digital technology university students. Called TIP Alliance+, the expanded programme will offer structured learning pathways, hands-on industry experience and career prep ...
Song Seng Wun reads the economy with walks, eats and talks
Felicia Tan and The Edge Singapore - As an economist for over four decades, Song Seng Wun cheerfully practices the dismal science — strolling the island, eyeballing queues, polishing plates and downing mugs. Almost every morning, Song strolls five minutes from his Tanjong Pagar flat to Maxwell Food Centre to gauge the crowd size and ...
How investors may unlock capital efficiency by putting their shares to work
The Edge Singapore - For many investors, building wealth in the stock market comes down to selecting the right counters and minimising trading costs. But according to industry practitioners, the bigger question may be how efficiently an investor’s capital is deployed. One concept gaining traction among more experience ...
War in Iran will raise volatility but not derail Asia’s growth story: HSBC
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - We are just a quarter into 2026 and the economic landscape is wildly different from where it was at the start of the year. Earlier, analysts and market watchers were relieved that President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs did not prove to be as calamitous as expected. Further rate cuts ...
Asian stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests US-Iran ceasefire
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he was seeking direct talks with Beirut
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...
Time for Japanese equities?
Clémence Rusek - After decades of disappointment, Japanese equities are back on investors’ radar. Long perceived as a market defined by deflation, weak profitability and structural inertia, Japan is now undergoing a combination of cyclical recovery and structural change that is reshaping its investment case. The q ...
Climate investing still relevant despite global retreats: MSCI
Samantha Chiew - Climate investing may be getting less attention amid geopolitical tensions and macro uncertainty today, but large asset owners have not fundamentally walked away from it, says Sebastien Lieblich, managing director and head of APAC and EMEA Index at MSCI. “I’m not sure that climate has taken a ba ...
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
Oil set for largest weekly loss in 10 months after ceasefire
LONDON, April 10 : Oil prices were poised for their biggest weekly declines since last June despite Friday's modest gains on the back of fresh concerns over supplies from Saudi Arabia and flows through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures rose 56 cents, or 0.58 per cent, to $96.48 a barrel ...
Market uncertainty keeps STI rangebound around 5,000 level but nudges SGX to new highs
The Edge Singapore - For more than a month, investors around the world have been fretting over the White House’s U-turns and the ever-looming threat of geopolitical contagion. As they buy or sell more quickly in response to the latest headlines, stock exchanges, which levy a fee on each trade, have become the clear wi ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
Proposed new private hospital of limited impact on existing healthcare hospital operators: DBS
The Edge Singapre - The government's plan to allow a new private hospital is not likely to create a big stir for existing private hospital operators IHH Healthcare and Raffles Medical Group, says DBS Group Research. This proposed hospital, which is still under consideration, is to be located in eastern Singapore. ...
Apple to shutter its first unionized US store in Maryland
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):
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
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
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
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 ...
Concrete, bamboo and clay: How future building materials can be more sustainable
City & Country - Concrete has become the most widely used construction material in the world because it offers durability, versatility and affordability at a scale that few other materials can match, says Clarisse Loh, head of sustainability at YTL Cement. Given the pace of urbanisation and infrastructure developmen ...
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 ...
