Core CBD office rents rise 1.2% in 2025, set to rise 2%-4% in 2026: Colliers
Jovi Ho - Core CBD Premium and Grade A rents in Singapore rose 0.8% q-o-q to $11.82 psf in 4Q2025, bringing full-year 2025 rent growth to 1.2% y-o-y. This is above the historical average of $11.43 between 2021 and 2025. Meanwhile, vacancy tightened to 4% from 5.6% in 3Q2025, with net absorption around 320,000 ...
Swiss competition authority opens probe into Microsoft licensing fees
Jan 15 : Switzerland's competition commission said on Thursday it launched a preliminary investigation into Microsoft's licensing fees in the country.The antitrust authority said it has received complaints from private businesses as well as many government agencies and public companies ove ...
Australian shares end at two-month high as miners ride metals rally
[SYDNEY] Australian shares closed at an over two-month high on Thursday (Jan 15), driven by broad-based gains, with miners at the helm...
Retailers warn of being outpaced by foreign rivals as they lay out Budget 2026 proposals
Low Youjin - These aim to strengthen local retailers’ competitiveness, ease manpower pressures and support sustainability in a tougher operating environment
New home sales in December shrink amid holiday lull, as full-year tally for 2025 hits new high since 2021
Jessie Lim - For the whole of 2025, 10,821 new units (excluding executive condominiums) have been sold
Analysts initiate ‘buy’ on Coliwoo as strong pipeline expected to bring strong returns
Samantha Chiew - CGS International and RHB Singapore are initiating coverage on co-living operator Coliwoo Holdings as they remain optimistic on the group’s pipeline of upcoming launches and growth prospects. This comes on the back of Maybank Securities and Tickrs Financial also initiating their coverage on Coliwo ...
TSMC Q4 profit jumps 35% to record, beats expectations
TAIPEI, Jan 15 : TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, posted a 35 per cent jump in fourth-quarter net profit on Thursday, beating market forecasts and hitting a record as it benefited from surging demand for semiconductors used in artificial intelligence applications.Taiwan Semiconduct ...
Oil tanker rates spike as US push into Venezuela redraws flows
The global oil industry is working through the consequences of Washington’s move earlier this month
Woh Hup Engineering JV wins S$326 million LTA contract for Downtown Line extension
Therese Soh - The contract includes work for two mainline tunnels and a tunnel link to Gali Batu Depot
Japan’s Nikkei falls back from record as yen rallies, tech shares retreat
[TOKYO] Japan’s Nikkei share average fell back from a record high on Thursday, as the yen’s rebound weighed on exporters and a...
Lucid set to start manufacturing cars in Saudi Arabia in 2026
The company has also struggled more broadly with profitability and production challenges
JPMorgan, Brookfield see deals revival for clean energy assets
The IEA forecasts renewable energy, particularly solar, to grow faster than any other major source of electricity generation to 2035
RHB initiates ‘buy’ on Coliwoo amid rising expat, foreign student demand
Therese Soh - The bank assigns it a target price of S$0.82, a 41% upside from its latest closing price of S$0.58 on Wednesday
BOJ to raise rates again to 1% or higher by end-September, possibly by July: Reuters Poll
TOKYO, Jan 15 : The Bank of Japan will likely wait until July before raising its key interest rate again, economists say, with more than 75 per cent of them expecting it to climb to 1 per cent or higher by September from the current three-decade high of just 0.75 per cent. While the BOJ is expected ...
China drinks maker Eastroc Beverage said to gauge interest for billion-dollar plus Hong Kong listing
The company makes energy and sports beverages, as well as other soft drinks such as teas and juices
HSBC, Prudential in US$220 million funding for Hong Kong’s WeLab
The fintech has over 70 million individual users and more than 700 enterprise customers
BHP, Rio Tinto are joining forces to boost iron ore pipeline
Miners are trying to balance growth against capital discipline, and are increasingly looking at ways to squeeze efficiencies out of existing infrastructure
Trump backs Venezuela staying in Opec
[WASHINGTON] President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believes it would be better for Venezuela to remain in the Organization of the Petroleum...
Alibaba takes major step to link Taobao shopping to main AI app
The newly integrated functions are now available for public testing in China
India court to rule on Tiger Global's 2018 deal with Walmart in landmark tax case
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 : India's top court is set to rule on Thursday if taxes should be levied on U.S. investment firm Tiger Global's $1.6 billion stake sale in Flipkart to Walmart in 2018, in what could be a landmark ruling on international tax-treaty use by firms.Keenly watched by foreign in ...
India court rules against Tiger Global in 2018 Walmart deal tax case
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 : India's top court has ruled that Tiger Global's $1.6 billion stake sale in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to Walmart in 2018 is subject to taxes, handing a win to New Delhi in a landmark ruling on use of international tax treaties by companies.Keenly watched by foreign ...
India court rules against Tiger Global in landmark Walmart deal tax case
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 : India's top court has ruled that Tiger Global's $1.6 billion stake sale in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to Walmart is subject to taxes, handing a win to New Delhi in a landmark ruling on companies' use of international tax treaties.Keenly watched by foreign inve ...
Tiger Global loses landmark Indian tax case over Walmart deal
NEW DELHI, Jan 15 : India's top court has ruled that Tiger Global's $1.6 billion stake sale in Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart to Walmart is subject to taxes, handing a win to New Delhi in a landmark ruling that will shape future cross-border deals.Keenly watched by foreign investors, the ...
Gold slips as profit-taking, softer geopolitical tone hit safe-haven demand
Traders continue to anticipate two interest rate cuts this year
Toyota's sweetened bid for group forklift maker opposed by Elliott
TOKYO, Jan 15 : Toyota Motor may have revised its offer for Toyota Industries 15 per cent higher, but that hasn't satisfied activist shareholder Elliott, which said on Thursday that the planned buyout "very substantially" undervalued the forklift maker.Elliott Investment Management, w ...
Toyota Industries' shares hit record on sweetened bid, Elliott's response awaited
TOKYO, Jan 15 : Shares of forklift maker Toyota Industries surged to a record high on Thursday after a sweetened bid from Toyota Motor, trading slightly above the new offer on hopes that a better price might be forthcoming.The initial deal to take Toyota Industries private that will strengthen the T ...
KKR secures $2.5 billion for second Asia private credit fund
Jan 15 : Global investment firm KKR said on Thursday that it has completed a $2.5 billion fundraising for its second credit fund focused on privately originated performing credit investments in the Asia-Pacific region.The fund follows KKR's inaugural Asia Pacific–dedicated private credit vehi ...
Wells Fargo misses profit estimates on severance costs, shares fall
WELLS Fargo missed analysts’ profit estimates in the fourth quarter on Wednesday, after it booked US$612 million in severance expenses as part...
Iran temporarily closes airspace to most flights, forcing airlines to reroute
[WASHINGTON] Iran closed its airspace temporarily to most flights late on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel, reroute or delay some flights, amid...
Oil drops as Trump calms Iran fears; tech stocks slide in Asia
TOKYO, Jan 15 : Oil prices retreated from multi-month highs on Thursday and safe-haven gold eased back from a record peak after U.S. President Donald Trump calmed market anxiety about potential U.S. military action against Iran.A selloff in tech stocks extended into Asian trading, after further decl ...
Oil drops as Trump backs away from Iran threats, stocks edge up
LONDON, Jan 15 : Oil prices tumbled from multi-month highs on Thursday, while gold fell back from a record peak after U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to back away from threats of potential U.S. military action against Iran, which doused investor demand for safe-haven assets.Tech stocks got a bo ...
Oil drops as Trump changes tone on Iran; tech optimism lifts stocks
LONDON, Jan 15 : Oil prices tumbled from multi-month highs on Thursday and gold fell back from a record peak, as investor demand for safe-haven assets subsided on hopes that President Donald Trump was backing away from threats of U.S. military action against Iran.Tech stocks got a boost from Taiwan& ...
Johor-Singapore SEZ set to land ‘queen bee’ investor, lifting southern Malaysia into third chip hub
Tan Ai Leng - The firm has already picked out a site in Iskandar Puteri, with approvals and permitting now in progress
Bank of Korea stands pat as board wary of weak won, property market rally
Inflation has remained broadly in line with the central bank’s projections
