Buybacks may drive the Straits Times Index
Nirgunan Tiruchelvam - I first moved to Singapore in July 1997 from London. The pound was equal to three Singapore dollars. The Spice Girls were still top of the pops. The move was a step up in lifestyle. There was a massive food court in Shenton Way called Lau Pa Sat. It had a vast array of choices. The cuisine ranged fr ...
Japan's Nikkei skids in upbeat Asia; investors eye US inflation data
SYDNEY, Dec 5 : Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise upbeat Asian performance as investors wait for a U.S. inflation reading that could sway a deeply divided Federal Reserve. European stock markets were headed for a flat open, with both EURO STOX ...
Japan's Nikkei skids in subdued Asia as bets of rate hike grow
SYDNEY, Dec 5 : Japan's Nikkei skidded on Friday, wiping out this week's gains amid an otherwise subdued Asian session, after weaker-than-expected spending data underscored the scourge of inflation as bets grew that the Bank of Japan would hike interest rates. The Nikkei 225 fell 1.5 per c ...
Stocks rise, dollar wilts as investors strap in for Fed rate cut
LONDON, Dec 5 : Global shares rose on Friday, heading for a second week of gains, ahead of a key read of U.S. inflation that investors are confident will not prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting rates next week, which weighed on the dollar and boosted gold.European stock markets opened higher, p ...
Gold steady as rising yields offset dollar weakness; PCE data eyed
AvePoint banks on AI governance and dual listing to escape AI stock volatility
Nurdianah Md Nur - Security gaps are emerging as the biggest brake on enterprise adoption of artificial intelligence (AI). Three-quarters of organisations using AI suffered breaches in the past year, and data security concerns stopped 69% of firms from expanding deployments, according to research by AvePoint. Dual-lis ...
‘Do our best’ in China reflects business realities
Daryl Guppy - I recently left an American colleague with a bruised ankle from where I had kicked him under the table during a business discussion. Luckily, he took the hint rather than taking offence. The details of the discussion are not necessary except to say the purpose was to confirm with his Chinese busines ...
The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years
Liu Chang: The reluctant heiress who saved her father’s agriculture empire
The “young” Liu has already been with New Hope Group, founded by her father Liu Yonghao, for 23 years.
How to invest if you have 30 min to spare
Thiveyen Kathirrasan - This article will be part of the “How to invest if you have time constraints” series. Each subsequent issue will cover a different time constraint for investors, as some have more time to manage their investment portfolio. To clarify, 30 min is not the amount of time an investor has daily to stu ...
With T-bill yields falling to lows, what assets have higher returns?
Chloe Lim - [SINGAPORE] Low yields for Treasury bills (T-bills) amid a falling interest rate environment have sent investors in search of other assets which...
With T-bill yields falling to lows, which assets bring higher returns?
Chloe Lim - Such rates are far from competitive, for those hoping to retrieve returns worth their while
Staying anchored in the midst of volatility
Smartkarma Research - While international markets continue to cycle through volatility driven by rates, geopolitics, and shifting liquidity, Singapore’s value-up agenda is providing the market with a clearer anchor: governance discipline, capital efficiency and structural transparency. The steady cadence of shareholder ...
Macro conditions still conducive for S-REITs, with strong 3Q showing: analysts
Jovi Ho - Singapore REITs delivered “resilient performance” in 3Q2025, supported by stable operating metrics and a steady distribution profile, say Maybank Securities analysts Krishna Guha and Liu Miaomiao, who are “positive” on the sector. Notably, “trend underperformers”, such as overseas office ...
Policy stimulus, a weaker US dollar and rate cuts will drive Asia markets going into 2026: Eastspring
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan - Markets in Asia will continue to grow in 2026, after defying expectations and climbing to record highs amid a year beset by trade tensions and uncertainty, says Vis Nayar, CIO of Eastspring Investments. “The thing that we mustn’t forget is in 2025 to date, Asian markets have outperformed, and th ...
‘We survived to 100’: Ho Kwon Ping on Banyan Group’s homecoming with Mandai resort
Elysia Tan - It is looking at potential conversions under its Dhawa brand in Singapore and acquisitions of small management companies
Time to rethink Singapore mid-cap stocks
Chong Jiun Yeh - Investors are typically drawn to the Singapore stock market for its safe harbour qualities, and it is not surprising that their portfolios would primarily, if not only, focus on large caps. Today, out of more than 600 companies on the Singapore Exchange (SGX), the 30 largest companies — as represe ...
China’s 10 trillion yuan debt clean-up falls short
Unlike most major economies, public debt in China is borne largely not by the central government but by local governments
Rising demand keeps outlook for water treatment operators buoyant
Teo Zheng Long - Water is one of the most essential substances on earth, supporting life in all its forms. Covering the majority of the planet’s surface, it plays a central role in shaping the environment, regulating climate and sustaining ecosystems. An article published by the World Economic Forum predicts that ...
Buy Sheng Siong, not Walmart, for comparative investment advantage, says Lim & Tan’s Yon
Felicia Tan - While global investors often look to the US market for growth and capital gains, Singaporean investors shouldn’t be too quick to overlook opportunities at home. With attractive valuations and the advantage of on-the-ground knowledge, there are meaningful opportunities for those who know where to l ...
LG Elec says Microsoft and LG affiliates pursuing cooperation on data centres
SEOUL, Dec 5 : South Korea's LG Electronics Inc said on Friday that Microsoft and LG affiliates are pursuing overall business cooperation regarding data centres, but no specific deal has been signed at this time. The regulatory filing was in response to a South Korean newspaper report saying th ...
Broker's Digest: ISOTeam, Zixin, Bukit Sembawang, Old Chang Kee, Seatrium, Nam Cheong, Marco Polo Marine, ASL Marine
The Edge Singapore - ISOTeam Price target: RHB Bank Singapore ‘neutral’ 7.8 cents Dilution pressure; awaiting new orders Alfie Yeo of RHB Bank Singapore has held his “neutral” call and 7.8 cents target price on ISOTeam, as he awaits better valuation and earnings performance. Yeo, in his Nov 27 note, cautions tha ...
Credit boom, rule shifts fire up Vietnam banks’ capital-raising sprint
Jamille Tran - High system leverage, however, may leave them vulnerable to economic shocks, say analysts
Humanoid robots have a data problem. China’s ‘training centres’ hope to fix it
China has more than 150 companies that make these droids
DBS downgrades Sheng Siong to ‘hold’ as SG60 voucher tailwind priced in following recent gain in share price
Teo Zheng Long - Chee Zheng Feng from DBS Group Research has downgraded Sheng Siong to “hold” with an unchanged target price of $2.60 as the analyst believes that the SG60 voucher tailwind has been priced in following the recent rally in Sheng Siong’s share price. “Based on our read-through of supermarket sa ...
Dollar hovers near five-week low on Fed rate cut bets
TOKYO: The US dollar languished not far from a five-week low against its major peers on Friday (Dec 5) as investors braced for a Federal Reserve rate cut next week.Markets widely expect a quarter point reduction when the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee meets on Dec 9 to 10, and a focus ...
Fed rate cut bets send dollar to near five-week low
LONDON, Dec 5 : The dollar index fell on Friday, trading not far from a five-week low ahead of the delayed release of a key U.S. inflation reading, which is not expected to change bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. The dollar was particularly weak against the yen, with the ...
Dollar steadies near five-week low on Fed rate cut bets
LONDON, Dec 5 : The dollar index fell on Friday, trading not far from a five-week low ahead of the delayed release of a key U.S. inflation reading, which is not expected to change bets the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. The dollar was particularly weak against the yen, with the ...
Capella, Micron, DHL, ST Telemedia: Almost one-third of firms on regional list of top employers have Singapore presence
The markets are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Almost one-third of firms on regional list of top employers have Singapore presence
The markets are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam
Stocks to watch: CapitaLand Ascott Trust, Sheng Siong, Sunpower, Wee Hur, Nordic
Chloe Lim - [SINGAPORE] The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their securities on Friday (Dec 5):
Big shift in AI stock trade drives hunt for new stars in Asia
Rather than completely abandon the AI trade, investors are moving to other stocks
Japan October household spending unexpectedly falls 3.0% year/year
TOKYO, Dec 5 : Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell 3.0 per cent in October from a year earlier, government data showed on Friday, worse than the median market forecast for a 1.0 per cent rise.On a seasonally adjusted, month-on-month basis, spending dropped 3.5 per cent, versus an estimated ...
Japan October household spending falls at fastest pace in nearly 2 years
TOKYO, Dec 5 : Japanese household spending unexpectedly slumped at the fastest pace in nearly two years in October, government data showed Friday, raising concerns about the economic outlook as the Bank of Japan gears up for a rate hike as early as this month. Consumer spending fell 3.0 per cent in ...
