Meet Singapore’s cryptocurrency czars

Their combined token sales proceeds hit US$381.42m in 2017. Singapore Business Review rounded up the biggest initial coin offering (ICOs) raised in Singapore last 2017. Based on our compiled list, these major deals hit a whopping US$381.42m in total ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore shares drop at Friday’s open; STI down 0.43%

SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks opened lower on Friday (April 6) after US President Donald Trump ordered his administration to consider imposing a further US$100 billion of tariffs on Chinese imports. The Straits Times Index was trading 0.43 per cent or 14.74 ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore stocks resumes afternoon trading with STI up 0.6%

SINGAPORE - Singapore stocks resumed trading on Friday afternoon (April 6) in positive territory, with the Straits Times Index rising 0.62 per cent or 21.16 points on the day to 3,426.81 as at 1.01pm. The benchmark was up 1.92 points against its level of ... ( read original story ...)

Broadcom completes move to U.S. from Singapore

(Reuters) - Broadcom Inc (AVGO.O) said on Wednesday it had completed its move back to the United States from Singapore, weeks after President Donald Trump blocked its $117 billion offer to buy Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on national security grounds. Broadcom ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Secret Gold Supplier Is Singapore

Direct gold export from Australia has been released up until June by free data provider COMTRADE. Though provisional, Australia’s shipments account for 20 tonnes (which is 40 tonnes annualized). This is the first time that I report on Singapore’s gold ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore Manufacturing Sector Expansion Continues

The latest PMI reading was attributed mainly to faster growth in factory output, as well as higher new orders and new exports, according to results released on Monday by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management, which compiles the data. ( read original story ...)

Malaysia to expand halal exports to Japan

Malaysia's halal product exports to Japan were valued at 2.67 billion ringgit ... with Japan the fourth largest destination after China, Singapore and the United States, the governmental trade promotion body said. Malaysian businesses have been venturing ... ( read original story ...)

February export, import growth forecast to slow

Export and import growth accelerated to 26.6% and 27.7% respectively ... and also for our largest trading partners (Singapore and China), compounded by an already short working month,” said the rating agency in a statement yesterday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore factory activity expands for 19th straight month

The latest PMI reading was attributed mainly to faster growth in factory output, as well as higher new orders and new exports, according to results released yesterday by the Singapore Institute of Purchasing and Materials Management (SIPMM), which compiles ... ( read original story ...)

Exports shrink for first time since November 2016

According to the Department of Statistics, exports to countries such as Japan (-RM1.2 billion), China (-RM931.5 million), Indonesia (-RM918.3 million), Singapore (-RM596.3 million) and Mexico (-RM318.6 million) all declined. Similar to exports, imports too ... ( read original story ...)

Second VLCC export cargo heads to China: In the LOOP

The second direct-to-VLCC export of US crude from the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port ... The delivered price of LOOP Sour crude to North Asia was assessed at $67/b Monday in Singapore, using the assessed value of LOOP Sour crude on Thursday. ( read original story ...)

Singapore shares open higher on Wednesday

SINGAPORE: Shares opened 0.1 per cent higher on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index up 3.91 points to 3,416.06 at 9.02am. About 46 million shares worth S$86 million in total changed hands as gainers outnumbered losers 86 to 37. The most actively traded ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore PMI expands 0.3 point to 53 in March

The growth was caused by higher factory output, new orders, and new exports. The March reading of Singapore Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose 0.3 point from the previous month to record a faster expansion at 53.0. According to the Singapore Institute ... ( read original story ...)