Temasek Holdings Pte., the Singaporean state firm that poured $95 billion into everything from startups to asset managers in the past five fiscal years, is turning more cautious as threats to the glob... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek reports record portfolio, to temper investment pace
SINGAPORE, July 10 (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings reported a 12 percent rise in the value of its portfolio to a record S$308 billion ($227 billion) last year, powered by a stron... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Will Seek Compensation If Malaysia Cancels Rail Plan
Singapore will seek compensation for all costs incurred if Malaysia cancels a planned multibillion-dollar high-speed railway link between the two countries. Transport Minister Khaw Boon Wan told parli... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Temasek set to report record portfolio; tech deals in focus
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd [TEM.UL] is likely to book a record S$300 billion ($221 billion) for the value of its portfolio, powered by gains in DBS Group L... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, North Koreans talk trust in first meetings since Singapore summit
"So far principal results of Singapore summit have been to sow doubts about US commitment ... A State Department official told ABC News that if the meetings go well, they assume Pompeo will meet with ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Developers Attack Cooling Measures, Straits Times Says
A leading developers’ group in Singapore has challenged the government’s latest round of property-cooling measures, saying that there’s no rationale for the steps as the market is only in the early st... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Steps Up Meetings With Malaysia Over 1MDB Probes
(Bloomberg) -- Investigators from Singapore and Malaysia have been meeting to share information about probes related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd, according to authorities in the city-state. Malaysia ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Property Curbs Are a Mallet, Not a Hammer
A sledgehammer to swat a fly. That’s how OCBC Investment Research is describing the unexpected curbs on Singapore’s property market announced late Thursday. While the imposition of additional buyers’ ... ( read original story ...)
How to Cool a Red-Hot Property Market Singapore-Style
Faced with surging home prices in the early 2010s, Singapore introduced a slew of cooling measures that succeeded in taming the housing market. Now, with residential property prices rising again, the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Steps Up Property Cooling Measures as Prices Jump
(Bloomberg) -- Singapore tightened property market curbs after home prices posted a second straight quarter of strong gains, with the government saying it wants to avoid the risk of a sharp correction ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore proposes fines on Grab, Uber, says merger harms competition
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s anti-trust body proposed fines on ride-hailing firms Grab and Uber, provisionally finding that their merger had reduced competition and suggesting remedies such as th... ( read original story ...)
Singapore watchdog says Grab-Uber deal hurts competition, proposes fines
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Singapore’s anti-trust body proposed fines on Grab and Uber Technologies and warned it may have to unwind the two ride-hailing firms’ merger as the deal substantially lessened co... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Singapore central bank warns trade rows sharply increase risk to global growth
SINGAPORE, July 4 (Reuters) - Singapore’s central bank chief warned on Wednesday that risks to the global growth outlook have increased significantly thanks to an intensifying international trade row and the rising prospect of a rapid acceleration in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s MAS Says Global Growth Risks Risen ‘Significantly’
Singapore’s central bank said tail risks to global economic growth have increased “significantly” in the past six months because of a pick-up in inflation and trade tensions. “The world has clearly moved from trade tension to trade conflict ... ( read original story ...)
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SINGAPORE | World stocks rise as Germany finds middle ground on migrants
SINGAPORE — Global stocks recovered on Tuesday as German leaders reached a surprise compromise on migration, putting to rest fears that the weeks-long dispute may topple Merkel’s fourth government. Germany’s DAX rose 1.0 percent to 12,361.70 and ... ( read original story ...)