Pacific markets showed a mixed trend as investors evaluated economic data from Singapore and South Korea and also awaited China's trade ...
South Korea’s Waterbomb music festival headed to Singapore this August; UOB pre-sale in May
Waterbomb is one of the largest summer music festivals in South Korea, and it has already ventured into Japan and Thailand.
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Hong Kong-Listed Bitcoin ETFs Could Unlock Upto $25B in Demand, Crypto Firm Says
Singapore-based Matrixport expects mainland Chinese investors to move billions into potential Hong Kong-listed spot BTC ETFs through the Stock Connect program.
Singapore’s economy misses forecasts with 2.7 percent growth
Gross domestic product (GDP) expanded 2.7 percent on-year, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said on Friday, faster than the previous three months but weaker than the 3.0 percent projected in a ...
The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore
Even as it draws to a close, the case - the biggest of its kind in Singapore - has raised inevitable questions. The money that paid for their plush lives in the country, prosecutors said, came from ...
Singapore Central Bank Keeps Policy Unchanged for Fourth Straight Time
SINGAPORE—The Monetary Authority of Singapore kept its monetary policy unchanged for a fourth straight review, and said the current policy is needed to keep a restraining effect on imported inflation ...
US$670 million Singapore shopping centre deal backed by Chinese tycoon Du Shuanghua flops after regulator rejects plan
The proposal to buy Far East Shopping Centre fell through after a firm linked to Du failed to get approval from the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
Singapore economy grew 2.7% in Q1, but growth over previous quarter slowest in a year
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s economy in the first three months of 2024 grew at its weakest quarter-on-quarter pace in a year as manufacturing slowed, but economists see growth strengthening ahead.
SGX total securities market turnover value down 15% y-o-y to $23.79 bil in March
On SGX Commodities, total derivatives traded volume rose 32% m-o-m in March to a record-high 6.4 million contracts. This brought total volume in 1Q2024 to 16.5 million contracts, up 56% y-o-y.
Hong Kong digital assets exchange warns over viability of city’s new crypto rules
Digital coins remain highly popular in Hong Kong despite links to a series of freewheeling practices in the past. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX was founded in the city, and Hong Kong was also the location ...
Singapore economic growth missed forecasts in first quarter
Singapore’s economy grew slower than expected in the first quarter, early data showed Friday, as a struggling manufacturing sector weighed on tourism spending from events including Taylor Swift’s ...
Singapore’s economy up 2.7 percent in Q1
The Singapore economy grew by 2.7 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2024, faster than the 2.2 percent growth in the previous quarter, according to advance estimates issued by the Ministry ...
Singapore Bourse May Reverse Thursday’s Losses
The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Thursday, one session after ending the two-day losing streak in which it had shed ...
Singapore office rents rebound as tenants from law firms to finance companies snap up space in main business zones
Rents in Singapore’s office market rose in the first three months of the year, shaking off two consecutive quarters of declines as some tenants snapped up limited premium spaces and others renewed ...
Singapore keeps monetary policy unchanged as inflation risks linger
Singapore's central bank left its monetary policy unchanged on Friday, in line with expectations, as authorities looked for signs inflation in the city-state was moderating before they consider ...