Bitcoin (BTC) bounced over $43,000 as the Federal Reserve held its benchmark fed funds rate range steady for the third consecutive time. NewEdge Wealth senior portfolio strategist Ben Emons weighs in.
Covid-19 cases in Singapore top 56,000 in first week of December, people urged to wear masks in crowded places
COVID-19 infections jumped to 56,043 in the week of Dec 3 to 9, a 75 per cent increase over the 32,035 infections in the previous week. Read more at The Business Times.
Digital fraud attack rate in Singapore higher than APAC average: Cybercrime report
The report said international fraud rings are heavily linked to attacks on organisations based in Singapore, as cyber criminals capitalise on the city-state’s status as a financial hub and its open ...
Pave Bank launches with $5.2M funding round for programmable money revolution
Former BigPay, Monzo, and VP Bank execs launch Pave Bank, a new programmable bank at the intersection of traditional finance and digital ...
Can Singapore’s new taxonomy fill the regulatory vacuum in ‘transition finance’ for Asia and beyond?
Market participants have welcomed the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy, but whether it emerges as a widely used standard for transition finance, like the EU Taxonomy has been for green finance, remains to be ...
Singapore shares fall in contrast to regional markets; STI dips 0.2%
SINGAPORE shares sank on Friday (Dec 15) in a surprise contrast to regional markets, which ended largely positive after the United States Federal Reserve hinted at an end to its string of rate hikes.
Singapore economic growth to accelerate in 2024: Mastercard
THE growth of Singapore’s economy will accelerate and be led by external trade, despite weakening consumers’ purchasing power in 2024, said the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) on Friday (Dec 15).
Singapore Home Sales Hit Four-Month High on Renewed Supply
Singapore private home sales rebounded to the highest since July, as a flurry of project launches reversed a three-month decline.
GCash eyes “biggest IPO” title, overseas expansion in 2024
The Philippines’ biggest payments and mobile wallet floats the possibility of going public soon. The golden question that GCash is facing right now is this: when’s the IPO happening? G-Xchange CEO and ...
Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (Dec 2023)—DBS, UOB, HSBC, and More
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of bank account that pays account ...
Has Singapore lost interest in crypto?
Singapore recorded a 4.12 crypto interest score. Singapore ranked ninth on the list of markets that have lost the most faith in crypto following its crash in 2022. According to Forex Suggest’s 2023 ...
S$1 to RM3.53: Singapore dollar hits all-time high against Malaysia ringgit
SINGAPORE: The Singapore dollar hit an all-time high of S$1 to RM3.53 against the Malaysian... The post S$1 to RM3.53: Singapore dollar hits all-time high against Malaysia ringgit appeared first on Th ...
Singapore tech firm HeLa Labs tries to tackle key blockchain issues in new project
HeLa Labs, founded in February 2023 by developers Ting Shang Ping and Choo Kerching, is now focusing on the core components of the network’s ecosystem and will roll out the project in phases as soon ...
With rates poised to dip, time to “invest more” in S-REITs: DBS
DBS Group Research is saying that therefore, it is time for investors to invest in S-REITs, or invest more. In their Dec 14 report, analysts Derek Tan, Rachel Tan, Dale Lai and Gerladine Wong write ...
Singapore economy growth to accelerate in 2024: Mastercard
THE growth of Singapore’s economy will accelerate and be led by external trade, despite weakening consumers’ purchasing power in 2024, said the Mastercard Economics Institute (MEI) on Friday (Dec 15).
Best savings accounts in Singapore with highest interest rates (December 2023)
So far, 2023 has been pretty hard on our bank accounts. Between inflation and an impending recession, it looks like our wallets are taking quite a hit this year, even with the government payouts to ...