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AI shopping reaches 72% in Singapore as checkout trust lags

AI shopping reaches 72% in Singapore as checkout trust lags

Only 29% trust AI assistants to complete purchases.

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Global slowdown, rising rates drive fear across Q2 property survey

Government intervention concern sharply dropped 26.4 percentage points.

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Coliving sector attracts $1.4b amidst asset conversion boom

Market-wide occupancy stood at 85%–95% despite a 17% rise in room inventory.

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Bank margins seen rising as borrowing rate hits 1.4% by year-end

The three-month compounded SORA grew to 1.22% in the third quarter.

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Office sector posts highest net balances in Q2 as retail slump persists

Prime retail posted the lowest net balance in both current and future periods.

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Singapore's most notable architecture professionals under 40 of 2026

The honourees span five firms, with women in the majority and a combined portfolio that includes a $960m hospital campus.

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Small- and mid-cap stocks becoming more investable: Manulife

Improved liquidity and research coverage could attract more institutional capital.

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Property sentiment rebounds to 5.6 in Q2 but stays below 2025 peak

Future sentiment also improved but by a smaller margin than current.

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Singapore captures 92% of Southeast Asia’s startup funds

Investments in the region quadrupled.

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Families fear heirs are not financially prepared to manage inherited wealth

A third are worried that future generations lack the confidence to manage what they receive.

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Four out of four real estate firms plan to raise LWW wages: survey

All surveyed companies in banking and insurance, other services, and health and social services shared the same intention.

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MAS tipped to tighten policy further as core inflation hits 2.2%

Analyst views vary on the size of the potential move.

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DBS cuts S-REIT target prices by 9.6% amidst higher interest rates

The bank raised cost-of-capital assumptions by 30 to 50 basis points.

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Large firms planning low-wage hikes drop to 66%: survey

SMEs intending to increase LWW wages in the next 12 months also slipped by 5%.

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RTS Link puts Singapore grocers and F&B under pressure

Consumers could spend $1.05b more a year in Johor Bahru.

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Singaporeans trust AI to compare loans but not to apply for them

Only 27% of respondents said they'd grant an AI agent conditional or full autonomy.

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Firms raising low-wage pay drops to 67% YoY: survey

Businesses intending to increase wages also fell from 66% to 61%.

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