Singapore
Landed home sales ease to $5.4b in 1H 2026
Landed home sales ease to $5.4b in 1H 2026
Prestige landed properties remained resilient, with transaction value rising 19.3% YoY.
Investors shift from growth bets to capital preservation mode
Energy emerges as the top hedge against an AI and tech unwind.
No new Grade A supply through 2027 pushes firms to look beyond CBD
Alexandra and Paya Lebar gain demand as Core CBD space tightens.
Monday Wrap: GDP upgrade, cyber blind spots, and art shift
Mixed signals as hiring softens, wealth competition rises, and tech AI gains continue.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.52%; Top stock is Thai Beverage
Thai Beverage is the top stock with a 1.15% increase.
Four-room flats capture 37.8% of HDB rentals amidst volume fall
Rental deals dried up in May whilst 4-room flat rents climbed 1.4% year-on-year.
AI keeps Singapore factories firing
Electronics climbed 35.8% as chemicals, biomedical, and transport engineering weakened.
Monday.com picks Singapore for Southeast Asia expansion
Its in-house designers created Singapore-inspired artwork in the company's colors.
JustCo brings ‘the boring office’ to CBD after SGX listing
The space is designed for start-ups, entrepreneurs, and SMEs.
Airwallex raises $320m in Series H funding round
Airwallex plans to expand into new markets and scale its AI teams.
MAS launches new institute for AI and tokenisation adoption
The Future of Finance Institute will update toolkits.
Singapore eyes new corporate structure for insurance risk transfer
MAS says the framework could speed up risk transfer to capital markets.
Stars Engrg fined $500,000 over 2021 fatal blast
Its director was also jailed for 18 months.
Lorong Puntong site expected to draw strong bids amidst limited Bishan supply
Analysts expect up to eight bids as developers target scarce launch opportunities.
SG banks pledge cash access near every HDB block by 2027
The move comes as the country turns super-aged, with one in five now over 65.
Yealink picks Singapore for global operations HQ
The new base will oversee its worldwide support, cloud services, and regional engagement.
SIA CEO pay hits $9.7m as net profit falls 57%
Group revenue still reached a record $20.52b as passenger traffic grew.
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