Singapore
Industrial rents rise for 23rd straight quarter
Industrial rents rise for 23rd straight quarter
AI-related manufacturing and logistics demand are expected to support the market despite geopolitical risks.
Alpha Integrated REIT H1 DPU rises 19.4% to 2.03 cents
Higher occupancy, positive rental reversions and lower financing costs supported distributable income.
Over half of Singaporeans worry about living longer: AIA
Financial insecurity, declining health and insufficient long-term care planning contributed to concerns about ageing.
Hatten Land shareholders approve $28m Metrocon takeover
The reverse takeover will give the geotechnical engineering firm a listing on SGX Catalist upon completion.
Singapore banks to post loan growth but margins to dip in Q2
OCBC may reach its full-year loan growth guidance by H1, the report said.
Top 20 construction stocks gain 56% as earnings outlooks diverge
Their combined year-to-date average daily trading turnover nearly quadrupled.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.24%; Top stock is Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is the top stock with a 2.28% increase.
AI career optimism lags at 67% despite high adoption: Robert Walters
Automation-driven job displacement topped the concerns list at 48% for the surveyed professionals.
Core inflation holds at 1.6% in June
Headline inflation grew to 1.9% from 1.8%.
FWD Singapore and Ascend Asia partner on financial advisory services
Firms will collaborate on analytics, technology, and advisory tools.
Keppel DC REIT’s DPU rises 11.3% to 5.714 cents in H1
Distributable income rose 18.5% year-on-year.
MTI overhaul elevates energy under new name, leadership
DPM Gan Kim Yong and Minister Tan See Leng will co-lead the renamed ministry.
Akro AI tackles enterprise data bottleneck
The startup targets document-heavy work in highly regulated sectors.
UOB upgrades 300,000 Visa cards to new premium tiers across ASEAN
Eligible cardholders will learn of their new card tiers beginning September 2026.
CAAS commits $4b to air navigation upgrades ahead of Changi T5 opening
AI-powered tools will help controllers predict traffic flows and manage disruptions.
MLT to sell China logistics assets, Singapore warehouse
The Wuxi properties have a combined agreed value of $137.9m.
PM Wong names Shanmugam Senior Minister in broad Cabinet reshuffle
MTI to be renamed energy ministry as Siow, Neo, and Sim Ann get ministerial promotions.
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