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Prabowo orders tougher action on Indonesia fires; foreign offers to help tackle haze not discussed

HSBC moves to Wall Street bonus model, cuts fixed-pay deals

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US stocks: Wall Street steady at open as oil jumps ahead of key earnings

Iran war has ‘no easy way out,’ ex-US Defence chief Austin says

‘Bringing Asean together as a single market’: PM Wong

IMF says AI investment keeps global growth around 3% but brings massive disruption

Saudi Arabia eyes raising its pipeline oil export capacity to 10 million bpd: energy minister

BYD plans hiring spree to bolster European workforce to 40,000

Greenback firm near 18-month highs, as Gulf unrest, US inflation keep investors on edge

Genting shares tumble most since 1998 on rights issue plan

07:22 PM
ESG

Rare ‘super’ El Nino this year shaping up to be the worst on record

India inflation jumps to 5.54% in September, strengthening case for further rate hikes

06:35 PM
Singapore

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 12)

Singapore shares rise as banks rebound after sell-off; STI up 0.3%

IOI Properties advances Reit listing, backed by US$1.8 billion portfolio

Indonesia central bank has full autonomy over interest rates, new chief says

The huge lurking leverage of AI hyperscalers

US CPI to show overall inflation boosted by higher petrol prices

Economists expect MAS to tighten monetary policy again in October, though some see room for a pause

Asia-Pacific medical trend rate expected to edge downwards in 2027 – but not in Singapore: Aon

05:11 PM
Property

San Francisco isn’t giving up on turning more of its offices into homes

Biggest rupee defence in a decade draws line under 97 per US dollar

04:38 PM
Property

Frasers Hospitality selective about expanding luxury serviced-living brand

SGX woos European traders with new futures window

European shares rise on lower oil prices, bank strength ahead of earnings

EU deal hastens need for BYD, Chery to build Chinese cars in Europe

03:40 PM
Singapore

Unhealthy air quality in Singapore enough to trigger haze pollution law; NEA is monitoring situation

The line between public servants and private property

03:12 PM
Singapore

MAS introduces enhanced safeguards around public events by financial institutions

The economic shock that’s almost too hot to handle

02:59 PM
ESG

Singapore’s low-carbon electricity 2035 target is ‘aspirational’: EMA

Oil falls as Trump claims Russia-Ukraine agree to ‘energy ceasefire’

Saudi Arabia reports injuries in new attack at Riyadh airport, day after Houthi strike kills 13

02:20 PM
Singapore

SIT sets up lifelong learning school that combines assessment, training and research

Apac institutional investors call for greater regulatory clarity on digital assets: report

AirAsia in talks with Malaysian government over potential funding support: sources

02:03 PM
Technology

Bain’s Bridge Data Centres seeks to upsize loan to US$6.6 billion

1MDB reaches settlement with Deutsche Bank in US$1.1 billion lawsuit

No chicken feed: How Malayan Flour Mills built an empire from flour to fowl

12:58 PM
Singapore

Singapore workers embrace AI faster than global peers, but fewer feel secure in their jobs: PwC survey

Malaysia suspends sale of Chery Omoda 5 after viral incident; Singapore cars not affected 

AI can become superior to humans in certain aspects: TikTok’s Chew Shou Zi

What’s special about negotiating agreements for mining critical minerals?

12:09 PM
Property

Tycoon says Taiwan’s tech boom is filling up his luxury hotels

Gold gains on weaker oil, greenback; US inflation data in focus

Citi drops target price on Laopu Gold to HK$400 as consumer spending faces pressure

Senai’s second act: JS-SEZ reshapes Johor’s factory town as Singapore’s industrial ally

Sheng Siong shares fall 2.1% after Maybank downgrade, target price cut

10:54 AM
Technology

‘The market has spoken’: DBS CEO Tan Su Shan says market is repricing AI financing risks

South Korea stocks fall while Asian shares stay cautious as earnings loom, oil slips

Moonshot execs in talks to settle dispute with shareholder ahead of planned IPO, people say

SGX securities trading value up 27% in September as derivatives volume rebounds

US reverses course on request that AI developers not share models for UK testing: Telegraph

Stocks to watch: SGX, UMS Integration

Houthi attack on Riyadh airport kills 12, wounds more than 300

Asean companies keen on AI for business benefits, despite its energy costs

Gold looks to greenback for next direction

Gridlock or growth? The Asean Power Grid faces a critical window of opportunity

Can the IMF adapt to a world transformed by debt and AI?

More family offices are turning to Asia-Pacific private credit: Lighthouse Canton

07:00 AM
ESG

Cost over climate: Most Asean firms scaling back decarbonisation plans as higher energy prices bite

China moves to stave off wider EU trade war with hybrid deal

Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia raise risk of wider war

Global bond sell-off may mean fewer rate hikes from central banks

Amazon is in talks to buy US$7 billion AI startup Decart, WSJ reports

Baltic Exchange Shipping Insights

YESTERDAY

10:12 PM
Singapore

Red Bull’s Verstappen secures first Singapore Grand Prix win

DBS, OCBC, UOB face rate hike reality check

Thai bourse revises short-selling, high-frequency trading rules

Institutional and insider accumulation rises as buybacks accelerate

Thailand plans early retirement programme to reduce civil servants

Trump says he’ll decide whether to broadcast military execution

Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani’s record Jio IPO

Sensors, cameras and microphones: How F1 teams tap data, AI to make real-time decisions on the track

World Bank in talks with dozens of countries about crisis aid: Banga

Mary Chia admits disclosure lapses over CPF arrears at four subsidiaries after SGX queries

Pimco investment chief sees silver lining in higher bond yields

Iran war’s energy shock, record public debt loom over IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok

01:50 PM
Singapore

Haze subsidy scheme for related medical conditions starts Oct 12 for eligible S’poreans: Ong Ye Kung

01:37 PM
Property

Australia home auction clearance rate stuck below 50% for second week

Nvidia weighs deeper ties with open-model developer Reflection AI through investment or computing deal

‘Time for Ukraine to get a new president’, says Trump after Zelensky slams US diesel deal with Russia

NYSE-listed Twilio sets sights on Asia-Pacific as AI adoption grows in customer service

Europe’s place in the global redivision of labour

South Korea’s once-hot AI stocks struggle for buyers as doubts grow over memory-chip boom

Inside F1: How ‘reactive’ DHL acted quickly to fit Malaysia race just before Singapore’s

Canva appoints ex-Bukalapak CEO to lead its South-east Asia operation

10:00 AM
Lifestyle

‘Natural’ fit: F1 team Williams ties up with Twice’s Tzuyu, anime Dandadan to reach new audiences

Jefferies-run fund alleges ‘industrial-scale’ fraud in nearly US$900 million of Radiant World deals

Who will lead the equity market’s next F1 lap?

OCT 10

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