Keep an eye on inflation, Fed Speak in US and 2nd-quarter GDP in S’pore
SINGAPORE - Last Friday's US non-farm payroll (NFP) numbers for July were probably the biggest data set that mattered for...
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China’s export slowdown in July may signal more bumps ahead
BEIJING (REUTERS) - China's export growth unexpectedly slowed in July following outbreaks of Covid-19 cases, while imports also lost momentum,...
GK Goh to sell Boardroom to Temasek-related consortium for $312 million
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Mainboard-listed investment firm GK Goh Holdings (GKGH) has proposed to sell its entire 92 per...
Economists see upgrade in Singapore’s 2021 growth forecast
SINGAPORE - The health prognosis of Singapore's trading partners will likely have a significant bearing on how its trade-dependent economy...
Aramco bucks trend by prioritising oil output over dividends
RIYADH (BLOOMBERG) - Saudi Aramco is bucking the trend among oil majors by spending the windfall from this year's surge...
NetEase’s music service to delay Hong Kong IPO launch
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Cloud Village, the music streaming arm of Chinese gaming giant NetEase, is postponing the launch of...
Asset managers find greenwashing blind spots in EU rules
COPENHAGEN (BLOOMBERG) - As Europe rewrites the rules of investing to protect the planet from climate change, asset managers say...
BT Mark To Market Podcast: CapitaLand’s big restructuring
BT Mark To Market Ep 10: CapitaLand’s big restructuring 11:30 min Synopsis: Listen to Ben Paul's analysis and insight on...
Axington’s $405m reverse takeover deal with Hong Kong Web technology firm falls through
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) - Axington's proposed $405 million acquisition of a 60 per cent stake in a Hong Kong...
Me & My Money: GuavaPass co-founder bets on hard assets, long-term growth stocks to hedge against inflation
SINGAPORE - The spectre of inflation is keeping entrepreneur Jeffrey Liu on his toes but he believes his strategy of...