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TotalEnergies’ profit drops more than expected as oil prices fall
TotalEnergies’ profit drops more than expected as oil prices fall
October 31, 2024
TOTALENERGIES reported a bigger-than-expected drop in profit for the third quarter as refining margins and oil prices fell. Following a period of unusually high oil and gas prices in recent...
Marina Bay Sands’ fourth tower to receive US billion investment, expected to open in Jan 2031
Marina Bay Sands’ fourth tower to receive US$8 billion investment, expected to open in Jan 2031
October 24, 2024
LAS Vegas Sands (LVS), the parent company of Marina Bay Sands (MBS), is set to invest US$8 billion in the integrated resort’s (IR) expansion project dubbed  “Marina Bay Sands...
US Federal Reserve rate pivot expected to drive outsized gains in Asian assets
US Federal Reserve rate pivot expected to drive outsized gains in Asian assets
September 19, 2024
ASIAN assets could have better earnings prospects and more room to benefit from easing than their global peers, after the US Federal Reserve’s shift to interest rate cuts. The...
Singapore stocks rise ahead of expected interest rate cuts; STI hits new 52-week high
Singapore stocks rise ahead of expected interest rate cuts; STI hits new 52-week high
September 16, 2024
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 301 to 225 after 987 million securities worth S$1 billion change handsSINGAPORE stocks rose on Monday (Sep 16) ahead of a widely...
Singapore stocks rise ahead of expected interest rate cuts; STI hits new 52-week high
Singapore stocks rise ahead of expected interest rate cut; STI hits new 52-week high
September 16, 2024
On the broader market, gainers beat losers 301 to 225 after 987m securities worth S$1b change handsSINGAPORE stocks rose on Monday (Sep 16) ahead of a widely anticipated interest...
Gold hits successive record highs ahead of expected Fed rate cut
Gold hits successive record highs ahead of expected Fed rate cut
September 13, 2024
Gold rose to a record high, building on a surge of nearly 2 per cent on Thursday, as the dollar extended declines ahead of a widely expected Federal Reserve...
S-Reits expected to rally on potential rate cuts
S-Reits expected to rally on potential rate cuts
September 8, 2024
AT THE Jackson Hole economic symposium in late August, Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell mentioned that “the time has come for policy to adjust”. This suggests potential interest rate...
CICT’s proposed acquisition of stake in Ion Orchard ‘opportune’; S-Reits expected to make more buys
CICT’s proposed acquisition of stake in Ion Orchard ‘opportune’; S-Reits expected to make more buys
September 4, 2024
Interest-rate cuts are imminent, and market appetite for equity fund-raising is improving, say analystsTHE proposed acquisition of a 50 per cent stake in Ion Orchard, one of Singapore’s largest...
Oil edges higher as halted Libyan exports balance expected Opec+ supply boost
Oil edges higher as halted Libyan exports balance expected Opec+ supply boost
September 2, 2024
OIL prices edged higher on Monday, recovering some losses from late last week, as Libyan oil exports remained halted and concerns about higher Opec+ production from October eased.US West Texas Intermediate crude...
Weakness in ferrous metal prices expected to persist amid China’s property, economic recovery woes
Weakness in ferrous metal prices expected to persist amid China’s property, economic recovery woes
September 1, 2024
A sluggish Chinese economy has dampened the industrial metal markets, particularly the demand for iron and steelFERROUS metal prices are taking the hardest hit, analysts said, as concerns over...