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Floating rates are back on the radar, but fixed mortgages still rule Singapore’s home loans
After several years of rate volatility, many borrowers are placing greater emphasis on certainty[SINGAPORE] Interest in floating-rate home loans is picking up in Singapore as borrowing costs fall and...
Speculative frenzy catapults silver above US$100/oz
Analysts say rapid nature of precious metal’s gains position it for a major correctionPublished Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 06:00 PM[LONDON] Silver prices vaulted above US$100 an ounce on...
Fear comes to India’s property developers
How much further will the current bout of pessimism run? The answer depends on how the industry boosts its efficiencyWITH markets from Tokyo to New York on edge this...
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
With a nearly 90% gain since the start of 2025, MSCI’s Metals and Mining Index has beaten semiconductors, banks and the Magnificent Seven cohort by a wide marginPublished Sun,...
Wall Street grapples with new risk: A European buyers’ strike
Money managers from London to Berlin to Madrid have been increasingly fielding inquiries from clients about ways to at least lighten up on US assetsUS COMMERCE Secretary Howard Lutnick...
CEOs wary of a jittery US consumer as global tensions intensify
Executives now face the tough task of laying out the companies’ outlook for the year aheadPublished Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 04:26 PM[NEW YORK] As the US earnings season...
After UK’s pubs U-turn, hotels and cafes warn of tax ‘nightmare’
Higher levies come on top of an increase in the minimum wage, national insurance contributions – a payroll tax – rental and energy costs, and a tourism tax for...
Jardine Matheson buys back shares; Soon Hock’s Tan Yeow Khoon builds stake
Institutions were net buyers of Singapore stocks from Jan 16 to 22, with net institutional inflow of S$1.7 million[SINGAPORE] For the five trading sessions spanning Jan 16 to 22,...
Lawsuit claims Meta can see WhatsApp chats in breach of privacy
The complaint cites ‘whistleblowers’ as having helped bring this information to light, though it doesn’t explain who they arePublished Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 11:30 AMAN INTERNATIONAL group of...
Singapore Airlines, Scoot avoiding airspace over Iraq, Red Sea amid US-Iran tensions
Published Sun, Jan 25, 2026 · 11:02 AM[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Scoot have avoided the airspace of Iraq and the Red Sea as a precautionary measure amid tensions...
