Brexit

(Sept 3): Temasek Holdings’ sale of a US$3 billion ($4.2 billion) stake in retailer AS Watson Group has been derailed under the twin pressures of Brexit and the anti-government protests rocking Hong Kong, people with knowledge of the matter said.

SINGAPORE (Sept 2): “What Elon Musk wants to produce is a lifestyle. We are not interested in a lifestyle. We are interested in proper solutions that will address climate problems.” — Masagos Zulkifli, Singapore’s minister for environment and wate

SINGAPORE (Aug 16): Retired diplomat Bilahari Kausikan gave a wide-ranging talk on Indo-Pacific concept on Friday morning at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute. The veteran diplomat, known for his candid remarks including calling violent Hong Kong protestors

Technical outlook for the Shanghai market Consolidation, fresh downtrend or oscillation? The question is a little easier to answer this week than it was last week. The evidence suggests that a fresh downtrend has come to an end. The short-term down

SINGAPORE (Aug 1): Investors across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific are showing a waning appetite for risk, according to State Street Corporation’s Investor Confidence Index (ICI) for July.

Technical outlook for the Shanghai market Consolidation, fresh downtrend or oscillation? The question is a little easier to answer this week than it was last week. The evidence suggests that a fresh downtrend has come to an end. The short-term down

SINGAPORE (July 29): The European Commission will strip Singapore and four other countries of some market access rights this week, according to a Financial Times report citing a document.

SINGAPORE (July 29): New UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has overhauled the Cabinet on the same day he officially took over from predecessor Theresa May. Fifteen of May’s senior ministers were fired or resigned. Those who have left include Jeremy Hunt,

NEW YORK (July 26): How did the world’s two most venerable and influential democracies – the United Kingdom and the United States – end up with Donald Trump and Boris Johnson at the helm? Trump is not wrong to call Johnson the “Britain Trump” (s

SINGAPORE (July 24): Boris Johnson has won the race to be the next British prime minister. But with the incoming prime minister having just 100 days to negotiate a new Brexit deal with the European Union before the end of October, Johnson now faces a race