Brexit

(July 23): Boris Johnson, the public face of the Brexit campaign, won the contest to succeed Theresa May as British prime minister, taking over a country in crisis and a government on the brink of breaking apart.

SINGAPORE (July 9): Temasek Holdings held onto gains in its portfolio amid global trade uncertainties after selling $28 billion of holdings as US equity markets hit record highs and its unlisted assets outperformed.

SINGAPORE (July 9): Choosing Singapore as the location for Dyson’s headquarters was a natural choice, according to chief executive officer Jim Rowan.

SINGAPORE (June 3): “MAS does not and cannot use the exchange rate to gain an export advantage or achieve a current account surplus.” — The Monetary Authority of Singapore, responding to the US’ inclusion of Singapore on a watch list for exchange

(June 3): June 7 will mark the end of Theresa May’s tenure as British Prime Minister, after a three-year leadership fraught with bad mistakes, resignations, controversy and widely panned policies. Her time as PM will be defined by her inability to deliv

SINGAPORE (May 30): Investor confidence increased in May, according to State Street Global Exchange’s State Street Investor Confidence Index (ICI).

SINGAPORE (May 27): “We believe that the president of the US is engaged in a cover-up.” — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, following a meeting with other Democratic Party leaders on whether or not to impeach US President Donald Trump.

SINGAPORE (May 27): The US’ decision to include Huawei Technologies on its US Entity List has added fuel to the trade tensions between itself and China. 

SINGAPORE (Apr 15): “The patience of Ecuador has reached its limit on the behaviour of Mr Assange.” — Lenín Moreno, Ecuador’s president, on the decision to allow UK police to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who faces accusations of rape.

(Apr 11): Brexit is on course to be delayed until the end of October under a plan agreed by European Union leaders to remove the threat of a chaotic break-up later this week.