Investment

Global investors shun Thailand as election overhang hits assets

Some of the world’s biggest money managers say this weekend’s general election is prompting them to keep exposure limited, as the outcome will only compound existing challenges.

Bitcoin-led crypto rout erases nearly half a trillion in a week

Bitcoin regained some ground in Asia on Feb 4, trading at US$76,200 at 10am in Singapore.

Gold extends rally after best day since 2008

Spot gold was up 2.2 per cent at US$5,044.74 per ounce, as of 9.12am Singapore time, after gaining 5.9 per cent on Feb 3.

Kings League raises $63 million to support global expansion

FILE PHOTO: Fireworks are seen at the start of the final of the Spain's Kings League between El Barrio and xBuyer Team at Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, July 29, 2023. REUTERS/Juan Medina/File Photo

FTA between S’pore, Paraguay comes into effect under deal on lower tariffs with South American bloc

Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan with [from left] Argentina President Alberto Fernández, Paraguay President Santiago Peña, Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Uruguay President Luis Lacalle Pou, at the signing ceremony for the MERCOSUR-Singapore Free Trade Agreement in Rio de Janeiro, 7 December 2023. Credit: Ricardo Stuckert

Russia's investment in Northern Fleet undiminished, UK naval chief says

Frigate Admiral Gorshkov, part of a group of Russian Northern Fleet ships, is seen in Venezuela's port city of La Guaira, Venezuela July 2, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria

GIC to deepen presence in Japan as it expands office there and looks to increase headcount

GIC chief executive officer Lim Chow Kiat added that Japan’s companies have many products and services that the world needs.

Investors plough billions into emerging-market ETFs as they reassess exposure to US assets

In January alone, the MSCI Emerging Market Index gained 8.8 per cent in what was its best start to a year since 2012.

Princeton warns budget under strain from politics, soft returns

Princeton University's president warned that budgetary and operational changes are coming.

Gold and silver rally as dip buyers crowd in following slump

At 10.07am in Singapore, gold was up 3.2 per cent to US$4,808.63 an ounce..

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