Plus, Brookfield finalises a mammoth dividend recap and a British activist investor rattles corporate Singapore

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth, admitted to having limited knowledge about

America’s shipbuilding industry needs a jump-start. Cutting tariffs for cargo carried on U.S. flagged ships might be the answer.

Harris, 60, is expected to meet with foreign leaders and US service members stationed in  Singapore, Bahrain and Germany throughout the five day trip, which is slated to last from Jan. 13 to Jan.

The JS-SEZ brings to mind the unsuccessful Iskandar Economic Zone and Forest City. Still, Malaysia’s Minister of Economy Rafizi Ramli says things will be different this time.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer slammed Republicans Thursday for blocking a last-ditch effort to extend TikTok’s lifespan in the U.S. — even as the video platform’s CEO is expected to be among the tech moguls at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

US President-elect Donald Trump has issued a deadline to get Israeli hostages out of Gaza before his inauguration on January 20th. Meanwhile, the UAE is in discussions with the US and the Israeli governments on a post-war Gaza.

Standard Chartered Bank is entering 2025 overweight in equities and gold, as the global economy remains resilient with GDP forecast to grow 3 percent.

SINGAPORE, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The yen was poised on Friday for its strongest weekly performance in over a month as expectations grow that the Bank of Japan will raise rates next week, putting the dollar on the back foot ahead of Donald Trump's return to the White House.

Bitcoin (BTC) slipped to nearly $93,000 on Wednesday as fresh economic data sent U.S. treasury yields soaring, leading to a fall in equities. The latest Institute for Supply Management (ISM) report on U.S. service providers was stronger than anticipated, with the prices-paid measure reaching its highest point since early 2023.

U.S. Focus will fall on Trump’s inauguration. Monday is a public holiday in the U.S. but policy announcements are widely expected to result in volatility across financial market