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China’s Wang tells ex-Japan minister bilateral ties need to be normalised

China’s Wang tells ex-Japan minister bilateral ties need to be normalised

China's top diplomat Wang Yi urged Japan to correct its stance on Taiwan and normalize bilateral relations during a Beijing meeting with former Japanese foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya.

Iran supreme leader says US will be forced out of Middle East

Iran supreme leader says US will be forced out of Middle East

Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei stated that the US will be forced out of the Middle East after suffering painful blows, amid ongoing conflict over the Strait of Hormuz.

Gold hits seven-week low as oil surge fuels rate hike bets

Gold hits seven-week low as oil surge fuels rate hike bets

Gold hit a seven-week low as rising oil prices fueled inflation concerns and bets on US interest rate hikes, alongside a stronger dollar and higher Treasury yields.

Oil prices climb on continued impasse in US-Iran talks

Oil prices climb on continued impasse in US-Iran talks

Oil prices and US Treasury yields hit multi-decade highs amid stalled US-Iran negotiations over resuming Persian Gulf energy supplies.

Singapore gets its first advanced semiconductor materials plant to meet AI demand

Singapore gets its first advanced semiconductor materials plant to meet AI demand

Singapore opened its first advanced semiconductor substrate plant, a Toppan-Broadcom joint venture, producing FC-BGA substrates for AI and networking to ease global supply shortages.

US Federal Reserve’s Williams sees one more interest rate hike in late 2026

US Federal Reserve’s Williams sees one more interest rate hike in late 2026

Fed's Williams favors one more rate hike late 2026, sees no October urgency, lowering October odds; other officials also support further tightening.

US 30-year treasury yield rises to highest level since 2002

US 30-year treasury yield rises to highest level since 2002

US 30-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.61%, highest since 2002, amid a sixth-day global debt selloff driven by inflation fears, heavy supply and expected Fed hikes.

Equities end slightly lower as bond yields hold near multi-decade highs

Equities end slightly lower as bond yields hold near multi-decade highs

US stocks closed slightly lower as bond yields stayed near multi-decade highs, with investors awaiting inflation and jobs data and weighing Fed rate comments.

MAS appoints five new asset managers, to inject $1.45b to boost Singapore equities

MAS appoints five new asset managers, to inject $1.45b to boost Singapore equities

MAS appointed five new asset managers to manage $1.45 billion, aiming to boost liquidity and revitalize Singapore's equities market.

US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer

US says no China arms sale plans after envoy cites Trump offer

The US clarified it has no plans to sell weapons to China, following envoy David Perdue's claim that Donald Trump offered arms sales to Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first plant in Singapore, to create 1,600 jobs

Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first plant in Singapore, to create 1,600 jobs

VIS and NXP opened their US$7.8 billion VSMC chip fabrication plant in Singapore, set to create 1,600 jobs and produce 44,000 wafers monthly by 2029.

‘Pandas are cute but US needs rare earth magnets’: Trump-Xi meet so far leaves analysts wanting more

‘Pandas are cute but US needs rare earth magnets’: Trump-Xi meet so far leaves analysts wanting more

Despite warm optics and panda diplomacy, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping’s summit drew criticism from analysts for lacking substantive progress on critical trade, tech, and security tensions.