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US securities regulator rolls out five-year exemption for tokenized stock trading

US securities regulator rolls out five-year exemption for tokenized stock trading

The US SEC has launched a five-year exemption allowing platforms to trade tokenized stocks, aiming to integrate digital assets more deeply into traditional financial markets.

Singdollar, STI recover after slight dip following US Fed rate hike

Singdollar, STI recover after slight dip following US Fed rate hike

The Singapore dollar and the Straits Times Index recovered from initial losses after the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points.

AI needs aviation-style safeguards to build trust as adoption grows: Josephine Teo

AI needs aviation-style safeguards to build trust as adoption grows: Josephine Teo

Singapore's Josephine Teo says AI needs aviation-style safeguards and regulations to build public trust and ensure safety as adoption grows.

Singapore, Asia markets shrug off US Fed rate hike

Singapore, Asia markets shrug off US Fed rate hike

Asian markets, including Singapore, shrugged off the US Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in three years, opening mostly higher as the move was largely expected.

Singapore's non-oil exports expand 46.2% in August, supported by robust AI-related demand

Singapore's non-oil exports expand 46.2% in August, supported by robust AI-related demand

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports surged 46.2% in August 2026, driven by robust AI-related demand and a 131.8% jump in electronic exports.

Commentary: The main Trump-Xi summit achievement will be it happening at all

Commentary: The main Trump-Xi summit achievement will be it happening at all

The upcoming Trump-Xi summit is unlikely to yield major agreements. Its main achievement is simply occurring, showing that US-China relations remain functional enough to prevent sudden conflict.

Commentary: Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage

Commentary: Russian team ‘misused’ Claude AI to train a killer drone on scraped Ukrainian war footage

A Russian team misused Anthropic's Claude AI and scraped Ukrainian war footage to train autonomous kamikaze drones to select and destroy targets without human intervention.

US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, sees more tightening ahead

US Fed raises rates to tackle 'too high' inflation, sees more tightening ahead

Defying President Trump's demands, the US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to combat high inflation, signaling further hikes ahead.

US allies fret over how Trump might play his Taiwan hand with Xi

US allies fret over how Trump might play his Taiwan hand with Xi

US allies in Asia fear President Trump might soften support for Taiwan to secure an economic deal with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at their upcoming summit.

Calls to slow AI benefit US sector leaders, says French finance minister

Calls to slow AI benefit US sector leaders, says French finance minister

French Finance Minister Roland Lescure warned that calls to slow AI development benefit US leaders, urging Europe to accelerate its own progress to manage risks.

BOJ set to raise interest rates to 31-year high as inflation risks loom

BOJ set to raise interest rates to 31-year high as inflation risks loom

The Bank of Japan is set to raise its interest rate to a 31-year high of 1.25% to combat persistent inflation driven by rising fuel and import costs.

Anthropic to open Singapore office in October, sees it as a ‘standout market’ for Claude

Anthropic to open Singapore office in October, sees it as a ‘standout market’ for Claude

Anthropic will open a Singapore office in October, its fifth in the Asia-Pacific region, to support growing local demand for its AI model, Claude.