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straitstimes. com > opinion > forum > forum-review-securities-borrowing-and-lending-scheme-to-enhance-market-liquidity

Forum: Review securities borrowing and lending scheme to enhance market liquidity

2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (290+ words) Published'Jun 15, 2026, 05: 00 AM A healthy, mature stock market requires efficient two-way price discovery. Short-selling is not merely speculative; it is also a vital mechanism that prevents asset bubbles, disciplines corporate governance, and provides the essential liquidity that keeps a market dynamic....

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straitstimes. com > business > traders-are-most-positive-on-us-dollar-since-february-2025

US dollar: trader sentiment turns most positive

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (321+ words) The positioning signals a build-up in bullish sentiment for the currency, as the US-Iran war supports its status as a haven. Published'Jun 13, 2026, 02: 10 PM Updated'Jun 13, 2026, 04: 22 PM NEW YORK " Traders turned the most optimistic on the US dollar in more than a…...

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straitstimes. com > singapore > community > pasir-ris-changi-residents-to-get-discounted-food-services-under-new-programme

Neighbourhood discounts for Pasir Ris-Changi residents

1+ day, 15+ hour ago  (797+ words) Residents can use their card for discounts at stores that have the Changi Delights sticker. Published'Jun 13, 2026, 03: 51 PM Updated'Jun 13, 2026, 04: 28 PM SINGAPORE - More than 100, 000 Pasir Ris-Changi residents will soon obtain up to 50 per cent off food, goods and services under a new…...

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straitstimes. com > business > companies-markets > singapore-kitchen-equipment-defends-decision-to-retain-ceo-senior-manager-despite-fraud-charges

Singapore Kitchen Equipment defends decision to retain CEO, senior manager despite fraud charges

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (543+ words) CEO Chua Chwee Choo and her husband, Alan Lee, co-founded the company Published'Jun 12, 2026, 02: 11 PM Updated'Jun 12, 2026, 05: 01 PM SINGAPORE " Singapore Kitchen Equipment (SKE) said that its chief executive officer Chua Chwee Choo and senior manager Koh Sai Eng were kept in their…...

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straitstimes. com > business > economy > uk-economy-shrank-in-april-as-iran-war-began-to-take-its-toll

UK economy shrank in April as Iran war began to take its toll

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (706+ words) Published'Jun 12, 2026, 03: 49 PM LONDON " The UK economy contracted for the first time in eight months, an early sign of the damage wrought by war in Iran. The slowdown adds to the pressure on embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who is facing…...

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straitstimes. com > business > companies-markets > gold-jumps-after-trump-signals-us-iran-peace-deal-is-close

Gold jumps after Trump signals US-Iran peace deal is close

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (239+ words) Published'Jun 12, 2026, 08: 32 AM Updated'Jun 12, 2026, 08: 36 AM SINGAPORE " Gold held its biggest gain since March after President Donald Trump said the United States could sign a deal with Iran over the weekend to end the war that's rattled global markets and stoked inflation....

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straitstimes. com > business > chips-still-king-of-spore-exports-amid-non-tech-upswing-in-asia

Chips still king of S'pore exports amid non-tech upswing in Asia

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (959+ words) Economists expect growth in Singapore exports to persist in the months ahead, with sustained outperformance of the electronics and semiconductor segments. Published'Jun 12, 2026, 08: 30 AM SINGAPORE " Economists from US investment bank Morgan Stanley, who observed a sharp rise in non-technology exports, recently…...

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Shock at the pump: Indonesia's Pertamax hike fuels cost worries for middle class

3+ day, 10+ hour ago  (803+ words) Published'Jun 11, 2026, 08: 40 PM Updated'Jun 11, 2026, 08: 56 PM JAKARTA - A steep hike in Indonesia's widely used Pertamax petrol has surprised many consumers and raised concerns of further price increases as middle-class households begin to feel the squeeze. State-owned energy company Pertamina raised the price…...

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straitstimes. com > world > united-states > i-love-the-inflation-trump-comment-on-latest-price-jump-sparks-backlash

Trump's inflation comments spark backlash

3+ day, 23+ hour ago  (658+ words) Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 10 in New York City. Stocks were significantly down at the closing of the market. Published'Jun 11, 2026, 06: 45 AM Updated'Jun 11, 2026, 07: 47 AM WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on…...

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straitstimes. com > world > united-states > i-love-the-inflation-trump-comment-on-latest-price-jump-sparks-backlash

I love the inflation: Trump comment on latest price jump sparks backlash

4+ day, 45+ min ago  (652+ words) Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on June 10 in New York City. Stocks were significantly down at the closing of the market. Published'Jun 11, 2026, 06: 45 AM WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump on June 10 brushed…...

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