News
Inflation edges up to 0.7% in September
Inflation edges up to 0.7% in September
CGSI maintained its full-year 2025 headline CPI forecast at 1.0% YoY.
Manufacturing output jumps 16.1% in September on biomed gains
The biomedical manufacturing cluster was the standout performer, expanding 45.9% YoY.
HSBC launches entrepreneurial wealth platform in Singapore
The new platform includes three core components, including the Private Wealth Entrepreneur Incubation programme.
Travellers from Singapore open to fiction-inspired trips: Booking.com
More than half also want journeys based on games, memories, amongst others.
Private home prices inched up in Q3
Home sales rebounded strongly by 44.4%.
UOI records $85.7m insurance revenue in 9M2025
This is an increase of 7% compared to the same period last year.
OUE REIT’s net property income down 5.6% YoY in Q3
Its revenue declined 5.8% during the period.
COTD: 17,209 private residential units remain unsold in Q3
Around 31,600 units could be made available for sale over the next one to two years.
UOB Venture leads $12.9m Bluwhale funding round
It invested in the AI blockchain platform along with SBI Holdings, Sui, amongst others.
Keppel DC REIT reports 42.2% net property income surge in Q3
The company expects data centre demand to sustain its growth.
Three in four business leaders say geopolitical, economic uncertainties to dampen growth: report
They are wary of global tensions, energy pressures, and inflation, amongst others.
Upper Thomson Road GLS site gets 5 bids
This is a reversal from zero bids last year.
HDB resale index edges up 0.4% in Q3 2025 amidst buyer resistance
Analysts expect the resale market to remain subdued in the final quarter.
Every Community Development Council to get job bank: PM Wong
The job bank will include vacancies for full-time, part-time, and flexible jobs.
ST Engineering bags $4.9b worth of new contracts in Q3
The group’s total contract wins for the first nine months of the year reached $14b.
Transformational M&A delivers outsized returns for Singapore firms
Transformational deals outperform traditional ones.
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