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As luxury demand dampens in traditional strongholds like China and the US, Southeast Asia is emerging as a surprising bright spot, driven by rising affluence, tourism and a more intentional approach ...
Singapore’s GIC Pte ramped up investments in the Americas while its Asia-Pacific holdings declined, as the giant sovereign wealth fund wagers that the US will benefit most from the artificial ...
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to place 100% tariffs ...
CEO Lim Chow Kiat says GIC’s long-term returns “remained stable”, although a confluence of factors has affected its ...
Analysts expect core inflation to fall between 0.6%–0.9% for 2025. Singapore’s full-year core inflation is now expected to come at less than 1% in 2025, according to analysts. RHB Singapore downgraded ...
The Consumer Price Index (CPI)-All Items for general households rose by 0.9% on a YoY basis from January to June 2025.
The inflation figure was lower than the 0.9% expected by economists, and comes ahead of the country’s monetary policy ...
Singapore’s key inflation gauge rose at the same annual rate in June from last month, ahead of a closely-watched monetary ...
Singapore's key consumer price gauge rose 0.6% in June from a year earlier, official data showed on Wednesday, lower than ...
Japanese stocks rose early Wednesday, leading gains in the Asia-Pacific region, after the U.S. and Japan reached a trade agreement that eased economic uncertainty related to U.S. tariffs. The Nikkei ...
GDP growth in Singapore accelerated to 4.3% year-on-year in Q2, up from 4.1% in the first quarter, which was revised higher from an earlier estimate of 3.9%.
However, these lavish experiences come with substantial costs, varying significantly by location.