YESTERDAY

US job openings jump to nearly two-year high as layoffs fall

Oil drops as Iran reviews proposed US agreement

US stocks pull back as traders evaluate new Middle East developments

Victoria’s Secret soars as turnaround powers upbeat annual forecasts

Indonesian business groups call for clarity about new commodity export rules

Singapore’s PMI inches up to 51 in May as electronics sector maintains growth

Iran studying deal to halt war as stalemate persists

Tesla extends Chinese-made EV growth as sales surge in May

IEA sees possibility of critically low oil stockpiles ahead of peak summer demand

UN urges the world to be ready for extreme heat risk from El Nino

US cuts tariffs to boost investment in industrial economy

UBS offers its first AT1 since Swiss authorities paused reforms

DBS, OCBC close at fresh highs as Singapore banks lead STI gains

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jun 2)

Eurozone inflation rises again, reinforcing case for ECB hike

Tiger Brokers’ parent UP Fintech swings into Q1 loss of US$26.9 million on penalty from China probe

Singapore stocks rise on Tuesday; STI up 1.2%

S$40 million boost for design: Singapore’s 3‑year strategy to supercharge sector under master plan

Homeownership is not working out for the UK’s middle-class millennials

SK Hynix plans to double capacity to ease memory chip crunch

Euro’s global role is up slightly, but still distant from the US dollar

Thailand sees 2% growth and 3% inflation in 2026, central bank chief says

Keppel should take heart from its success and make a firm pledge on Scope 3 emissions

Asia has a three-year window to seize AI leadership through digital sovereignty

Sats, Venture are top STI performers in record-setting May

How Japan lost three million people in five years

Turnberry deal won’t fix transatlantic trade. But it’s a start

Mapletree Investments FY2026 net profit rises 25.7% to S$285.6 million on lower revaluation losses

Why SMEs are being left behind in the AI integration race

The trouble with calling market bubbles

Luxury brands seek to lure America’s AI super-rich

NODX a macro tailwind, but can SGX-listed semiconductor stocks deliver?

Indonesia April trade surplus smallest in six years, May inflation quickens

Hedge fund Arrowpoint hires 10 trading teams, seeks to boost capital

Del Monte Pacific submits US$1.2 billion restructuring plan after US unit’s bankruptcy

The Magnificent Seven: Old wineskin for new wine

Japan considering sales tax cut in April 2027

China robotics firms line up IPOs to pitch next phase of AI

Oil prices slip after Trump says talks with Iran to end war are ongoing

Nvidia has capacity to supply robust AI growth despite constraints: CEO Jensen Huang

Trump administration proposes 25% tariff to punish Brazil over trade practices

Gojek founder Nadiem pleads not guilty, says ‘the world felt like it was ending’ when in prison

China’s central bank cuts cash operation to record low as bond rally deepens

Blackstone raises its largest Asia private equity fund with US$13.1 billion in final close of third such fund

South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

General Mills to sell mainland China Haagen-Dazs ice-cream shops to local tea brand Ningji

Temasek’s Tan Chong Meng succeeds Eddie Teo as chair of the Council of Presidential Advisers

WP cadres to meet on June 28 to discuss chief Pritam Singh’s suitability as leader

Alphabet plans to raise US$80 billion for AI goals, Berkshire to invest US$10 billion

Prominent short seller Andrew Left found guilty of securities fraud in US

US SEC defends settlement with Elon Musk over Twitter after judge overseeing case cites ‘red flags’

Chinese curbs risk derailing record Hong Kong home-buying spree

South Korea’s inflation accelerates, supporting the central bank’s hawkish tilt

‘I felt like dying’: Thai Singha beer scion speaks up after disclosure of alleged sexual abuse

Lebanon announces partial ceasefire between Israel, Hizbollah but attacks continue

Nio delivers 37,705 vehicles in May, up 62.3% year on year

Gold holds fall as traders digest confusion over US-Iran talks

Stocks to watch: DBS, Nio, Thomson Medical Group, Concord New Energy, Jumbo Group, mm2 Asia

Nvidia’s AI chips sought by Chinese labs with ties to military

Executive search firms still needed for C-suite search even as AI reshapes hiring

Anthropic moves towards IPO, stepping up race with OpenAI

How to fix the COE system

Singapore can be Asia’s ‘super-connector’ and strengthen global trade

The affordability crisis is about more than prices

As ‘tokenmaxxing’ and AI costs take off, companies turn to private token factories: Dell

Should you sacrifice some CPF Life income in favour of ILPs? Tread carefully

Worried over job prospects? Young adults should go forth fearlessly to buy an HDB BTO flat

The next phase of South-east Asia’s energy transition: Fixing the grid

What if remote working, not AI, is to blame for weak junior hiring?

Rising land bids push new condo prices into focus – will S$3,000 psf be a new normal?

Wall Street ends higher, boosted by tech gains, US-Iran peace hopes

European shares hit one-week low as Middle East risks deepen

MAY 31

US manufacturing activity expands by most in 4 years

Wall Street opens near record highs as AI optimism counters US-Iran war worries

Thomson Medical Group names Cassandra Loh as acting CEO for its Singapore operations

BYD sales rise for first time in 9 months on overseas demand

ESR, Mitsubishi Estate Asia team up for A$700 million Western Sydney logistics estate development

Vietnam touts IP crackdown results after US launches new probe

Japan adds to steel scrutiny with probes on China, Taiwan, Korea

How Delta Air steered around airline industry chaos

SoftBank Group overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company

Why Mamdani’s New York has to fight to retain its crown

Emerging market stocks hit record as investors assess factory data, Mid-East peace prospects

Growth spurt for UK factories will be short-lived, PMI shows

China stocks dip to six-week low as tech firms drag, factory activity stalls

‘Quite alarming’: More companies must think about replacing their CEOs, boards

China’s private factory gauge slows as economy softens

Global smartphone market faces record annual decline as chip crunch worsens

‘Capital guaranteed’ label for investment-linked policies misleading: MAS, Life Insurance Association

Rent spikes in San Francisco are topping all other US cities on AI boom

Billionaire behind Japan’s tiny-room hotel empire bets on US

China investors turn sellers of Hong Kong stocks in rare reversal

SoftBank set to become Japan’s most valuable company

Sustainability for SMEs – not a complex cost, but the path to business resilience

Jacintha and Dick Lee revisit love – but remain guarded

China tightens outbound investment rules with eye on security

Indonesia sovereign wealth fund joins data centre boom

Nvidia enters Windows laptop market, taking on Intel and AMD

Japanese firms cut investment as war in Iran clouded outlook

US takes step to halt Nvidia AI chip shipments to Chinese firms outside China

Samsung, LG shares rally ahead of Nvidia CEO meetings with Korean executives

DBS to open 18 new and 36 upgraded wealth centres across Apac by 2027

China’s shoppers are buying luxury again as stock market rebounds

HSBC CEO pitches to Hong Kong clients, hires more bankers amid stiff competition

Dell rivals Apple’s MacBook Neo with US$699 touch-screen XPS 13 laptop

Oil prices rise more than 2% as Israel steps up incursion into Lebanon

Buoyed by £7 billion in global inflows, M&G Investments pushes further into Asia-Pacific

The S$6.5 billion mandate: How fund managers are shaking up Singapore equities

WTI expected to face further downside pressure

Why AI is a tortoise, not a hare

Mapletree eyes mid-2026 first close for US$1.8 billion emerging Asia logistics development fund

Battle for Asia’s ultra-rich: ‘Singapore can’t afford to keep losing clients to Dubai, Hong Kong’

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