<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>(Nov 10): Singapore’s interbank rates climbed to the highest in more than a year, as tighter local liquidity and expectations for further US interest-rate hikes pushed up borrowing costs.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The cost of overnight borrowing in Singapore’s interbank market rose 11.7 basis points to 1.7446% as of Friday, according to data published Tuesday. That was the highest since July 2025. Local markets were shut on Monday for a holiday.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Markets are bracing for the possibility of further tightening by the US Federal Reserve, which raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points in September before leaving it unchanged in October. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, meanwhile, kept monetary policy unchanged in October after tightening in both April and July.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Liquidity in Singapore has also tightened as loan growth outpaced deposits. The loan-to-deposit ratio rose to 69.8% in September, according to the latest central bank data, the highest since August 2024.</p></div>

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Singapore’s interbank rates climbed to the highest in more than a year, as tighter local liquidity and expectations for further US interest-rate hikes pushed up borrowing costs.

Singapore’s interbank rate climbs to highest in more than a year

(Nov 10): Nvidia Corp’s general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, questioning whether the Trump administration played a role in detaining an executive from the Singapore-based firm who’s now at the heart of a scandal threatening Jensen Huang.

Nvidia intervened in US probe of Megaspeed chip smuggling

BENGALURU (Nov 10): Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous day, after US President Donald Trump said US military action against Iran is not necessary "at this point", easing concerns about prolonged disruptions to Middle East supply.

Oil falls as Trump downplays prospect of escalation with Iran

TOKYO (Nov 10): Japanese household spending fell more than expected in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, marking a 10th straight month of decline.

Japan September household spending slumps amid bad weather

NEW YORK (Nov 9): Banks and credit investors are upping their scrutiny of AI-related debt deals while showing reluctance to increase exposure to borrowers, jolted by the recent market selloff and changing sentiment toward the technology's growth trajectory.

Some banks, which ​just ...

Banks, investors grow wary of AI debt, spooked by market selloff

(Nov 10): Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is changing the rules for importers, allowing them to apply for exemptions from Canadian tariffs on a wider range of US goods while ending relief on some American-made aluminum products.

Canada expands US tariff exemptions, cuts some aluminium relief

SYDNEY (Nov 10): Qantas said on Tuesday it would cut 850 jobs in Australia and outsource some corporate functions to consulting ​firm Accenture as it adapts to the increased ‌use of artificial intelligence in the airline industry.

The first phase of the cuts would affect finance, p...

Australia's Qantas to axe 850 jobs in offshoring deal with Accenture

BENGALURU (Nov 10): Gold prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Tuesday as investors awaited US inflation data later in the day for clues on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.

Gold dips ahead of US inflation data

SEATTLE (Nov 9): Boeing ‌Commercial Airplanes plans to cut 5% of its workforce as it struggles to increase jetliner production output, the division's chief, Stephanie Pope, told employees on Monday in an internal memo.

"As shared in our third-quarter earnings, we ​need to reset the...

Boeing to cut 5% of commercial jet workforce amid production struggles

MELAKA (Nov 9): The interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order and the implications of the Order of Discharge involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak require further clarification to establish whether the Prisons Department has the authority to implement house arrest for the former prime minister.

Najib's discharge order needs review to clarify Prisons Dept's authority — Saifuddin

<p>NEW YORK (Nov 9): Nvidia and chief executive Jensen Huang were sued on Monday in a proposed class action accusing them of defrauding shareholders by concealing Huang's ties with a suspected Chinese spy.</p>


Nvidia, CEO Huang sued over disclosures related to suspected Chinese spy

<p>(Nov 10):&nbsp;Asian stocks were poised to track Wall Street higher as a rally in technology shares and a slump in oil prices drove US benchmarks to their best day in seven months.</p>


Asian stocks to rally on US tech surge, oil slump

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<p>A renewed wave of dip buying drove stocks to their best day since April in the wake of a technology selloff that had roiled Wall Street, with the market also gaining as oil prices sank.</p>


Stocks climb as buyers step in despite Nvidia woes

<p>WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ABU DHABI (Nov 9): US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to hold off on new military strikes against Iran for the time being after appeals from countries in the region, including from Qatar's prime minister in White House talks.</p>


Trump says Qatar, Saudi prefer peace in Iran conflict

<p>MELAKA (Nov 10): Thirty-one early polling centres for the 16th Melaka State Election opened at 8am on Tuesday to allow 12,531 security personnel and their spouses to cast their ballots.</p>


Melaka polls: 31 early voting centres open at 8am

<p>MELAKA (Nov 9): The interpretation of the Conditional Pardon Order and the implications of the Order of Discharge involving Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak require further clarification to establish whether the Prisons Department has the authority to implement house arrest for the former prime minister.</p>


<p>(Nov 9): Americans last month grew more ​worried about the labor market outlook, according to a survey released on Monday by the ‌Federal Reserve Bank of New York.</p>

<p>The bank's October Survey of Consumer Expectations found that projections the jobless rate will be higher a year from now w...

NY Fed survey finds Americans more worried over future jobless levels

<p>ZURICH (Nov 9):&nbsp;Just Eat Takeaway's Swiss unit is cutting 373 delivery jobs ​in Switzerland as the food delivery ‌service moves away from scheduled shifts, the company said on Monday.</p>

<p data-testid="promo-box">That represents more ​than half the company's couriers in ​Switzerland, ac...

Just Eat Switzerland cuts 373 courier jobs in Switzerland

<p>(Nov 9): PepsiCo is cutting some ‌jobs in its North America food and beverage business as part of a plan to streamline the unit.</p>

<p>The job cuts are expected ​over the next week and are aimed at simplifying ​the company's structure, according to a letter to employees ⁠from PepsiCo North Am...

PepsiCo to cut some jobs in North America

<p>SEATTLE (Nov 9): Boeing&nbsp;‌Commercial Airplanes plans to cut 5% of its workforce as it struggles to increase jetliner production output, the division's chief, Stephanie Pope, told employees on Monday in an internal memo.</p>

<p>"As shared in our third-quarter earnings, we ​need to reset the...

<p>SYDNEY (Nov 10): Qantas&nbsp;said on Tuesday it would cut 850 jobs in Australia and outsource some corporate functions to consulting ​firm Accenture as it adapts to the increased ‌use of artificial intelligence in the airline industry.</p>

<p>The first phase of the cuts would affect finance, p...

<p>HOUSTON (Nov 9): ExxonMobil&nbsp;said on Monday that it signed a memorandum of understanding, or a non-binding agreement, to explore potential upstream opportunities in Venezuela with state-owned oil firm PDVSA.</p>


Exxon signs preliminary agreement with Venezuela to evaluate oil opportunities

<p>NEW YORK (Nov 9):&nbsp;Banks and credit investors are upping their scrutiny of AI-related debt deals while showing reluctance to increase exposure to borrowers, jolted by the recent market selloff and changing sentiment toward the technology's growth trajectory.</p>

<p>Some banks, which ​just ...

<p>BENGALURU (Nov 10): Gold prices edged lower in early Asian trade on Tuesday as investors awaited US inflation data later in the day for clues on the Federal Reserve's next policy move.</p>


<p>Singapore’s interbank rates climbed to the highest in more than a year, as tighter local liquidity and expectations for further US interest-rate hikes pushed up borrowing costs.&nbsp;</p>


<p>TOKYO (Nov 10): Japanese household spending fell more than expected in September from a year earlier, government data showed on Tuesday, marking a 10th straight month of decline.</p>


<p>(Nov 10):&nbsp;Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government is changing the rules for importers, allowing them to apply for exemptions from Canadian tariffs on a wider range of US goods while ending relief on some American-made aluminum products.&nbsp;</p>


<p>BENGALURU (Nov 10):&nbsp;Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday, extending losses from the previous day, after US President Donald Trump said US military action against Iran is not necessary "at this point", easing concerns about prolonged disruptions to Middle East supply.</p>


<p>(Nov 10):&nbsp;Nvidia Corp’s general counsel intervened in a US government probe of suspected smuggling of AI chips by Megaspeed International, questioning whether the Trump administration played a role in detaining an executive from the Singapore-based firm who’s now at the heart of a scandal threatening Jensen Huang.</p>
