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Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.42%

The Fed's patient stance on future interest-rate hikes may buoy local sentiment.

Singapore banks amp up technical hiring to plug digital vacancies

Banks are focusing their digitalisation efforts in the Lion City.

Hong Kong accounting firms are digitising faster than their Singapore counterparts

Only 34.5% of firms use automation apps compared to 81% in Hong Kong.

Gilstead Court cuts en bloc price tag to $153m

The decision to cut back the reserve price from its original $168m price comes after cooling measures in July.

MAS warns against websites soliciting cryptocurrency investments

They ask for personal and financial details to buy the cryptocurrency.

Chart of the Day: Core Central luxury home transactions rose 28.05% in 2018

From just 135 units priced $5m and above sold in 2014, 2018 saw 388 luxury homes sold in the CCR in 2018.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.37%

Investors turned cautious as they await the Fed's monetary plans.

Nearly a quarter of SMEs still prefer cash and cheques: survey

Firms worry that the shift to cashless payments will be fraught with cyberthreats.

Online hiring in Singapore up 5% in December 2018

Legal professionals were the most sought after .

Woodlands Industrial Park site launched for tender

It allows for a maximum building height of 66 m AMSL.

Ascott REIT's 2018 profits rose 5% to $239.36m

The growth was driven by higher revenue from its Ascott Orchard Singapore buy and existing properties.

CDL Hospitality Trust's NPI dipped 3.8% to $146.05m in 2018

It blamed the absence of contribution from two divested Australian hotels.

Singapore bank loans grind to a halt at 0.5% in 2019

Total loans and advances fell to 2.8% in November 2018 from October's 3.4%.