Trump Signs Iran MOU at Versailles, Fed Holds Under Warsh and the G7 Backs Deal
Headline news for June 18, 2026: President Trump signs the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles and the Strait of Hormuz reopens instantly, all sanctions are lifted and th...
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Singapore Exports Surge, Iran's Reconstruction Fund and Trump Tells Russia to Make Peace
Headline news for June 17, 2026: Singapore's exports surge thirty-eight-point-four per cent in May on AI-driven demand. Reuters reveals a three-hundred-billion-dollar private reconstruction fund is em...
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BOJ Set to Hit One Per Cent, US-Iran Deal Extends the Ceasefire and Singapore Home Sales Slump
Headline news for June 16, 2026: The Bank of Japan is set to raise rates to one per cent today — the highest in nearly thirty years. The U.S. and Iran have signed a preliminary agreement extending the...
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US-Iran Peace Deal Sends Oil to a March Low and Asian Markets Surging
Headline news for June 15, 2026: The U.S. and Iran announce a peace deal to end their war. President Trump says it is "complete," ordering the naval blockade lifted and the Strait of Hormuz reopened, ...
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Trump Signals an Iran Deal, SpaceX Prices History's Largest IPO and Asian Markets Rally
Headline news for June 12, 2026: President Trump says a "great settlement" with Iran could see the Strait of Hormuz reopen this weekend, though Tehran has not confirmed. SpaceX prices the largest IPO ...
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SpaceX Prices History's Largest IPO, Iran Closes the Strait and Asian Markets Fall
Headline news for June 11, 2026: SpaceX prices the largest IPO in stock market history today with trading on Nasdaq beginning Friday evening Singapore time under the ticker SPCX. Iran declares the Str...
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My job, my skills, my future
Artificial intelligence is changing the way we work, but what does that actually mean for jobs in Singapore? In this episode of Lens on Singapore, Claressa Monteiro speaks with Dean Tong, head of grou...
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Japan's Banks Launch Stablecoins, Singapore Deepens Indonesia Ties, US and Iran Trade Strikes
Headline news for June 10, 2026: The US strikes Iranian air defences after Iran downs a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz. Iran retaliates with drone attacks on US bases in Bahrain and Ku...
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