HDB Prices Fall, Iran Storms a Cargo Ship and Israel-Lebanon Buys Time
Headline news for April 24, 2026: Israel and Lebanon extend their ceasefire by three weeks after an Oval Office meeting, but Iran tightens its grip on the Strait of Hormuz and oil climbs above a hundr...
24 Apr 4min
Ceasefire Deadline Shifts, Japan Rewrites Its Defence and Apple's a New CEO
Headline news for April 21, 2026: The Iran ceasefire deadline has been pushed to Wednesday evening Washington time, Thursday morning in Singapore, as both sides signal cautious willingness to talk. Ja...
21 Apr 4min
Hormuz Shuts Again, Oil Surges as Truce Teeters Before Tuesday Deadline
Headline news for April 20, 2026: The Iran ceasefire teeters on collapse as the US seizes an Iranian cargo ship, Tehran fires on commercial vessels and closes the Strait of Hormuz. Britain's Keir Star...
20 Apr 4min
Israel and Lebanon Agree to Ceasefire in First Direct Talks in Decades
Headline news for April 17, 2026: Israel and Lebanon agree to a ceasefire; the war's biggest diplomatic breakthrough yet as Singapore's exports surge fifteen per cent and Trump signals Iran talks may ...
17 Apr 4min
President Trump Declares War Nearly Over; Asia Markets Rise
Headline news for April 16, 2026: Washington grows optimistic about ending the Iran war as Tehran signals a partial opening of the Strait of Hormuz while PM Wong calls for collective regional energy r...
16 Apr 4min
Nasdaq Notches Longest Win Streak Since 2021 as US-Iran Diplomacy Revives
Headline news for April 15, 2026: US-Iran peace talks look set to resume in Pakistan as oil falls for a second day, Asian markets rally, and Singapore sharpens its focus on long-term energy security. ...
15 Apr 4min
Oil Retreats as Tehran Signals Willingness to Talk After Hormuz Blockade Begins
Headline news for April 14, 2026: Singapore's central bank tightens policy for the first time in four years as Q1 growth slows to four-point-six per cent and the Iran war clouds the economic outlook. ...
14 Apr 4min
No Deal, No Ceasefire Certainty: Markets Brace as Hormuz Standoff Deepens
Headline news for April 13, 2026: Singapore anticipates an MAS policy shift as the US blockades the Strait of Hormuz, oil tops $103, and US-Iran peace talks collapse without a deal. Synopsis: A round ...
13 Apr 4min
