While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 30, 2026
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/while-you-were-sleeping-5-stories-you-might-have-missed-june-30-2026
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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 30, 2026
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, June 30, 2026. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Yen hits 40-year low in historic slide rattling Japan
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/yen-hits-40-year-low-in-historic-slide-rattling-japan
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/yen-hits-40-year-low-in-historic-slide-rattling-japan
The Straits Times
Yen hits 40-year low against US dollar in historic slide, new all-time lows against Singdollar
Discover why the Japanese yen has hit a 40-year low against the US dollar and what it means for the global economy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Morning Briefing: Top stories from The Straits Times on June 30, 2026
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What this summer's heat is revealing about data centers
This summer has already produced three answers to questions the data center industry would have preferred to leave theoretical.
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/summer-heat-live-stress-test-175137905.html
This summer has already produced three answers to questions the data center industry would have preferred to leave theoretical.
https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/articles/summer-heat-live-stress-test-175137905.html
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This summer’s heat is a live stress test for data centers—here’s what it’s revealing in real time
Almost 80% of global data centers face some form of climate risk, and it could cost developers trillions in the coming decades.
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Japan’s yen has hit a 40-year low. Here’s what you need to know
As at 12.49 pm on Tuesday, the US dollar was trading at 162.1885 yen. Against the Singapore dollar, the yen also continued its long decline, weakening to 125.3054 per Singdollar
Why is the yen falling?
The yen has been falling more dramatically since 2022 amid inflation fears and low interest rates by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
This year, the currency’s downtrend has been exacerbated by the war in Iran, which drove oil prices and inflation sharply higher, hitting energy importers such as Japan hardest...
The latest drop occurred despite BOJ raising its policy rate to 1 per cent – the highest level in three decades – on Jun 16 to arrest the currency’s fall.
Some analysts argue that the move was too “passive” to stem the yen’s slide, as the rate increase did little to narrow the interest rate gap with the US...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-yen-has-hit-40-year-low-heres-what-you-need-know
As at 12.49 pm on Tuesday, the US dollar was trading at 162.1885 yen. Against the Singapore dollar, the yen also continued its long decline, weakening to 125.3054 per Singdollar
Why is the yen falling?
The yen has been falling more dramatically since 2022 amid inflation fears and low interest rates by the Bank of Japan (BOJ).
This year, the currency’s downtrend has been exacerbated by the war in Iran, which drove oil prices and inflation sharply higher, hitting energy importers such as Japan hardest...
The latest drop occurred despite BOJ raising its policy rate to 1 per cent – the highest level in three decades – on Jun 16 to arrest the currency’s fall.
Some analysts argue that the move was too “passive” to stem the yen’s slide, as the rate increase did little to narrow the interest rate gap with the US...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-yen-has-hit-40-year-low-heres-what-you-need-know
The Business Times
Japan’s yen has hit a 40-year low. Here’s what you need to know
For Singapore investments in the country, the weakening currency is a double-edged sword Read more at The Business Times.
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Japan’s Nikkei clocks best quarter on record on tech rebound
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-nikkei-clocks-best-quarter-record-tech-rebound
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/japans-nikkei-clocks-best-quarter-record-tech-rebound
The Business Times
Japan’s Nikkei clocks best quarter on record on tech rebound
The broader Topix rose 0.73 per cent to 4,010.88 Read more at The Business Times.
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<Full-day Takeaway>HSI Closes at 22,881, Down 145 pts; HSTI Closes at 4,472, Up 79 pts; NONGFU SPRING Down over 8%; ASMPT, HUA HONG GRACE Hit New Highs; Market Turnover Rises
2026/06/30 16:12 GMT+08
https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1531298/top-news/AAFN
<Full-day Takeaway>HSI Closes at 22,881, Down 145 pts; HSTI Closes at 4,472, Up 79 pts; NONGFU SPRING Down over 8%; ASMPT, HUA HONG GRACE Hit New Highs; Market Turnover Rises
2026/06/30 16:12 GMT+08
https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1531298/top-news/AAFN
Growing oil glut spurs Asian refiners to offer cargoes to the US
Oil output from Persian Gulf nations is ramping up so quickly as the Strait of Hormuz reopens that Asian refiners, already adequately supplied, are pushing some crude to destinations as far afield as California.
While Asia is typically the biggest taker of Middle Eastern crudes, refiners have been inundated as the interim US-Iran peace deal allows the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and others to restore production, while top importer China has remained on the sidelines. As a result, some processors are now offering cargoes west, according to traders familiar with the matter.
UAE grades are being marketed to places as distant as the US West Coast, said the traders, asking not to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media. That part of the US hasn’t imported crude from the gulf state since late last year, according to Kpler. Elsewhere, similar grades are being offered in Hawaii, they said, potentially the first Middle Eastern oil to head there since 2018 if a deal goes through...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/growing-oil-glut-spurs-asian-refiners-offer-cargoes-us
Oil output from Persian Gulf nations is ramping up so quickly as the Strait of Hormuz reopens that Asian refiners, already adequately supplied, are pushing some crude to destinations as far afield as California.
While Asia is typically the biggest taker of Middle Eastern crudes, refiners have been inundated as the interim US-Iran peace deal allows the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and others to restore production, while top importer China has remained on the sidelines. As a result, some processors are now offering cargoes west, according to traders familiar with the matter.
UAE grades are being marketed to places as distant as the US West Coast, said the traders, asking not to be named as they are not authorised to speak to the media. That part of the US hasn’t imported crude from the gulf state since late last year, according to Kpler. Elsewhere, similar grades are being offered in Hawaii, they said, potentially the first Middle Eastern oil to head there since 2018 if a deal goes through...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/growing-oil-glut-spurs-asian-refiners-offer-cargoes-us
The Business Times
Growing oil glut spurs Asian refiners to offer cargoes to the US
UAE grades are being marketed to places as distant as the US West Coast Read more at The Business Times.
#HKMarketUpdate
<H Shrs> HSI Closes Down 145 Pts, Slips Below 23,000 Mark; 1H25 Cumulative Decline Expands 10.7%
2026/06/30 16:26 GMT+08
Hong Kong stocks concluded the first half of the year today (30 Jun). The HSI opened down 18 pts and remained under pressure, once falling 341 pts to a trough of 22,685. The index closed at 22,881, down 145 pts or 0.63%, with full-day turnover at HKD308.05 billion. The HSCEI closed at 7,558, down 47 pts or 0.62%. The HSTECH advanced, closing at 4,472, up 79 pts or 1.8%.
For 1H25, the HSI accumulated a decline of 2,749.52 pts or 10.73%. The HSCEI fell 1,355.38 pts or 15.21% cumulatively. The HSTECH dropped 1,043.75 pts or 18.92% during the period.
https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1531316/top-news/AAFN
<H Shrs> HSI Closes Down 145 Pts, Slips Below 23,000 Mark; 1H25 Cumulative Decline Expands 10.7%
2026/06/30 16:26 GMT+08
Hong Kong stocks concluded the first half of the year today (30 Jun). The HSI opened down 18 pts and remained under pressure, once falling 341 pts to a trough of 22,685. The index closed at 22,881, down 145 pts or 0.63%, with full-day turnover at HKD308.05 billion. The HSCEI closed at 7,558, down 47 pts or 0.62%. The HSTECH advanced, closing at 4,472, up 79 pts or 1.8%.
For 1H25, the HSI accumulated a decline of 2,749.52 pts or 10.73%. The HSCEI fell 1,355.38 pts or 15.21% cumulatively. The HSTECH dropped 1,043.75 pts or 18.92% during the period.
https://www.aastocks.com/en/stocks/news/aafn-con/NOW.1531316/top-news/AAFN
Europe’s Stoxx 600 on track for biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-track-biggest-quarterly-gain-over-five-years-ai-boost
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/capital-markets-currencies/europes-stoxx-600-track-biggest-quarterly-gain-over-five-years-ai-boost
The Business Times
Europe’s Stoxx 600 on track for biggest quarterly gain in over five years on AI boost
Technology stocks rose 1.7 per cent and were set for their strongest quarterly gain since October 2001 Read more at The Business Times.
About 1 in 7 Singapore families has income of at least S$30k a month; share almost doubled in 5 years
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/about-1-7-singapore-families-has-income-least-s30k-month-share-almost-doubled-5-years
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/about-1-7-singapore-families-has-income-least-s30k-month-share-almost-doubled-5-years
The Business Times
About 1 in 7 Singapore families has income of at least S$30k a month; share almost doubled in 5 years
In 2025, 13.4% of resident households had a monthly market income of S$30,000 or more, up from 7.4% in 2020 Read more at The Business Times.
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Singapore stocks trend lower amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.7%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Jun 30) amid a mixed showing from wider Asian markets.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost about 0.7 per cent or 38.1 points to finish at 5,170.65. Across the broader market, gainers trailed losers 252 to 290, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.9 billion changed hands.
Seatrium : 5E2 +1.03% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 1 per cent or S$0.02 to end at S$1.97.
The worst performer among STI constituents was CapitaLand Ascendas Reit : A17U -1.97%, falling 2 per cent or S$0.05 to close at S$2.49.
The local banks all ended lower. DBS : D05 -0.95% lost 1 per cent or S$0.63 to S$65.40, OCBC : O39 -0.36% fell 0.4 per cent or S$0.09 to S$24.79, and UOB : U11 -0.35% was down 0.4 per cent or S$0.14 at S$39.76...
Key regional indices were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.6 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.9 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 1 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.1 per cent...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-trend-lower-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-down-0-7
Singapore stocks trend lower amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.7%
Singapore stocks ended lower on Tuesday (Jun 30) amid a mixed showing from wider Asian markets.
The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) lost about 0.7 per cent or 38.1 points to finish at 5,170.65. Across the broader market, gainers trailed losers 252 to 290, after 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.9 billion changed hands.
Seatrium : 5E2 +1.03% led the gainers on Singapore’s blue-chip index, rising 1 per cent or S$0.02 to end at S$1.97.
The worst performer among STI constituents was CapitaLand Ascendas Reit : A17U -1.97%, falling 2 per cent or S$0.05 to close at S$2.49.
The local banks all ended lower. DBS : D05 -0.95% lost 1 per cent or S$0.63 to S$65.40, OCBC : O39 -0.36% fell 0.4 per cent or S$0.09 to S$24.79, and UOB : U11 -0.35% was down 0.4 per cent or S$0.14 at S$39.76...
Key regional indices were mixed. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index lost 0.6 per cent, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.9 per cent, South Korea’s Kospi was up 1 per cent and the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI declined 0.1 per cent...
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/singapore-stocks-trend-lower-amid-mixed-regional-showing-sti-down-0-7
The Business Times
Singapore stocks trend lower amid mixed regional showing; STI down 0.7%
Seatrium is the top gainer on the blue-chip index, while CapitaLand Ascendas Reit sees the biggest decline Read more at The Business Times.
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AeroVironment, Strategy, Merck & more
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-avav-mstr-mrk.html?__source=androidappshare
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-premarket-avav-mstr-mrk.html?__source=androidappshare
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: AeroVironment, Strategy, Merck & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves premarket.
SCOTUS decisions, the Dow at 52,000 and more: Morning Squawk
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/scotus-decisions-dow-52000-morning-squawk.html?__source=androidappshare
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/scotus-decisions-dow-52000-morning-squawk.html?__source=androidappshare
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SCOTUS decisions, Dow at 52,000, the retirement savings gap and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
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Techs go on a tear in the first half — no thanks to the 'Mag 7'
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/tech-stocks-on-pace-for-best-6-months-since-2023--even-with-much-of-the-magnificent-7-in-the-penalty-box-chart-of-the-day-100000120.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/tech-stocks-on-pace-for-best-6-months-since-2023--even-with-much-of-the-magnificent-7-in-the-penalty-box-chart-of-the-day-100000120.html
Yahoo Finance
Tech stocks post best 6 months since 2023 — even with much of the 'Magnificent 7' in the 'penalty box': Chart of the Day
Tech stocks posted their strongest first half of the year since 2023, when the AI boom first drove equities higher.
Central banks plan to shrink dollar holdings amid US-linked risks
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/first-time-more-central-banks-050116391.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/economy/policy/articles/first-time-more-central-banks-050116391.html
Yahoo Finance
For first time, more central banks are set to shrink dollar holdings, survey finds
By Libby George LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) - More of the world's central banks plan to cut dollar allocations than increase them in the coming decade as political risks associated with the U.S.
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Nvidia stock is sagging. Here's what's behind the negative short-term trend.
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/nvidia-stock-is-sagging-heres-whats-behind-the-negative-short-term-trend-120447121.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/article/nvidia-stock-is-sagging-heres-whats-behind-the-negative-short-term-trend-120447121.html
Yahoo Finance
Nvidia stock is sagging. Here's what's behind the negative short-term trend.
Nvidia is in the penalty box.
Tech stocks on pace for best 6 months since 2023 — even with much of the 'Magnificent 7' in the 'penalty box': Chart of the Day
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/tech-stocks-on-pace-for-best-6-months-since-2023--even-with-much-of-the-magnificent-7-in-the-penalty-box-chart-of-the-day-100000120.html
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/article/tech-stocks-on-pace-for-best-6-months-since-2023--even-with-much-of-the-magnificent-7-in-the-penalty-box-chart-of-the-day-100000120.html
Yahoo Finance
Tech stocks post best 6 months since 2023 — even with much of the 'Magnificent 7' in the 'penalty box': Chart of the Day
Tech stocks posted their strongest first half of the year since 2023, when the AI boom first drove equities higher.
#USMarketUpdate
Dow opens flat as it heads for best first half in 5 years, Nasdaq set for best quarter since 2020:
Live updates
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=androidappshare
Dow opens flat as it heads for best first half in 5 years, Nasdaq set for best quarter since 2020:
Live updates
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/29/stock-market-today-live-updates.html?__source=androidappshare
CNBC
Dow jumps 100 points to close out best first half in 5 years; Nasdaq posts best quarter since 2020: Live updates
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose slightly on Tuesday amid uncertainty surrounding the conflict in the Middle East.