More than half of China’s super-rich individuals make use of offshore family trusts, reports show Read more at The Business Times.

From more childcare leave to raising of BTO income ceiling, here are 10 highlights from PM Wong’s National Day Rally speech. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent came to office blasting his predecessor for trying to re-engineer the world’s largest bond market. This week he took a stab at it himself.

Michael Burry criticized Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. shares as overvalued and disclosed that he recently exited his position in the Chinese tech giant in order to build a “large” position in rival online retailer JD.com Inc.

"The more that men can credibly signal they will be dependable ' dads' and not disappointing 'duds,' the more investment in women’s education and careers, and the higher will be the birthrate in the face of greater female agency."

Europe’s biggest luxury firms are turning a little more positive on the crucial Chinese market, as a fragile spending recovery takes shape in the country.

By Promit Mukherjee and Bhargav Acharya OTTAWA, Aug 22 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Saturday that Canada would impose tariffs starting September 8 on imports of U.S. steel,

“Taming inflation is the key to restoring stability in Venezuela, and all the other progress flows from that.”

Investors are looking for Kevin Warsh to clarify his views on how the US central bank should react to stubborn inflation when the Federal Reserve chair speaks on Friday at the annual gathering in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

President Donald Trump made more than 1,000 securities trades in June, including significant purchases of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Visa Inc., Mastercard Inc. and Cintas Corp., according to a financial disclosure published Saturday.

"When does debt become unsustainable? When the global financial markets say it is. That appears to be happening."

Some of Nvidia's largest customers have been told prices of servers ‌containing its AI chips will rise by ‌more than 15% in many cases with memory chip ​costs soaring, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday. The price hikes will go into effect on systems shipped…

Hormuz gets the headlines. Bab el-Mandeb, Malacca, the Turkish Straits, Denmark and Panama move 36.7 million bpd between them. Here's each one.

Nvidia earnings headline a busy week with an all-important inflation reading

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Gold prices rise as US dollar weakens amid global market volatility; STI dips due to SATS decline and mixed bank share performances in Singapore markets. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Singapore Exchange boosts young investor participation with smaller board lots, ETFs, and engaging initiatives as local market hits 12-year trading high. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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