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Bitcoin drops below $27,000 level as crypto sell-off continues (CNBC)
Cryptocurrencies fell with stocks after the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported consumer prices for the month of April jumped 8.3%, which was slightly higher than expected by economists polled by Dow Jones. That spooked investors, leading them to exit risk assets including crypto. Cryptocurrencies remain highly correlated with the S&P 500 and, more recently, the Nasdaq Composite.
Controversial stablecoin UST — which is meant to be pegged to the dollar — plummets below 30 cents (CNBC)
- UST, a so-called stablecoin that’s meant to maintain a $1 peg, plunged to as low as 26 cents Wednesday.
- Sister token luna has lost roughly 96% of its value in the past seven days
- Terra creator Do Kwon announced a last-ditch effort to return UST to its $1 peg.
Condo, HDB rental prices hit record highs in April; fewer units leased (Straits Times)
Condominium rents last month surpassed the previous peak in January 2013 by 1.8 per cent, while HDB rents saw a record increase year on year, according to flash figures from real estate portals 99.co and SRX released on Wednesday (May 11).
Overall, condo rents rose by 2.3 per cent compared with March’s 2.9 per cent, and HDB rents climbed at a quicker pace of 1.9 per cent compared with 1.4 per cent the month before.
This marks the 16th straight month of growth for condo rents and the 22nd for HDB rents.
askST: How can I claim and use my CDC vouchers? (Straits Times)
All Singaporean households will receive another $100 worth of Community Development Council (CDC) vouchers this month.
All Singaporean households are automatically eligible for the vouchers and can claim them online at the CDC Voucher’s website via smartphone.
At least six weeks’ wait for new Singapore passports, with more than 7,000 applications daily (Straits Times)
ICA said: “Since the easing of travel measures, there has been overwhelming demand for passports.
Electric Car Upstart Nio to Kick off Trading in Singapore May 20 (Caixin Global)
Chinese electric car startup Nio Inc. is set to debut May 20 on the Singapore stock exchange as the company seeks to expand its access to capital in the face of delisting risks in the U.S.
Shanghai-based Nio won approval from the Singapore exchange to list by introduction in the city state, the company said last week. The method doesn’t involve selling new shares or raising funds but allows companies to reach new investors.
Singapore’s Sea prepares move into Indonesia’s insurance sector (Financial Times)
The Singapore-based company has drawn up plans to acquire an insurance company in Indonesia, the region’s largest economy and the biggest digital market, according to two people close to the deliberations. One of the people said a likely target was Asuransi Mega Pratama, a group recently acquired by one of Sea’s business partners, which would pave the way to entering a general insurance market worth more than $5bn in Indonesia. Such a purchase would allow Sea to better compete with rival “super apps”, such as Grab and GoTo, which aim to provide a one-stop shop of financial and technology services to millions of users.
Singapore to host 2029 SEA Games (CNA)
Singapore will host the 2029 edition of the Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games), 14 years after the event was last held in the country.
“We are pleased to host the prestigious regional sporting event in Singapore again. The SEA Games holds special memories and experiences for Singapore and our Southeast Asian neighbours,” said SNOC president Tan Chuan-Jin.
Doctors say these pandemic side effects are serious problems—and unlikely ‘to go away anytime soon’ (CNBC)
“We’re seeing this across a broad age spectrum,” Dr. Erica Johnson, chair of the American Board of Internal Medicine’s infectious disease specialty board, tells CNBC Make It. “We’re seeing adolescents and children impacted, and we’re seeing lots of adults and older adults impacted, too. I think it’s a real problem, and not likely to go away anytime soon.”
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