Singapore stocks opened lower today, following the US Federal Reserve’s move to hike interest rates by 0.25 per cent, the ninth increase in a year.

The Straits Times Index fell 0.6 per cent to 3,200.88 points after 74.4 million securities changed hands. 

In terms of companies to watch, we have Sembcorp Industries, after a Bloomberg report suggested that the firm may be considering selling its waste management unit. 

Meanwhile, investors continue to digest the latest quarter point rate increase by the US Federal Reserve overnight, as well as contradictory message

On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked the key developments of the day with David Chow, Director Azure Capital.

Singapore stocks opened lower today, following the US Federal Reserve’s move to hike interest rates by 0.25 per cent, the ninth increase in a year.
The Straits Times Index fell 0.6 per cent to 3,200.88 points after 74.4 million securities changed hands. 
In terms of companies to watch, we have Sembcorp Industries, after a Bloomberg report suggested that the firm may be considering selling its waste management unit. 
Meanwhile, investors continue to digest the latest quarter point rate increase by the US Federal Reserve overnight, as well as contradictory message
On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked the key developments of the day with David Chow, Director Azure Capital.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day’s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.

From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what’s happening — with clarity, context and a touch of personality.

Whether you’re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected — all the way home.

And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4&ndash;8pm drive companion, guiding you through the day&rsquo;s biggest headlines, trending conversations and the issues shaping Singapore and the world.
From news and current affairs to lifestyle insights and generational perspectives, the show helps you make sense of what&rsquo;s happening &mdash; with clarity, context and a touch of personality.
Whether you&rsquo;re catching up after a long day or tuning in on the move, Your Way Home keeps you informed, engaged and connected &mdash; all the way home.
And she closes the day with a song that says it all.

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.

In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore&rsquo;s first and only Business and Personal Finance station. MONEY FM is a 24-hour English talk format station featuring local and international business and financial news. We provide you with financial market and currency updates and insights from analysts, economists, policy makers, industry experts and business owners.
In the lighter hours, listen to discussions on social issues and features on topics that include health, education, arts and music.

MONEY FM 89.3 is Singapore’s first and only Business and Personal Finance station.

MONEY FM 89.3

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong is your 4–8pm drive companion.

Market View: Fed Chair Jerome Powell raises rates by 25bps; Contradicting messages by Powell and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen; UBS to shrink Credit Suisse’s US$10b shipping portfolio; Singapore’s headline inflation at 6.3%; Sembcorp Industries reportedly considering sale of its waste management unit; Boustead Projects to restore free float or be directed to delist

Making friends as an adult isn’t always easy, so one Singaporean content creator is taking things back to the playground. Twenty-year-old Trevor, known as @trevuh2, has organised what he calls Singapore’s largest game of Duck, Duck, Goose, bringing strangers together to play, socialise and hopefully make new friends. 

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Alex Parada discuss whether Singaporeans are unfriendly or simply hesitant to approach strangers, why adult friendships can be so difficult to form, and whether childhood games and organised meet-ups could help break the ice. Would you join a game with complete strangers, or would the awkwardness be too much?

Making friends as an adult isn&rsquo;t always easy, so one Singaporean content creator is taking things back to the playground. Twenty-year-old Trevor, known as @trevuh2, has organised what he calls Singapore&rsquo;s largest game of Duck, Duck, Goose, bringing strangers together to play, socialise and hopefully make new friends.&nbsp;
On What&rsquo;s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh and Alex Parada discuss whether Singaporeans are unfriendly or simply hesitant to approach strangers, why adult friendships can be so difficult to form, and whether childhood games and organised meet-ups could help break the ice. Would you join a game with complete strangers, or would the awkwardness be too much?

What's Trending: Are Singaporeans really so bad at making friends? Time to bring back childhood games?

Home prices and mortgage sizes in Singapore have climbed over the past five years, but buyers are increasingly using cash and CPF savings to fund their down payments.

Nearly 8 in 10 buyers of new private property launches took out loans of at least $1 million in the first half of 2026, double the proportion in 2021. Yet mortgagee-sale listings have also hit their highest half-yearly level since 2021

On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Clive Chng, Associate Director at Redbrick Mortgage Advisory, to find out why buyers are borrowing a smaller proportion of their property’s value, what’s driving the rise in mortgagee sales, and whether financial risks are building beneath Singapore’s property market.

Home prices and mortgage sizes in Singapore have climbed over the past five years, but buyers are increasingly using cash and CPF savings to fund their down payments.
Nearly 8 in 10 buyers of new private property launches took out loans of at least $1 million in the first half of 2026, double the proportion in 2021. Yet mortgagee-sale listings have also hit their highest half-yearly level since 2021
On The Big Story, Hongbin Jeong speaks with Clive Chng, Associate Director at Redbrick Mortgage Advisory, to find out why buyers are borrowing a smaller proportion of their property&rsquo;s value, what&rsquo;s driving the rise in mortgagee sales, and whether financial risks are building beneath Singapore&rsquo;s property market.

The Big Story: Why home buyers are using more cash and CPF for down payment even as mortgage loans rise

Caregiving can be challenging, especially when juggling work, studies and family responsibilities. Four NUS undergraduates have developed AHMA, an AI-powered app designed to support caregivers by helping them find services, address concerns and manage everyday tasks like scheduling appointments.

On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with AHMA app founders Abhishek Paranjape, Hazel Low and Aishwarya Goyal about how their own observations inspired the idea, how AI could ease the burden on caregivers, and why more young Singaporeans may need to think about caregiving as they grow older.

Caregiving can be challenging, especially when juggling work, studies and family responsibilities. Four NUS undergraduates have developed AHMA, an AI-powered app designed to support caregivers by helping them find services, address concerns and manage everyday tasks like scheduling appointments.
On The Agenda, Hongbin Jeong speaks with AHMA app founders Abhishek Paranjape, Hazel Low and Aishwarya Goyal about how their own observations inspired the idea, how AI could ease the burden on caregivers, and why more young Singaporeans may need to think about caregiving as they grow older.

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