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  • 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.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

    Produced with AI text-to-speech capabilities

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    5 min
  • 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 up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    5 min
  • A Fragile Truce, a Deadly Week, and Singapore Braces for the Long Haul

    Headline news for April 10, 2026: Lebanon's death toll passes eighteen hundred after Israel's deadliest single day of the war. Netanyahu now wants direct talks with Beirut. Singapore's PM says the SAF must learn from Ukraine and Iran.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

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    5 min
  • Ceasefire Fractures as Israel's Strikes on Lebanon Kill More Than 250

    Headline news for April 9, 2026: The ceasefire is fraying. Israel's deadliest strikes on Lebanon kill 254. Iran calls talks unreasonable. Hormuz transit remains disputed.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    5 min
  • Asian Markets Surge as Trump Suspends Bombing of Iran

    Headline news for April 8, 2026: A two-week pause in the Iran war. Singapore unveils a billion-dollar relief package. Asian markets surge. Oil plunges fifteen per cent.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    5 min
  • Iran's Counter-Offer, Trump's Ultimatum, and Tightening Fuel

    Headline news for April 7, 2026: Iran rejects Trump's ceasefire and demands a permanent end to the war hours before his deadline. Asian airlines cut flights as jet fuel tightens.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

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    4 min
  • As Deadline Looms, Oil Climbs and Civilian Deaths Mount in Lebanon

    Headline news for April 6, 2026: President Trump's deadline for Iran expires tonight. Oil climbs past $110. Civilian casualties mount in Lebanon. Vietnam's growth slows on fuel costs.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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    4 min
  • Oil Below $101, Chinese Tech Slumps, and a War That May Be Ending

    Headline news for April 2, 2026: President Trump declares the war's goals near completion and threatens to quit NATO. Oil dips. Chinese tech profits hit a three-year low.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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    4 min
  • Five Weeks of War: A Record Oil Surge, and No Deal Yet

    Headline news for April 1, 2026: A record month for oil, cracks in the Western alliance over Iran, and rising cooking gas costs in Singapore.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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    4 min
  • 82nd Airborne Lands as the War Enters a Dangerous New Phase

    Headline news for March 31, 2026: US paratroopers land in the Middle East. President Trump renews threats against Iran. Oil heads for a record monthly gain. Spain closes airspace.

    Synopsis: A round up of global headlines to start your day by The Business Times. 

    Written by: Claressa Monteiro ([email protected]) 

    Produced and edited by: Claressa Monteiro or Howie Lim

    Produced by: BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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    4 min

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