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Mapletree Industrial Trust income sinks 4.9% in 9M 2025​

Absence of divested Singapore assets reduces quarterly income

Mapletree Industrial Trust's nine months to December (9M 2025) net property income (NPI) dipped 4.9% year-on-year (YoY) to $380.5m, a local bourse filing showed.

Earnings per unit (EPU) year-to-date wassat $9.70 cents, 3.1% lower than the previous year's period.

During its third quarter (Q3 2025), the company's NPI, likewise, contracted 7.8% YoY to $122.8m. EPU during the quarter was at $3.14 cents, 4.0% smaller.

The manager said the Q3 2025 NPI decline reflected the absence of income from three Singapore industrial properties divested on 15 August 2025, as well as lower contribution from the North American portfolio following lease non-renewals and the depreciation of the US dollar against the Singapore dollar.

These factors were partly offset by contributions from a freehold mixed-use facility in Tokyo acquired in October 2024 and the completion of fitting-out works at the Osaka Data Centre in May 2025.

Overall portfolio occupancy averaged 91.4%, slightly higher than the previous quarter, driven by improved occupancy in Singapore.

The manager said it continues to manage downtime from lease non-renewals in North America and is pursuing selective divestments of $500m to $600m to support portfolio rebalancing.

 

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Singapore labour market expands amidst 4.3% retrenchment expectations​

Q4 job growth reaches 19,600.

Singapore's unemployment rates were low and broadly unchanged in December 2025, with the overall rate at 2.0%, resident unemployment at 2.9%, and citizen unemployment at 3.0%, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Manpower.

Full-year unemployment rates for 2025 were also similar to levels seen over the previous two years.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s entire labour marketexpanded in 2025, with total employment rising by 57,300, exceeding the 44,500 increase recorded in 2024.

Employment growth in fourth quarter (Q4) 2025 reached 19,600, easing from the stronger-than-expected increase in the previous quarter but remaining higher than gains recorded in the first half of the year, the ministry said.

Resident employment growth was concentrated in Financial Services and Health & Social Services, whilst non-resident employment gains continued to be driven by Construction, largely comprising work permit holders.

Retrenchments remained stable in the Q4, with 3,600 employees retrenched, similar to the preceding quarter.

The incidence of retrenchment stayed low at 1.5 per 1,000 employees, with most cases attributed to business reorganisation or restructuring, MOM reported.

"Looking ahead to Q1 2026, business expectations suggest that the labour market will continue to expand, albeit amidst increased hiring caution," the agency said in a press release.

The share of firms expecting to hire edged down to 43.3%, whilst the proportion planning wage increases rose to 26.4%, and the share expecting retrenchments increased to 4.3%, suggesting selective workforce adjustments rather than broad-based job cuts.

 

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Why is Crypto Down Today? Gold Price Smashes $5,600 as the Dollar Slips and Liquidity Floods the System​

Isaiah Mccall
Thu, January 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM GMT+8 3 min read

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The gold price gained more market cap in one day than Bitcoin’s entire market cap. I cannot imagine how smug gold bug Peter Schiff is right now.

Ray Dalio, Schiff, they were all right…The USA iscollapsing in real time.

and equities have stalled as gold and silver rip higher. Glassnode data shows declining risk appetite in crypto derivatives, while energy and base metals are also catching bids.


Gold prices briefly tested $5,600 per ounce this week before profit-taking set in, extending what is now one of the most aggressive precious metals runs in modern market history. Spot gold last traded near $5,500, up more than 3% on the session, while silver surged past $119 an ounce, continuing to outperform on both momentum and narrative.

This is not a tidy inflation hedge story anymore. It’s about confidence, liquidity, and a global market searching for something that still feels solid.

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Will Gold Price Pump Until Summer? Extreme Overbought Signals Mean Nothing​

On the daily chart, gold is stretched to levels that would normally invite a sharp blow-off top, but it ain’t happening. The 14-day RSI sits above 90, an extreme reading by any historical standard.

Yet the gold price continues to hold decisively above every major moving average, with the 21-day SMA near $4,730 acting as first dynamic support.

“If you don’t own Gold, you know neither history nor economics” – Ray Dalio

Technically, this is classic melt-up behavior. Overbought conditions matter less when capital flows overwhelm positioning.

 

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Anchorpoint mall in Alexandra Road up for sale at $295m guide price​

Grace Leong
Updated Thu, 29 January 2026 at 2:53 PM SGT
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SINGAPORE – Anchorpoint mall in Alexandra Road is up for sale at a guide price of $295 million via an expression of interest exercise that closes on March 10 at 3pm.

This translates to about $3,751 per square foot on its existing net lettable area of about 78,636 sq ft, according to its marketing agent CBRE.

The freehold suburban retail mall at 370 Alexandra Road has nearly 60 tenants and comprises a total strata area of 110,373 sq ft across two prime retail levels (entire ground floor and basement), and a basement carpark with 130 parking spaces.