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Angela Tan

Senior Business Correspondent

Angela is senior correspondent at The Straits Times’ business desk. She is a seasoned business journalist and covers a wide spectrum of areas – from the economy, corporate scandals and mergers and acquisitions to financial regulations, personal finance and wealth management. She was previously with The Business Times. Prior to that, she was with Reuters Singapore and Dow Jones Telerate. She was named Financial Journalist of the Year in 2019 and 2018 by the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).

Latest articles

Global CEO confidence sinks to five-year low as AI divides corporate leaders: PwC

According to PwC’s survey, only 30 per cent of CEOs are very or extremely confident about revenue growth over the next 12 months.

Major power rivalry cited as biggest risk to global stability in 2026: WEF

A stacking crane moving shipping containers at a port in Long Beach, California. Geoeconomic confrontation topped the global risks in 2026, the WEF said.

Can money still be made when the STI has hit record highs?

The most notable projection is that the STI could reach 10,000 by 2040, a prediction by DBS.

Singapore exports defy US tariffs with 4.8% growth in 2025; analysts say 2026 will be tougher

Businesses ill-equipped even as global uncertainty hits 20-year high, warns Davos study

Global uncertainty has surged to a 20-year peak in 2025, yet most companies remain ill-prepared to manage it, says a new report released on Jan 12 at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland.

DBS leads as Singapore investment banking fees hit 4-year high in 2025 amid M&A rebound

DBS took 8.4 per cent wallet share of the total fee pool.

Markets bullish going into 2026

An expert believes the US equity bull market will continue, with markets resilient against US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and the Fed resuming its easing cycle.

2025 in review: CDL spat, Hyflux trial among corporate events that shook Singapore

Put the Bank of Mum and Dad in order before helping kids get on the private property ladder

More parents are chipping in to help their children buy their first homes for fear that they are being priced out of the property market.

Non-traditional players eating into banks’ corporate and investment businesses: Report

Asia now accounts for roughly 43 per cent of global corporate and investment banking revenues.