The Singapore stock market headed south again on Wednesday, one session after ending the two-day slide in which it had fallen more than 20 points or 0.7 percent. The Straits Times Index now sits just beneath the 3,115-point plateau although it figures to bounce higher again on Thursday.
The global forecast for the Asian markets is upbeat following results of the FOMC's monetary policy meeting. The European and U.S. markets were solidly higher and the Asian bourses figure to open in similar fashion.
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.