The Business Times

MAS holds policy settings, pausing after two straight tightenings Core inflation forecast for 2026 narrowed to 1.5 to 2% as MAS sees price pressures easing from mid-2027. https://bt.sg/g89u

Singapore’s GDP grows 5.4% in Q3, supported by electronics Manufacturing sector up by 7.5% year on year in 3 months to September, from 12.9% in Q2. https://bt.sg/Cmcg

“Three hours queuing just to get fuel”: Bali runs low on fuel, sparking long lines at pumps “It is exhausting and frustrating, especially when you depend on your bike to get to work,” said Christine Nababan, a Sanur-based catering business owner who spent nearly three hours queuing to refuel her motorbike, disrupting her work transporting food around the island. https://bt.sg/pCDX

AI agent platform Drylab AI raises US$3 million seed round from Vertex Ventures and PatSnap “This funding will help us accelerate adoption and build powerful, locally deployed intelligence that enables scientists to move from biological questions to validated discoveries faster,” John Phan, co-founder and CEO of Drylab tells BT's Benjamin Cher. https://bt.sg/aeoZA

City Plaza owners in private talks after close of S$970 million en bloc tender This is the third en bloc attempt by the freehold development. https://bt.sg/oymBH