Market View: Trump warns countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals; White House officials reportedly seeking vows from tech executives to cover data centre costs; How should investors hedge against near-term volatilities with CBOE Volatility Index up 1.9 percentage points?; Fresh trade tangle between Japan and China; UOB, SGX-listed pawnbrokers (MoneyMax Financial Services, ValueMax) to watch

Your Way Home with Hongbin Jeong · Feb 24, 2026 · 14m

Singapore shares slid today as investors continue to mull uncertainties relating to US tariffs on global trading partners. The Straits Times Index was down 0.52% at 5,015.04 points at 2.12pm Singapore time, with a value turnover of S$1.48B seen in the broader market. In terms of counters to watch, we have UOB, after the bank said today that its net profit for the fourth quarter fell 7 per cent on the back of margin pressures from lower benchmark rates. Elsewhere, from how US President Donald Trump warned countries against backing away from recently negotiated trade deals after the Supreme…