Good morning mooers! Here are things you need to know about today's Singapore:
●Singapore shares opened lower on Monday; STI down 1.01%
●Commodities face tough week as Fed angst builds
●Stocks and REITs to watch: Singtel, SPH Reit, Aspen
●Latest share buy back transactions
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Market Trend
Singapore shares opened lower on Monday. The $FTSE Singapore Straits Time Index(.STI.SG)$ decreased 1.01 per cent to 3,114.16 ...

$SPDR S&P 500 ETF(SPY.US)$ Global merger and acquisition (M&A) activity shattered all-time records in 2021, $5 trillion for the first time ever, with volumes rising 63% to $5.63 trillion by Dec. 16, according to Dealogic data, easily surpassing the pre-financial-crisis record of $4.42 trillion in 2007.
$Taiwan Semiconductor(TSM.US)$ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd has received approval from Taiwan's investment commission to set up a chip manufacturing plant in Japan.
$Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Disney(DIS.US)$ Alphabet Inc's YouTube began restoring access to Walt Disney Co channels on its platform on Sunday, after the companies reached a distribution agreement to end a two-day blackout.

$Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Disney(DIS.US)$ Google, Disney work it out - Alphabet's YouTube said that it has reached a deal with Walt Disney to distribute all Disney-owned channels on its platform. Note: The agreement comes two days after talks between the companies broke down and led to a blackout
$Procter & Gamble(PG.US)$ Hair products recalled over cancer scare - Procter and Gamble issued a voluntary recall of more than 30 aerosol spray products, due to concerns over the level of benzene, a chemical known to cause cancer. Note: The recalled products include dry shampoos and conditioners and antiperspirants from brands such as Pantene, Aussie, and Herbal Essences.

By Danilo
Hey, mooers! Here are things you need to know before the opening bell:
- Stock futures were lower in early morning trading Monday following a losing week as investors continued to grapple with the resurgence of Covid cases and an upcoming shift in the Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy.
- Elon Musk faces a hefty tax bill this year — possibly the biggest in U.S. history.“For those wondering, I will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year,” the Tesla CEO tweeted on Monday.
Market Snapshot
Stock futures were lower in early morning trading Monday following a losing week as investors continued to grapple with the resurgence of Covid cases and an upcoming shift in the Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy.
Futures on the $Dow Jones Industrial Average(.DJI.US)$ dropped 433 points, or 1.29%. $S&P 500 Index(.SPX.US)$ futures dipped 1.38% and $NASDAQ 100 Index(.NDX.US)$ futures declined 1.59%.
Market Temperature
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Top News
Stock futures, oil prices slump on Omicron curbs
U.S. stock futures, oil prices and bond yields fell as investors worried that a rise in Omicron Covid-19 cases would stall economic growth and add pressure to inflation.
Economy week ahead: housing, consumers, inflation
Data due this week will likely show that core inflation rose at the fastest annual pace in almost four decades in November.
Businesses seek to delay tax rise that funds Biden spending plan
Honeywell, GE, Boeing and other large companies are launching a late lobbying blitz to persuade centrist Democratic senators that implementing a global minimum tax too soon would hurt U.S.-based multinationals.
Inflation adds to cost of clean energy transition
Energy companies have to spend more to build solar and wind farms for the first time in years because of cost inflation and supply-chain problems, adding a financial speed bump to the switch from fossil fuels.
Disney and YouTube reach deal, ending blackout
The agreement ends a brief blackout that began at the stroke of midnight Saturday after the carriage contract between the two companies expired. $Disney(DIS.US)$ $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$
Nike buys into NFTs
$Nike(NKE.US)$ is the latest brand to jump into the emerging world of nonfungible tokens, betting sneaker collectors will want to invest in virtual footwear.
'Spider-Man: No Way Home' swoops in with a pandemic-record opening
The latest Spider-Man movie opened to $253 million at the box office this weekend, defying industry expectations. $AMC Entertainment(AMC.US)$
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Adidas 'Into the Metaverse' NFT drop sells out, nets $23.5 million
Crypto attracts more money in 2021 than all previous years combined
Coach gives a little festive love with first NFT collection
ARKK is tracking the Dot-com bubble's movement
Elon Musk has an Asian twin?
Key Events This Week
Source: CNBC, Dow Jones Newswires, Bloomberg

10 Top-Traded US Stocks for Friday (12/17)
$Apple(AAPL.US)$ $Tesla(TSLA.US)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA.US)$ $Advanced Micro Devices(AMD.US)$ $Alphabet-C(GOOG.US)$ $Alphabet-A(GOOGL.US)$ $Meta Platforms(FB.US)$ $Pfizer(PFE.US)$ $Microsoft(MSFT.US)$

We are entering a new market regime unlike any in the past half century: We see another year of positive equity returns coupled with a down year for bonds. But BlackRock have dialed back our risk-taking given the wide range of potential outcomes in 2022.
The global investment manager--BlackRock published 2022 Global Outlook 'Thriving in a new market regime' and offered three investment themes and suggestion.
BlackRock favors Chinese assets in 2022 outlook. Meanwhile, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bridgewater, Fedility, Vanguard and other Wallstreet insitutions bullish on China.
01 Living with inflation
We expect inflation to be persistent and settle above pre-Covid levels. We expect central banks to kick off rate hikes but remain more tolerant of price pressures, keeping real interest rates historically low and supportive of risk assets.
Implication: prefer equities over fixed income and remain overweight inflation- linked bonds.
02 Cutting through confusion
A unique mix of events – the restart, new virus strains, supply-driven inflation and new central bank frameworks – could cause markets and policymakers to misread inflation. We keep the big picture in mind but acknowledge risks – to the upside and downside - around our core view.
Implication: trim risk amid an unusually wide range of outcomes.
03 Navigating net zero
The journey for the world to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is happening now, and is part of the inflation story. We believe a smooth transition is the least inflationary outcome, yet even this still amounts to a supply shock playing out over decades.
Implication: favor developed market (DM) equities over emerging markets (EM).
Meanwhile,Blackrock said they see a significant shift in China's overall policy stance toward greater state intervention and social objectives, even at the occasional expense of growth. The regulatory clampdown and tighter policy stance that rattled global investors in 2021 made that shift clear.
Yet we believe the low starting point of global investor allocations to Chinese assets is at odds with the economy's growing heft in the world. We estimate current allocations in global portfolios point to an overly negative economic outlook in coming years- such as a long-lasting growth shock akin to Japan in the 1990s.
We maintain our long-term overweight to Chinese assets relative to low global allocations. We assume greater regulation over a strategic horizon as China balances social and economic mobjectives – one reason we bake in materially higher uncertainty and risk premia for China compared with DM markets.
We recognize the risks, yet see current valuations as offering eligible investors adequate compensation for them.
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