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MARKETS & INVESTING |
22 Feb 12
Its ascent will be unabated save for a few correctional speed bumps, says Morgan Stanley. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
21 Feb 12
The disaster's impact is turning out to be worse than expected and rebound hopes now seem dimmer. Read ››
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BUILDING & ENGINEERING |
17 Feb 12
Firms require structural improvements to get out of the rut that the slowdown has put them in. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
16 Feb 12
The country's consumption-led growth has become unsustainable and will trigger a slide. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
15 Feb 12
Growth projections could have been cut further if policy easing had been slow to come. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Feb 12
Any expected easing could be posptponed till after the seasonal effects of Chinese New Year wear off. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
10 Feb 12
The unexpected 25bps rate cut raises alarms that inflationary risks are being underestimated, says OCBC. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
08 Feb 12
Its economy may be expanding despite weakened global demand but inflationary risks abound. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
07 Feb 12
Global weakness that has strangled export-oriented economies will have a less impact on its expansion. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
06 Feb 12
Morgan Stanley thinks the Indian market is already getting pumped and primed for a surge. Read ››
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MEDIA & MARKETING |
03 Feb 12
Easing economic growth and belt-buckling from firms to decimate both sectors' revenues, says Fitch. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
02 Feb 12
Inflation will spike up again when government imposes higher electricity tarrifs and tweaks fuel subsidies. Read ››
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TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS |
01 Feb 12
A sluggish GDP will still hurt the industry but stable diesel prices and undeterred demand should compensate. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
31 Jan 12
It seems likely as QoQ GDP growth may have remained marginally negative for the second consecutive quarter, says DBS. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
30 Jan 12
But this is only if the global external demand will start to stabilize by mid-2012. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
27 Jan 12
Its economy expanded 0.4% qoq in Q411 but exports are at their weakest in years. Read ››
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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
26 Jan 12
Drastic easing of policies foreseen in 2H12 as China tries to stop a housing meltdown. Read ››
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MANUFACTURING |
24 Jan 12
Why the glum forecast from Fitch when a demand boom is imminent in 2012? Read ››
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FINANCIAL SERVICES |
24 Jan 12
Share of loans restructered could ballon to 8% in the coming year, warns Fitch. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
23 Jan 12
The Sensex will grow 14% but there are gaping risks for stock pickers, says Morgan Stanley. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
20 Jan 12
Economist says ongoing slowdown of investment and exports implies more headwinds to growth. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
20 Jan 12
Consumption and investment will reignite the cooling economies, respectively.
China has so far overloaded on investment support when what it needs now is to foster consumption growth, says Morgan Stanley in its latest Asia Pacific Economics research. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
19 Jan 12
Rate cuts are likely as early as in the first half of the year, says an economist. Read ››
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ECONOMY, RETAIL |
19 Jan 12
Another quarter of weak sales foreseen after six months of hardship with recovery likely to start only by 2Q12. Read ››
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY |
18 Jan 12
But will it reach abysmal single-digit growth in 2012?
Not really, if China pulls off its huge public housing pipelines without a hitch, but the choke on property investment will be substantial. Read ››
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COMMERCIAL PROPERTY |
17 Jan 12
Even residential developers like Yanlord are padding their office and retail portfolios, says Colliers. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
16 Jan 12
Trailing inflation risks, according to Morgan Stanley, are constraining the willingness of policy makers to act in a pre-emptive fashion. Read ››
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BUILDING & ENGINEERING |
16 Jan 12
Threat of lower profits may cause a liquidity scare, warns Fitch. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Jan 12
BI is expected to lower rates further, but an economist believes this will eventually necessitate a policy reversal. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Jan 12
Expected rise in trade and investment have not yet materialized, says DBS. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
12 Jan 12
The burgeoning scale of festivities may have caused seasonal distortions. Read ››
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FINANCIAL SERVICES |
11 Jan 12
Consumption spending in India has now slowed to a trickle. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
11 Jan 12
Onslaught of corporate insolvencies also predicted by Euler Hermes.
The credit insurer said the struggling Euro zone will lead the global decline with shockwarve effects reverberating across the Asia Pacific region. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
11 Jan 12
HSBC sees a prolonged drag as external demand continues its precipitous slide. Read ››
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FINANCIAL SERVICES |
10 Jan 12
Money supply growth is on the rebound and further easing measures are still in the pipeline. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
10 Jan 12
December exports expanded only 0.6% yoy from an already slow 1.3 growth in November. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
09 Jan 12
As the country’s export growth is expected to plummet to 10% in 2012, a mere half of its growth in 2011. Read ››
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MARKETS & INVESTING |
06 Jan 12
Amidst tightening credit conditions and a reluctance from fund managers to invest in the current climate, deal and exit flow will continue to be subdued in coming months. Read ››
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HOTELS & TOURISM |
06 Jan 12
Hong Kongers better lighten up as 60% of passers-by did not offer help to tourists. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
06 Jan 12
This as one of the two countries bounces back from a natural disaster. Read ››
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