Economy
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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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ECONOMY |
01 Feb 12
A resounding yes as less tax processing requirements helped push the nation to the top of a World Bank competitiveness ranking. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
01 Feb 12
UBS gives us a breath of relief as it thinks inflation is likely to fall sharply in 2012 - but on what grounds? Read ››
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ECONOMY |
01 Feb 12
Survey shows only 10% of firms expects business to improve in the first half of 2012. 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
There is no doubt Singapore business professionals will be tightening their belts in 2012 as the global debt crisis worsens. 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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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
Their duties have been covered by their respective deputies, as the Ministry of Home Affairs says it views allegations of misconduct seriously. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
Sharpening Singapore's double-edged competitive edge
At the heart of Singapore ’s economic success is its social compact. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
News about Singapore’s inflation, prices and cost increases make the headlines almost every day. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
A so-called marginal macro momentum is sweeping across Singapore and four other countries, says RBS. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
You're right if you guessed higher costs in everything -- from rents to vehicles to food. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
26 Jan 12
Singapore government pegs CPI inflation at a subdued 2.5-3.5% range or roughly half that of 2011. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
25 Jan 12
It may have increased 38.6%, but DBS says this is purely numerical as the rest of the manufacturing sector is still in a slump. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
25 Jan 12
Blame it on the housing and transport cost components which spark the rising inflation. 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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ECONOMY |
18 Jan 12
The Prime Minister doesn’t think so, and he isn’t shy to say it. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
18 Jan 12
Non-oil domestic exports grew 9.0% yoy in December but a sustained performance is doubtful. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
17 Jan 12
DPM Teo Chee Hean said the proposed framework strikes a balance between the ethos of public service with an appropriate salary. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
17 Jan 12
Guess which products didn’t do so well.
International Enterprise Singapore reported (all on a year-on-year basis):
Total trade rose by 5.9 per cent in December 2011, following the 12 per cent increase in the previous month. 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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ECONOMY |
16 Jan 12
As economies develop they generate proportionally more jobs in services than in manufacturing. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
13 Jan 12
Ten economic freedom factors were assessed, and Hong Kong bested others in terms of financial and trade freedom. 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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ECONOMY |
11 Jan 12
The new Index will be highlighting the spectrum of factors that impact inflation expectations. 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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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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ECONOMY |
06 Jan 12
This as one of the two countries bounces back from a natural disaster. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
06 Jan 12
The country’s inflation surprised on the downside as food prices spiked 5%. Read ››
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ECONOMY |
05 Jan 12
What's preventing a total economic meltdown last seen in 2008? Read ››
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ECONOMY |
05 Jan 12
Manufacturing holds the key, and it is looking shaky.
OCBC said:
The December PMI data probably implies some stabilization rather than an outright recovery in the manufacturing and electronics industries in Singapore in the near-term, albeit there have been more encouraging economic data recently elsewhere such as the US and China. Read ››
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ECONOMY, MANUFACTURING |
05 Jan 12
Purchasing managers index rallied in Asia but it needs a sustaining catalyst, says HSBC. Read ››
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