Economy

PMI grows for fourth-straight month in October

PMI grows for fourth-straight month in October

It edged up 0.2 point to record a 50.5 expansion, its highest since March 2019.

Service sector under threat until March 2021

Several industries remain positive despite the latest foreboding survey results.

Get set for a prolonged recession: MAS

Economic recovery observed in Q3 will likely taper off in Q4, due to the lack of a vaccine.

Singapore dollar rally to continue through rest of 2020: Fitch

It is forecast to reach as high as S$1.37/USD in 2021.

MAS core inflation slows to a 0.1% decline in September

Inflation is expected to come fall between -0.5% to 0% for 2020.

Singapore least affected by climate change in APAC: study

Its geographic location and healthy infrastructure helped mitigate impact.

Large gatherings may be allowed soon: MOH

Pre-event COVID-19 testing will be pilot tested.

Economy to shrink 5-7% this year: SGX

But recent weeks have shown that it is recovering from record-low Q2 activities.

JSS to disburse over $5.5b from 29 October

This will subside wages of almost two million workers from June-August.

NODX sees rough growth in Q4

Singapore’s recovery momentum may take a slower and choppy pace.

NODX up 5.9% in September

Last year’s low base of electronics pushed the gains.

NORX up 5.1% in September

The growth in electronic NORX outweighed the decline in non-electronics.

Nico Steel overturns doubts with 15.5% gain

The pandemic and adverse dispute didn’t stop the company from growing.