Economy
Chart of the Day: See how the S$NEER moved up before policy tightening
Chart of the Day: See how the S$NEER moved up before policy tightening
A decline in early 2018 saw the US dollar's weakness against the Singapore dollar.
MAS tightens monetary policy over economic growth
But amidst the policy change, it is cautious of the outcome of ongoing global trade tensions.
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Singapore and China ink deal on Belt & Road markets cooperation
The collaboration will tap into policy banks to support third-party market ventures in both countries.
Daily Briefing: Singapore and UN voice woes over trade tensions; Pavilion Energy buys first LNG cargo
And here's Softbank's latest investment in a Singapore-based media group.
Singapore's improvements in livability are the ninth best in Asia
From 1998 to 2018, it improved its livability score by 4.7%.
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And here's why Singapore's prime minister and his siblings are torn over a house.
New Enterprise Singapore launches services for firms
It merged two grants into a single development one that will be available from October 2018.
Chart of the Day: Inflation growth stagnates in 2018
Price pressure remains subdued despite economic recovery.
Is Singapore losing cash as SMEs pivot abroad?
Overseas revenue growth is fast outpacing total revenue growth at 4.2% vs 1.3% in 2016.
SMEs' profit and turnover expectations hit 3-year high in 2017
A study implied that firms are more confident of the economy as they focus on the domestic market.
Chart of the Day: Households can now own more assets without needing to borrow
The growth of financial assets has been outpacing consumer loans for two years.
Trade tensions put heat on MAS tightening
Analysts weigh on whether trade tensions will significantly challenge policy changes or not.
Manufacturing sector is recovering amidst volatility: analysts
But global trade tensions, specifically between the US and China, dampened some of their sentiments.
Manufacturing output up 8.9% in February
General manufacturing output dipped 6.3% due to fewer production days during the Lunar New Year.
Will Singapore be caught in the US-China trade dogfight?
The STI fell 2.3% after Trump enforced tariffs on Chinese goods over intellectual property violations.
Inflation hit 40-month high at 0.5% in February
Prices of food and accommodation rose within the month.
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