Economy
China's inflation rate to grow 2.4% in 2018
This is mainly due to higher food prices.
Exports to grow 5.4% in January
Tech exports are expected to drive a turnaround.
Government could save 1% of GDP in 2018 budget: BofAML
Thanks to Singapore's improved economic situation.
Singapore households are richer by 15.5% versus five years ago
On average, they earned around $9,023 in 2017.
Taiwan's inflation rate fell 0.9% in January
This was due to the different timing of the Lunar New Year.
Singapore's foreign reserves gained 11.73% to US$282.38b in January
Its gold and forex reserves climbed by 3.95%.
GDP growth in 2017 down to 3.4%: OCBC
No thanks to slower NODX and manufacturing output.
Philippines inflation rate rose to 4% in January
No thanks to the new TRAIN law.
Chart of the Day: Corporate income tax is the highest source of government income
It took up 20% of the total.
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And here's how to use your Medisave account.
Here's how the government could hike your taxes
A 1% point increase in GST could lift CPI inflation by around 67bps.
Japan upsizes bond buys to US$4.1b
But BoJ’s weak policy outlook poses a threat.
Indonesia's GDP growth rose 5.07% to US$951m in 2017
This was driven by the information and communication industry.
Money supply growth slows down to 4.1% in December
Whilst bank loans grew 8%.
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PMI hits seven-year high at 53.1 in January
Thanks to the faster expansion of factory output and new orders.
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