Economy

Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.63%

Expect the market to bear some pressure today.

Foreign currency reserves hit $362.5b in July

Official reserves also went up from June.

Chart of the Day: Retail growth hits 1.5% in Q2

Thanks to expansions in wholesale and retail trade segments.

Number of jobless in Japan falls 5.9% in July

The country has 1.9 million unemployed persons.

Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.56%

Expect some lifts to local sentiments today.

Chart of the Day: Loan-to-value ratio of home loans rise to 53.4% in 2017

Consumers may be more dependent on loans despite low-interest rates.

Chart of the Day: New businesses in Singapore grew 2.2% in six years

Retail trade and communications sectors gave way to new businesses between 2010 to 2016.

Services industries revenue up 4.9% in Q2

Infocomms sector posted the highest revenue growth.