Economy
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.29%
Investors urged to remain cautious today.
Daily Briefing: Electronics sector is 'on steroids'; Singaporean food and delivery service launches in Bangkok
And here's why merchants should start to go cashless.
Nearly one in two company owners worry most about business interruption
Only 30% consider loss of reputation a business risk.
Daily Briefing: F1 CEO wants to expand to SG; Singaporean 9GAG grabs $1.3m funding
And here's pros and cons of investing in REITs and actual properties.
Daily Briefing: Freehold Balestier up for sale for $16.8m; SG to use noise study in Tengah home planning
And a LinkedIn co-founder joins the Entrepreneur First Board.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.05%
Expect some good news today.
Local companies get bearish on business prospects
The Business Optimism Index dropped from 3.6 ppt to 2.6 ppt.
Chart of the Day: Business services growth hits 1.8% in Q2
Thanks to growth in professional services and 'other' segments.
Daily Briefing: AA REIT has highest dividend yield in 2017; BTO flats to come with bathrooms in 2019
And how theftproof are Singapore households?
Chart of the Day: Proportion of part timer residents rose to 10.5% in 2016
The number of residents working part time increased by 71,800.
Daily Briefing: Grab tries to lure ComfortDelGro drivers; 24 consultants to receive HDB Awards 2017
And here's a new collaboration that will boost SMEs.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.63%
Expect the market to bear some pressure today.
Daily Briefing: Keppel Land looks for new chief; Public housing blocks to have solar-ready roofs
And Kingsmen Creatives to give out dividends this week.
Chart of the Day: Housing prices contribution to inflation rate down 0.6 ppt
Housing prices in the CPI basket fell 2.5%.
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.
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