Economy

Philippine CPI inches to 2.8% June yoy

Philippine CPI inches to 2.8% June yoy

Current CPI missed central bank target by a measly 0.2 points.

Korea inflation 'on a clear downtrend'

DBS says headline CPI has dropped to 2.2% YoY in June, the lowest so far this year.

Chart of the Day: More Singaporeans are staying single

The proportion of singles has increased across all age groups.

Malaysian exports boom by 6.7% yoy in May

Electronics and mining goods helped boost performance.

China to suffer labor shortage woes

China's rural surplus labor dipped to just 0.4% or 6 million of the total population, a study reveals.

Singapore leads Asia in Global Innovation Index 2012

But Singaporeans are not yet the world's most innovative people.

Malaysia opens US$2B healthcare IPO

IHH Healthcare's listing in Malaysia nails the country as top Asian IPO destination for 2012.

China reiterates push for local firms to expand overseas

China is also supporting key private owned companies to issue dim sum bond or foreign currencies bond in the offshore market.

China reserve requirement ratio to be slashed anytime soon: Maybank

Here are three reasons why an RRR cut is inevitable in China.

Singapore June PMI bucks global trend

Index came in at 50.4, slipping 0.4.

Chinese PMI close to bottoming out

The purchasing managers' index for both non-manufacturing and manufacturing services may be stabilizing, says BBVA.

Asian IPO activity plummeted by 47% in 2Q12 yoy

Globally, Facebook’s US$16.0 billion IPO made up 38% of this quarter’s total, boosting the activity to a 49% high.

What you need to know to protect your wealth from inflation

Almost 4 in 10 investors say they are either fairly cautious or looking for capital preservation - so where should you invest that hard-earned money...

Are low interest rates posing a threat to Singapore economy?

The debate rages on whether Singapore should raise the threshold for monetary easing considering that interest rates are now well below their average...

Consumer companies in the Philippines to benefit from inflation easing

Sales will continue to grow strongly on the back of a more favorable consumer sentiment, says Maybank ATR Kim Eng.

Slip in domestic, external demand slam India's PMI rise

The PMI improvement to 55 in June suggests an expanding manufacturing sector, but dip in new export orders and domestic new orders suggest that...