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Investors take shelter in resilient telco stocks amid escalating market turmoil
Investors take shelter in resilient telco stocks amid escalating market turmoil
Especially since the threat of a fourth telco is vanishing.
Residential rents expected to stay soft until 2017 as leasing demand deteriorates
Over 20,000 new units are expected to be completed this year.
Developers lose, REITs win as Brexit rattles markets
Growth risks will outweigh FX gains.
Foreign property investors ploughed $5.68b in Singapore real estate in H1
Big-ticket office deals boosted sales.
Fourth telco hopefuls plagued by funding hiccups
The incumbents shouldn't be too worried.
SGX recovers from IPO dearth as equity listings surge 65% in H1
Equity offerings have reached US$1.4 billion so far this year.
These real estate players are on shaky ground as Brexit looms
CDL, ART, KDCREIT, and CDLHT have notable UK exposures.
Rig builders' cancellation woes mount on back of prolonged oil downturn
Earnings will continue to shrink for large-cap shipyards.
Here’s why Brexit is bad news for Singapore property
It’s going to hurt market sentiment.
Analysts still unimpressed even as new home sales hit 10-month high
Buyers remain selective and cautious.
Analysts alarmed as PMET redundancies rise
Increasing under-employment is a key threat.
More Indonesians, Mainland Chinese snapped up prime homes in Q1
Total foreign purchases rose by 5.4%.
New car loan rules won’t revive inflation, warns Deutsche Bank
Consumer spending will remain subdued.
Developers slash prime home prices by up to 30% to dodge extension charges
Discount schemes are working well, analysts say.
Singapore outperforms other first world countries in terms of productivity growth
But manufacturing conditions will continue to falter.
Stick with tried-and-tested blue chips as volatility escalates, investors urged
Corporate earnings will be disappointing this year.
Here's why the oil price rebound will not help distressed shipbuilders
Contract wins will remain few and far between.
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