In Focus
Can the SGD continue its remarkable rally versus the greenback?
Can the SGD continue its remarkable rally versus the greenback?
It might be short-lived, say analysts.
Around 116,000 borrowers buried neck-deep in debt
Is Singapore at risk?
Luxury property owners throw in the towel after extremely dismal Q1
Posh homes were sold at loss-making prices.
Banks brace for slower loan growth, weaker asset quality as reporting season rolls in
Watch out for bad SME and China-related loans.
Are Singaporean investors overly confident about their portfolios?
75% expect gains this year.
Cut-throat telco war heats up as SMRT jumps into the melee
OMGtel has a huge edge over MyRepublic.
Institutional investors looking to dispose of luxury flats via bulk sale deals
Morgan Stanley and Lafe Corp are looking for buyers.
New home sales volume feared to crash to crisis levels
Less than 1,400 homes were sold in Q1.
Post-MPS SGD rally will be short-lived, say analysts
The USD/SGD will still end 2015 at 1.40.
Jittery investors shy away from local properties on back of dreaded SIBOR spike
They are holding back as borrowing costs rise.
Will local shares surge on back of the Chinese liquidity rally?
The SGX has been lagging behind other bourses.
High-end homes poised for a comeback as prices crash to record lows
Prices have moderated by as much as 20%.
Is local manufacturing under threat from cheap Iskandar?
Manufacturers are relocating to this hub.
Here’s why it’s still too early to tinker with policy cooling measures
Curbs won’t be tweaked until the end of 2015.
Who’s not happy with Singapore Savings Bonds?
Redemption flexibility is not everyone’s cup of tea.
Expats still blamed as the culprit behind elevated property prices: poll
Almost half of locals want cooling measures to persist.
Troubled offshore support providers trapped as oil downcycle intensifies
Asset write-downs and contract renegotiations are in the pipeline.
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