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Inflation expectations for next year down to 3.11% in June
Inflation expectations for next year down to 3.11% in June
The slight tightening of Singapore’s monetary policy shaped expectations of cheaper prices.
Chart of the Day: Home property assets fall whilst mortgage loans stay up
Home assets as part of total household assets have fallen from 50.5% to 44% in 7 years.
Daily Briefing: GIC annual returns slipped to 3.4% from 3.7% in 2017; Airbnb hopes for ‘fair and progressive' policies on short-term stays in Singapore
And Hongkong Land yielded US$988.4m from investments properties in 2017.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.23%
Expect muted gains today.
ST Engineering wins maintenance contract for 62 Japan Airlines planes
It already provides airframe maintenance services to the airlines.
$17m of Xiaomi warrants traded at launch
Call warrant MPAW at HK$20 was the most traded for the week.
New misconduct reporting measures put heat on Singapore FIs
MAS proposed new misconduct reporting requirements and mandatory reference checks for FIs.
Trade war could drag Singapore's GDP down to 2.7%: analysts
There could be further dampening effects on business and consumer sentiments into 3Q2018.
Homebuyers turn to HDB rentals as home prices shoot up following cooling measures
Displaced en bloc owners could turn to spacier flats whilst waiting for a replacement home.
1,808 Airbnb-style leases in private homes reported in 2015-2017
There were also 390 cases in HDB flats.
IHH could pay up to $1.47b for controlling stake in Fortis Healthcare
It was chosen as the bidder to buy the controlling stake at 31.1% to 57.1%.
Productivity cannot keep up with wage growth: Minister Koh Poh Koon
Real wages rose 1.9% whilst productivity grew only 1.1% in 2011-2017.
Oxley CEO buys 9.6m company shares for $3.19m
Deputy CEO Erik Low See earlier bought $873,000 of company shares.
GIC lauds China and India as growing areas of tech investment
Emerging markets are leapfrogging due to openness and less mature industries.
GIC's annualised returns beat global inflation by 3.4%
The state investor expressed volatility concerns for the year ahead.
Chart of the Day: Expected turnover rate in Singapore is the highest in Asia
About 46% expect to leave their companies in the next 12 months.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.12%
Expect muted gains today.
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