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Industrial production index is seen to have contracted by 0.7% in January.

DBS reports a total of SGD23,000 worth of unauthorized withdrawals last Sunday, Feb 19.

Transport CPI inflation moderated sharply from 10% to 3.5%.

Employees in Singapore, amongst those in Asia projected to receive high salary increases.

Headline inflation in Jan fell below the 5% level, the first time in eight months.

The US dollar weakened against the G10 amidst downward pressure on risk assets including many Asian currencies.

Overnight there was improvement in risk sentiment across Europe and the US.

The 20 Anson Road site will have a rental upside but not as lucrative as it seems, says DBS.

This year it will struggle with higher oil prices, wobbly rate hikes and questionable profitability.

DBS believes the company will issue perpetual bonds and use it to invest abroad.

The new 20% reduction in freighter capacity can alleviate the losses but it won't be enough, says DBS.

As turnover from its dry bulk shipping business plummeted by more than 50% due to lower charter rates.

As its rig building projects weren’t so profitable in 2011.

Except for its Marine segment, which suffered from a $164m loss, all segments recorder higher revenue in 4Q11.

ICT will be busy by 2Q12 but OCBC expects most cruise passengers will fly into Singapore, take a cruise, return to land and then fly off, without staying in hotels.

Public transport group may experience no respite at home but better prospects abroad await, says UOB kay Hian.