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SIBOR to buoy banks from slow home loan growth
SIBOR to buoy banks from slow home loan growth
Every 10bps rise in the SIBOR could offset a 1ppt slowdown in loan growth.
Casa Meyfort bought at price 3-4% higher than nearby properties
Its location and redevelopment plans could make the buy worth it.
8 in 10 Singaporeans want to try living abroad
Majority of healthcare and tech workers want to work away from home.
Developer sales plunged 43.92% to 706 units in June
Buyers are holding back to compare projects before making a decision.
Were SPH REIT's rents hit by occupancy costs?
Management was mum on rents as overall rental reversion was -6%.
Singapore asset management firm Golden Equator Capital co-leads $120m funding for SEA tech companies
A proportion of the fund is reserved for Korean firms looking for SEA expansion via Singapore.
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%.
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