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Robust office rental growth to falter in 2H15 on back of massive space availability
Robust office rental growth to falter in 2H15 on back of massive space availability
Over 3.9m square feet of space will be available in 2016.
Feisty SGX to boost China equities focus
After a 183% surge in volume on Chinese stock futures.
Golden Agri’s share price crashed to 52-week low as CPO prices plunge
The worst is not yet over for this battered stock.
Perennial Real Estate Holdings acquires AXA Tower for $1.17b
It will hold a 41.3% stake in the property.
Chart of the Day: Singapore’s loan growth abruptly tumbles to multi-year low
Amid a weak economic environment.
Daily Briefing: Singapore liquor control bill passed into law; Property owners responsible for fire insurance
And Singapore bank lending falls in December.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.8%
Expect another pullback today.
Over 7 out of 10 Singaporeans still dream of owning overpriced condos
But only 43% are likely to buy in the next 6 months.
Greater forex volatility on the cards as Asian regulators follow MAS’ suit
Who will be next to jump on the easing bandwagon?
Foreclosures feared to surge 15% in 2015
Mortgage sales will jump by 20%.
Almost 13,000 workers laid off in 2014 as more businesses restructure
Mostly from the services and construction sectors.
How resilient are Singapore banks against rising property defaults?
The cooling maket puts loan quality under pressure.
Most Singaporean investors doomed to financial disappointment in 2015: report
They are trapped in a vicious investing cycle.
Genting’s prospects boosted by strong Marina Bay Sands results
Investors are betting that RWS will have similarly strong earnings.
SMRT’s net profit surged 58.4% to $22.5m in Q3
On back of much lower operating costs.
Singapore’s inflation forecast for 2015 cut sharp from 1.7% to 0.4% YoY
Amid a mixed bag of factors.
GLS Programme to yield 2,530 new private homes and 490 EC units in 1H15
Despite a glut in unsold units.
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