Economy
Inflation down to 1.4% in March
Inflation down to 1.4% in March
Smaller price increases in retail and electricity & gas offset higher services and food inflation.
Singapore ranks as the world's third least miserable economy: Bloomberg
The index hailed the city's central bank and stable economic policies.
Singapore NODX fell 11.7% in March
Both electronic and non-electronic exports weakened.
Singaporeans' inflation expectations edged up to 3.1%: poll
Expectations across all categories of CPI-All Items inflation moved up QoQ.
Singapore's weakening economy to bounce back in Q2
A stable currency and sustained spending will prop up the slowing economy.
Singapore GDP growth eased to 1.3% in Q1: MTI estimates
Gains in the construction sector failed to offset manufacturing decline.
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Singapore's PMI up 0.4 point to positive territory in March
Growth in new orders, new exports, factory output, inventory, and employment level boosted the figure.
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Singapore and EU adopt equivalence decision for derivatives trading venues
Singapore firms will be able to use EU’s trading platforms and vice versa.
Foreign direct investments from the US to Singapore hit over $244b
US companies accounted for more than 20% of all FDIs in Singapore.
Vietnam GDP rose 6.8% in Q1
The growth was mainly driven by agriculture, forestry and fishery, industry and construction, and services.
Singapore to get hit in 2019 by Chinese economy's hard landing: report
Its high dependency on international trade and integration in the Asian supply chain puts it at risk.
Inflation further eased to 1.5% in February
The fall reflected lower inflation for services, retail items and electricity & gas.
Singapore's foreign workers left in limbo amidst tighter manpower rules
The foreign worker quota in the services sector will be cut as finance minister Heng notes that the growth in S-pass services holders hit a five-year...
Malaysia inflation down 0.4% in February
Lower fuel pump prices and high year-ago base effects weighed on the CPI.
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