Economy
Chart of the Day: Singapore's NODX to Malaysia up 21.3% in September
Chart of the Day: Singapore's NODX to Malaysia up 21.3% in September
Thanks to higher exports of integrated circuits (IC), special fabrics & products, and specialised machinery.
Export balance up by 3.8% in September
Total trade fell to $76.4b this month.
Singapore drops to third spot in Asia's costliest cities ranking
Prices of jewellery and hotel items both went down.
Singapore NODX down 1.1% in September
Blame the lower electronics NODX.
Singaporeans' medium-term inflation expectations dips to 2.93%
SMU said there is a downward trend towards the outlook on price changes.
Daily Briefing: Singapore VC raises $66m in tech fund; Low cost carriers threaten Singaporean aircraft MROs
And here’s how social media may have influenced investment choices.
Chart of the Day: Rig sales volume rose to 26 units in Q2
Sembcorp Marine sold 15 rigs to Borr Drilling for US$1.3b.
Daily Briefing: Masseuse robot starts work in Singapore; Uber reportedly spied on Grab
And here's why the global asset bubble won't burst yet.
Singapore's GDP up 4.6% in Q3
It's the strongest in three years.
Chart of the Day: Shrinking population drags construction investment down
Construction’s share of GDP dipped to below 12% from 14% in 2013.
This weak spot kept Singapore from being the safest city in the world
It came in second behind Tokyo and topped several categories except one.
Daily Briefing: Property agencies move towards mega mergers; Singapore's oil problem is barely over
And here's how bike share firms could stay in business.
Singapore rolls out re-domiciliation regime
This will take effect on October 11, 2017.
Daily Briefing: Diamond Bullion listed; Rent demand's too weak to boost market
And here are six reasons why property prices won't double yet by 2030.
Japan business activity index dips to 51.0 in August
But store openings and marketing kept sales up.
Daily Briefing: Gold could be the next best asset to hold; Market gets bearish towards Jardine C&C
And here are the five cheapest cars in Singapore.
India services PMI surges to 50.7 in September
Thanks to stronger demand and marketing campaigns.
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