Economy
Singapore is top country in SEA for marketplace expansion
Singapore is top country in SEA for marketplace expansion
It ranked sixth across the globe.
Daily Briefing: How credit scores actually affect loans; Vungle opens Singapore office
And here are three top companies giving out dividends this week.
Singapore's money supply grew 6.9% in August
There was a slowdown in net foreign position growth.
China industrial profits grow 21.6% in first eight months of 2017
Total profits reached US$738b.
Daily Briefing: First YOTEL opens in Singapore; New RTS to shorten travel between Malaysia and Singapore
And here's why you should invest if your portfolio is small.
Macau tourism may be bleak until October
Two typhoons drove visitor arrivals down by 0.6%.
Chart of the Day: Net fund inflows for assets fall to $116b in 2016
Private market managers continue to bring in the bulk of net inflows.
Japan manufacturing PMI hits four-month high in September
It rose to 52.6.
Singapore dips on global economic competitiveness ranking
Singapore slipped to rank 3 with a score of 5.7.
Daily Briefing: Jervois Garden sold for $72m; Lazada slams Shopee on e-commerce claims
And here's why you should put some money into the CPF.
8 in 10 SMEs worry about global economy
34% are positive about local affairs.
Daily Briefing: Unicorn SEA files IPO in NYSE; Why en bloc sales can be bad
And here's how to find companies with good intangible assets.
Chart of the Day: Unemployment rate for people under 30 highest in June
Students aged 15-24 looked for vacation jobs.
Singapore's manufacturing output surged 19.1% in August
The electronics cluster's output rose 38.7%.
Chart of the Day: Resignation rate falls to 1.7% in Q2
There were larger declines for wholesale trade.
Daily Briefing: CEA sanctions property agent; Sun Rosier condo acquired for $271m
And here's why investors are letting a lot of time slip away.
All-items inflation dipped 0.4% in August
Inflation for private road transport fell.
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