Economy
Chart of the Day: Business services growth hits 1.8% in Q2
Chart of the Day: Business services growth hits 1.8% in Q2
Thanks to growth in professional services and 'other' segments.
Daily Briefing: AA REIT has highest dividend yield in 2017; BTO flats to come with bathrooms in 2019
And how theftproof are Singapore households?
Chart of the Day: Proportion of part timer residents rose to 10.5% in 2016
The number of residents working part time increased by 71,800.
Daily Briefing: Grab tries to lure ComfortDelGro drivers; 24 consultants to receive HDB Awards 2017
And here's a new collaboration that will boost SMEs.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.63%
Expect the market to bear some pressure today.
Daily Briefing: Keppel Land looks for new chief; Public housing blocks to have solar-ready roofs
And Kingsmen Creatives to give out dividends this week.
Chart of the Day: Housing prices contribution to inflation rate down 0.6 ppt
Housing prices in the CPI basket fell 2.5%.
Foreign currency reserves hit $362.5b in July
Official reserves also went up from June.
Chart of the Day: Retail growth hits 1.5% in Q2
Thanks to expansions in wholesale and retail trade segments.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.37%
Expect some boosts today.
Daily Briefing: Insurance industry needs to catch up to technology; Robo-advisory firm exceeds US$1m funding
Can AI kick Singapore productivity up?
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.49%
Expect some good news today.
Chart of the Day: Accommodation, food sector growth shrink by 2.2% in Q2
It's the sector's worst performance in three quarters.
Number of jobless in Japan falls 5.9% in July
The country has 1.9 million unemployed persons.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.56%
Expect some lifts to local sentiments today.
Chart of the Day: Loan-to-value ratio of home loans rise to 53.4% in 2017
Consumers may be more dependent on loans despite low-interest rates.
Chart of the Day: Company closures in retail sector jumped by 20% in 2016
This is a whopping growth from 9.3% in 2014.
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