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Greater forex volatility on the cards as Asian regulators follow MAS’ suit
Greater forex volatility on the cards as Asian regulators follow MAS’ suit
Who will be next to jump on the easing bandwagon?
Japan economy rebounds on strong production
Unemployment rate fell further to 3.4% in December.
Steady consumption to continue to bolster PH GDP growth in 2015
Amid a sharp decline in inflation.
Singapore’s inflation forecast for 2015 cut sharp from 1.7% to 0.4% YoY
Amid a mixed bag of factors.
Chart of the Day: Check out which Singapore bank would be most sensitive to a US 100bp rate hike
Its sensitivity increased alongside a rise in HKD and USD loans.
Triple threat: Singapore economy at risk from debt, deflation, and deteriorating demographics
Debt-to-GDP ratio is at 251%.
SGD to weaken further versus the greenback after policy shift
The USD/SGD could trade towards the 1.40-level by Q3.
China stock market almost completely reverses previous loss
It fell only by 0.7% w/w.
Tip of the iceberg: Analysts fear further easing in April policy meeting
The MAS might flatten the NEER’s slope.
Chart of the Day: Why the core inflation outlook is more benign than expected
It will move below 1.5% for some time this year.
Low-income households burdened by high food inflation
In spite of negative headline inflation.
Caught flat-footed: What's the real reason behind the MAS' unexpected policy shift?
The oil crash is a key culprit.
More Singaporeans downbeat on domestic economic prospects
Restructuring is still the major drag.
Singapore dollar slips on surprise monetary policy shift
The USD/SGD jumped to a high of 1.3570 this morning.
MAS eases monetary policy stance to curb SGD volatility
The NEER’s slope will be flattened.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at how local productivity has crashed since restructuring began
These figures are far from the government target.
Upward GDP revision on the cards on back of stronger IP index
GDP growth might register at 3%.
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