Economy
Indonesia taking modest steps for the road to fiscal discipline: Moody's
Indonesia taking modest steps for the road to fiscal discipline: Moody's
Small steps, but they've a big impact.
Headroom is tight for renminbi to appreciate
Weak China economy growth is involved.
Taiwan's central bank freezes discount rate at 1.875%
No mention of rate hikes resumption.
India dead set on reviving its manufacturing sector
Hopefully 'Make in India' campaign does the trick.
Japan-style CPI slowed 1.1% y-o-y in July
Declines in energy prices were pinpointed.
Indonesia facing different economic pressures compared to ASEAN-5 peers
In line with falling commodity prices.
Singapore is 10th city in the world with the most billionaires
Eight Asian cities are in the top 20.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at how Singapore’s loan growth is nearing the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Deposit growth languishes near to zero.
Singapore business confidence plummeted to 1-year low in Q4
Firms are more cautious as global uncertainties intensify.
Chart of the Day: See how Singapore's exports are trailing far behind Korea's and Taiwan's
Both countries grow as we stunt.
Singapore factory output up 4.2% in August on back of robust biomedical manufacturing
The electronics cluster is the second-best performer.
IPOs on SGX Catalist raised record funds of $253.8m in 2014
Combined market cap pegged at $1.8b.
CPF Board moves to lower investment costs for CPFIS funds
Funds must follow the new total expense ratio.
Short-term pains to plague Singapore as it restructures economy
Rising costs are making firms pack up to go overseas.
Daily Briefing: Singapore’s population hits 5.47 million; Auction sales jumped to $30m
And swimmer Schooling bags silver in Asian games.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at the drop in Singapore’s GDP momentum
It will likely continue to perform below trend.
Daily Briefing: Singapore among least affordable cities for young graduates; Lower down payment for selected BTO flats
And iPhone 6 owners complain that phone bends after putting in pocket.
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