Singapore

The outlook on all banks' 'AA-' Long-Term IDRs is stable though home price decline behind risky & weak external conditions.

While Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand is expected to register a healthy GDP growth, ranging from 4%-6%.

Total transaction volume for the homes sold up to November 2010 was $16.98 billion.

Changi Airport handled more than 40 million passenger movements in 2010.

Global emerging markets equity remains the most traditionally expensive asset class category with median fees averaging 1.0%, up from 0.90% in 2008.

Facebook has released a map which shows Facebook users and their connections around the world, but China remains a black hole in this friendship map of the world.

2010 signaled that Asia ex Japan has emerged from the global crisis.

The need to rejuvenate the old CBD and inject live-in population in the city area is necessary.

Yet the industry will face tougher conditions next year though the $9.1bln profit projection for 2011 is better than expected.

Investment activity in the Central Business District office market is likely to remain strong.

Asia is emerging as the most favorable region for global M&A activity outside the traditional Western markets.

The discussion tackles measures which are said to include both macro supervision and micro measures to handle the anticipated increase in flows of capital into the region.

The central bank said that the policy of a modest and gradual appreciation of the SGD NEER will help "cap CPI inflation at 2-3% in 2011 from 2.5-3.0% in 2010".

GDP growth is poised to slip from 15% in 2010 to a mere 7% next year while inflation rate balloons to 3.2% from 2.8% as YoY growth moderates after a high base performance in 1H11.

OCBC said only a clear break of the 3200 mark on the upside may provide stronger cues to the market as any attempt from Wall Street may still influence trading results.

Government bond curve are more likely to steepen than flatten, given the prospect of strong growth and inflation.