Economy

Possible Fed pause in late 2019 bullish for ASEAN: report

The Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah and Thai baht could outperform the rest.

Possible Fed pause in late 2019 bullish for ASEAN: report

The Indian rupee, Indonesian rupiah and Thai baht could outperform the rest.

Bilateral trade between Singapore and Shanghai climbed 33.8% to $24.11b in 2017

Shanghai firms invested about $8.27b in Singapore as of end 2017.

Singapore slips three places to rank 21st in prosperity rankings

It was dragged down by its ranking in personal freedom where it placed 98th out of 149 countries. Singapore ranked 21st in the Legatum Prosperity...

Business receipts climbed 8% in Q3

The infocomm segment's business receipts surged 11.3%.

Dairy to spur growth of $17.1b China-New Zealand trade

The rise in milk prices could further strengthen China’s dependence on New Zealand’s exports.

Chart of the Day: Sharp utilities price hikes pushed up October inflation

Electricity and gas prices surged by 16.6% compared to 13% in September.

Singapore's core inflation picked up 1.9% in October

It was driven by the 16.6% YoY increase in electricity and gas costs.

Singapore's 2019 pay hikes are 11th highest in APAC

Employees can look forward to a 2.6% raise.

Level of sustainability disclosures amongst SGX-listed firms only grew 3% in four years : study

City Developments, CapitaLand, Singapore Telecommunications, Olam International and DBS Group Holdings have the best practices in sustainability...

NODX climbs for fifth straight quarter with 8% growth in Q3

It was driven by the 12.6% YoY growth in the non-electronic segment.

Singapore's Q3 economic growth slows to 2.2%

Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed to 3.5% from 10.7% in Q2.

Singapore investors are unfazed by market volatility: poll

Half of them think the best investment opportunities in 2019 are in Singapore.

Domestic wholesale trade up 26.6% in Q3

Sales of petroleum and petroleum products ballooned 54.8%.

Thailand's 2019 GDP growth may slow to 3.5% as trade tensions persist

Economic growth has already declined 3.3% YoY in Q3 from 4.6% in Q2.

Internet economy funding in SEA poised to break US$50b target by 2025: report

The region’s nine unicorns lured US$16b in investments between 2013 and 2017.