Economy

Gotcha! Wholesale trader jailed for falsified GST registration

Cheater sentenced to six weeks behind bars and a $300k penalty.

Gotcha! Wholesale trader jailed for falsified GST registration

Cheater sentenced to six weeks behind bars and a $300k penalty.

Amid souring GDP China will still avoid a hard landing: Fitch

Stimulus could lift economic growth to 8% by end-2012 and in 2013.

Only 1 in 10 Chinese companies plan for acquisitions next year

Find out what is restraining M&A activity among Chinese corporates.

Two awful charts pointing where Singapore economy is heading

One major factor beside weaker external demand drags the economy.

These numbers show China is finally doing a rebound

Even amid GDP growth slowing to 7.4% from 7.6% in Q2.

India current account deficit surge to 4.9% of GDP

Blame it on the sharp widening of trade deficit to 12.2% of GDP.

Should Singapore retain tight monetary policy even if economy skirted recession?

Growth in the third quarter could be even worse than feared, note experts.

Taiwan export orders to inch just a tad higher

The expected 2% rise is far worse than China's imports by market export growth.

Malaysia's September inflation forecast to remain benign

The headline number is expected to register 1.4% YoY.

Chart of the Day: Total trade down 3.7%

This follows the 7.1% decrease in the previous month.

Why tech exports won't recover in Q4

Growth drivers like external demand and wholesale trade remain weak overall.

Philippines exports slip 9%

The bad August data is due to electronic shipments crashing 14.9% yoy.

Here's why dark skies are ahead for China

Slowing industrial production and PMI point to a weaker GDP growth forecast.

Bank of Thailand shocks markets with 25bps cut

The current rate is 2.75%, marking the second rate slash this year.

Chart of the Day: Singapore's exports down 3.4% in September

This follows the 10.7% decrease in August 2012.

Buckle up for a wild NODX ride: Maybank

"Volatile" exports performance foreshadowed as indicators like PMI go haywire.