Economy

China reserve requirement ratio to be slashed anytime soon: Maybank

Here are three reasons why an RRR cut is inevitable in China.

China reserve requirement ratio to be slashed anytime soon: Maybank

Here are three reasons why an RRR cut is inevitable in China.

Singapore June PMI bucks global trend

Index came in at 50.4, slipping 0.4.

Chinese PMI close to bottoming out

The purchasing managers' index for both non-manufacturing and manufacturing services may be stabilizing, says BBVA.

Asian IPO activity plummeted by 47% in 2Q12 yoy

Globally, Facebook’s US$16.0 billion IPO made up 38% of this quarter’s total, boosting the activity to a 49% high.

What you need to know to protect your wealth from inflation

Almost 4 in 10 investors say they are either fairly cautious or looking for capital preservation - so where should you invest that hard-earned money...

Are low interest rates posing a threat to Singapore economy?

The debate rages on whether Singapore should raise the threshold for monetary easing considering that interest rates are now well below their average...

Consumer companies in the Philippines to benefit from inflation easing

Sales will continue to grow strongly on the back of a more favorable consumer sentiment, says Maybank ATR Kim Eng.

Slip in domestic, external demand slam India's PMI rise

The PMI improvement to 55 in June suggests an expanding manufacturing sector, but dip in new export orders and domestic new orders suggest that...

China services, property sector surge to 56.7 and 53.7

These sectors are thriving, but will they last for this year's second half?

Inflation could prove a worry for Thailand: DBS

Accordingly, economy is expected to fall abruptly in 3Q.

China hit by 7-month low PMI

A measly 50.2 PMI in June2012 has recorded PMI dip for two consecutive months.

Indonesia's inflation picks up again in June

The pressure came as food and process food prices as well as housing cost all rose faster than they did in May.

Export sector buoys India's spiraling growth rate

Total exports soared 20-fold to US$530bn from US$26bn in 21 years, Maybank Kim Eng said.

Thailand's headline inflation to shoot up in 2H12

Food prices and housing costs forced inflation up with respective 4.7% and 3.4% elevation.

Don't pin too much hope on PMI data, says DBS

Global PMIs are slipping and Singapore’s unlikely to buck the trend.

Malaysian retail business on the rocks with cautious consumers

Credit card circulation even dwindled to less than 500k from about 700k.