Singapore
Chart of the Day: Singapore policy rates below Lehman crisis level
Should Singapore raise threshold for monetary easing?
Chart of the Day: Singapore policy rates below Lehman crisis level
Should Singapore raise threshold for monetary easing?
Hiring slowed down in Q1 2012
Overall unemployment rate also went up slightly to 2.1% from 2% in the fourth quarter.
CPI inflation forecast to average between 3.5% and 4.5% in 2012
MAS says CPI-All Items inflation is expected to remain elevated and volatile over the coming months.
Public housing rents got cheaper
But resale HDB in top three towns got more pricey.
MAS says economic activity likely to remain restrained
GDP growth is expected to come in within the 1-3% range for the whole year.
Plunge in private construction projects to hit KSH Holdings
A 16% to 34% dip in total construction demand looms according to the BCA with the bulk coming from KSH's priority segment.
From SmartSurf to i2Surf: Starhub to abandon data bundles of 12Gb+
Starhub to offer i2Surf as core post-paid plans - what about M1?
Will the market snatch up OSIM's uSoffa Runway and uDivine App?
OSIM seems to have learned the lessons of the last financial crisis and is forecasted to generate S$80.8-89.5m of FCF over FY12-13F.
Olam acquires Nigeria's Kayass Enterprises
The acquisition is worth approximately US$66.5 million.
SingTel shares rise after cutting data caps
Reuters says Singapore Telecommunications outperformed the market, rising to a more than two-week high.
Singapore dollar holds steady at $1.2794 against the greenback
The local currency is forecast to drift to $1.30 by the end of 2012.
STI closes 0.1% lower; commodity markets react badly to Bernanke's comments
The index was unable to sustain itself above 2770 during an ‘uninspired’ session.
6 out of 10 Singapore marketers failed to execute digital strategies
They dismiss print media's importance when 86% of consumers rate is as the second most valuable source of information.
15,000 more Singaporeans banned from casino gambling
These low-income, aid-reliant individuals can't risk losing what little money they have, says the government.
Cost-cutting halves Singapore bankers' notice periods
Three months of paid notice is now the standard instead of the once luxurious six-month "gardening leave".
Chart of the Day: Singapore yards bag 41% of market share
Yards in Singapore have consolidated their position in top five rig builders, says Macquarie.
SGX Iron Ore Swaps sets new clearing record
Volumes reached 7.67 million tonnes or 15,353 lots cleared in May, up 122% yoy.
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