Economy
Daily Briefing: Insurance industry needs to catch up to technology; Robo-advisory firm exceeds US$1m funding
Can AI kick Singapore productivity up?
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.49%
Expect some good news today.
Chart of the Day: Accommodation, food sector growth shrink by 2.2% in Q2
It's the sector's worst performance in three quarters.
Number of jobless in Japan falls 5.9% in July
The country has 1.9 million unemployed persons.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.56%
Expect some lifts to local sentiments today.
Chart of the Day: Loan-to-value ratio of home loans rise to 53.4% in 2017
Consumers may be more dependent on loans despite low-interest rates.
Chart of the Day: Company closures in retail sector jumped by 20% in 2016
This is a whopping growth from 9.3% in 2014.
Chart of the Day: New businesses in Singapore grew 2.2% in six years
Retail trade and communications sectors gave way to new businesses between 2010 to 2016.
Services industries revenue up 4.9% in Q2
Infocomms sector posted the highest revenue growth.
Transport sector extends output growth in Q2
It recorded a 3.5% expansion thanks to the marine segment.
STB, EDB unveils unified tourism brand
It is a campaign to attract both tourists and businesses.
Thailand trade balance hits US$187.5m deficit in July
Export growth failed to meet expectations.
Infocomm output growth eases to 1.8% in Q2
It saw a pull back from the telco segment.
Will the lull on consumer sentiment affect Singapore's inflation?
Slow moving labour conditions may curb demand-pull inflation.
Indonesia's headline inflation rate falls to 3.9% in July
It’s been heading downwards for the past five months.
Malaysia's core inflation rose 2.6% in July
The country's CPI also hiked up by 3.2%.
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