Economy
Indonesia maintains policy stance at 4.75%
Indonesia maintains policy stance at 4.75%
It also trimmed GDP forecast to 5-5.4% amidst global uncertainty.
India's demonetisation could hurt economy
GDP could fall by 0.7-1.0ppt.
Singapore should not expect major government stimulus
This is despite trade facing more headwinds.
Trump-triggered Singapore recession fear heightened as October exports slumped
Trump's protectionist policy stance poses risk to trade-dependent Singapore.
Pharmaceutical segment leads trade drop in October
Its exports fell 47% YoY.
Singapore October exports slump 12%
The electronics sector is a major drag.
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And here's why Toys "R" Us will never shut down despite lacklustre retail sector.
Daily Briefing: Singapore, Malaysia to sign high-speed rail agreement; Point72 mulls more recruits
And here's why SGD is depreciating against USD.
Chinese Yuan depreciation set to continue over the next two years
It is expected to weaken to CNY7.40/USD by end-2018.
Bye bye, TPP
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What is the potential impact of President Trump?
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Bank of Korea holds interest rate in volatile market
It's at five-month low of 1.25%.
Singapore seeks stronger economic ties with US
Here's full text of PM Lee's letter to Donald Trump.
Thanks boss: Workers to get only 2.9% wage hike
Inflation hits supposed 4% pay hike.
Daily Briefing: Singapore may have its first elected Malay president; What Trump win means for Singapore investors
And Singapore ranks the highest in Asia for its pension system.
Chart of the Day: Guess which sector make up the bulk of layoffs in Singapore
Majority of redundancies are from the services sector.
China's fixed asset investment recovers but risks remain
FAI growth stood at 9.0% y-o-y in September.
Commentary
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