Economy
Chart of the Day: Labour supply shock to put a floor under wage cost
Chart of the Day: Labour supply shock to put a floor under wage cost
As the government continues to streamline foreign workers.
Fight or flight: More investors jittery over sustained SGD weakness
They’re moving away from SGD share classes.
Sluggish private consumption to worsen as property prices slip further
The economy is in for a rough year.
Chart of the Day: Headline productivity growth continues to languish
Productivity gain to register a 0.8% decline in 2014.
3 out of 10 accountants downbeat about economic growth in 2015
High business costs are still the top concern.
Time to loosen up: MAS set to ease monetary policy in April, says Credit Suisse
On back of extremely weak headline inflation.
Is it time to try a different tack in Singapore’s quest for elusive productivity growth?
Take a second look at the ESC’s recommendations, SMEs urge.
Remittances to anchor current account balance
Full-year numbers set to hit a record-high USD24b.
SIBOR hits 4-year high as Singapore Dollar bows lower to the USD
The SIBOR has risen 49% since the first of December.
Local firms downbeat about profitability prospects in 2015
The main challenge is higher business costs.
Chart of the Day: Business optimism tumbles to a one-year low in 1Q15
Amid fears of intensifying global headwinds and weaker regional demand.
Local interest rates to rise by 50bp-95bp in FY15 and FY16: analyst
This could lead to an even greater expansion in return on equity.
Foreign investors keep IDgov bonds afloat in 2014
11.8bn of fund inflows was recorded last year.
Rude awakening: Here's the real deal behind the SIBOR's recent volatility
There are three culprits behind the uptrend.
Indian markets stumble on external triggers
The main benchmark SENSEX is down 3%.
It’s a gloomy New Year for Singapore’s underperforming economy: Morgan Stanley
Cyclical and structural forces continue to weigh on the outlook.
More gloom ahead for manufacturing sector as December PMI dips into the red
The headline number slipped to 49.6.
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