Economy
Money no enough: Nearly half of Singaporean households are subsisting from paycheck to paycheck
Savings rates are way too low across the island.
Small businesses at breaking point over skyrocketing wages
But big firms have another concern.
Find out why analysts are unimpressed with the uptick in Singapore’s PMI
The manufacturing outlook remains bleak.
Japan's industrial production shockingly falls by 1.5% MoM
Drifting from consensus by a wide margin.
Expect India's CPI readings to swing significantly near-term
Inflation could have a volatile trend, meanwhile.
Thailand's export growth disappoints with -7.4% YoY in August
It's the lowest since late-2011.
Chart of the Day: Singapore's consumer loan growth crashed to a seven-year low
Blame it on housing and car loans.
Indonesia taking modest steps for the road to fiscal discipline: Moody's
Small steps, but they've a big impact.
Headroom is tight for renminbi to appreciate
Weak China economy growth is involved.
Taiwan's central bank freezes discount rate at 1.875%
No mention of rate hikes resumption.
India dead set on reviving its manufacturing sector
Hopefully 'Make in India' campaign does the trick.
Japan-style CPI slowed 1.1% y-o-y in July
Declines in energy prices were pinpointed.
Indonesia facing different economic pressures compared to ASEAN-5 peers
In line with falling commodity prices.
Singapore is 10th city in the world with the most billionaires
Eight Asian cities are in the top 20.
Chart of the Day: Take a look at how Singapore’s loan growth is nearing the peak of the 1997 Asian financial crisis
Deposit growth languishes near to zero.
Singapore business confidence plummeted to 1-year low in Q4
Firms are more cautious as global uncertainties intensify.
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