News
Total merchandise trade up 11.7% in Q3
Total merchandise trade up 11.7% in Q3
Thanks to the increase in both oil and non-oil trade transactions.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.2%
Expect more muted gains today.
Chart of the Day: StarHub's broadband subscribers lags Singtel and M1
Singtel and M1 added 10,000 new customers, whilst StarHub lost 1,000.
Daily Briefing: Singtel to sell Razer Phones on November 23; CACHE delivers over 7% yield
And here are four things you need to know about Singapore's train closures.
Spot gold prices fall over 4% since one-year high
Investors are looking at cryptocurrencies instead.
Brazillian rig builder Sete Brasil's revival could boost Keppel and Sembmarine
Its total provisions made for Keppel and Sembmarine were $230m and $329m.
Singapore property vendors' optimism highest since 2015
This led to a 4% rise in asking prices in the central business district.
Collaborative firms are buoyant in the fintech market
Fintechs that partner banks rather than compete have seen a 138% increase in funding.
Telcos hit by falling data subscription rates
Mobile revenue could fall 13.6% if they don't monetise data usage.
Singapore CPI up to 0.4% in October
Food and private transport were the biggest risers.
Price wars savage telcos' average revenue per user
Lower revenues in voice, IDD, and roaming usage are all factors.
Sembcorp Marine profits could rise 56% in 2019
With $2.5b in new orders pending, 2018 could be a big year.
Changi Airport passenger traffic up 8.1% to 5.16m in October
Traffic from India posted the largest increase.
Singapore GDP expected to grow by up to 3.5% in 2018
The outlook for the construction sector is bleak.
Keppel bags $1b worth of orders
Its mothballing exercise is at the tail-end.
Singapore's GDP growth hits three-year high at 5.2% in Q3
The manufacturing sector's 18.4% expansion was the main growth driver.
Telco giants post bleak performance in Q3
All three major telcos reported weaker earnings this quarter.
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