News
Households’ inflation expectations crashed to all-time low in December
Blame it on the oil rout and bleak global outlook.
Singapore shares lead regional decline amid forex market turbulence
The STI might head for a second week of decline.
Chart of the Day: Electronic exports rebound for the first time in two years
Find out the key markets which drove growth.
Daily Briefing: Residential investment sales surge over 100% in Q4; Buyers snapped up 31 Marine Blue units
And controversial Forest City project approved.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 1.1%
Expect some good news today.
Deflation set to intensify in 2015 as oil prices plunge
After falling into deflationary territory in Q4.
2 out of 5 firms clueless about the ASEAN Economic Community
But more firms are mulling overseas expansion.
Jittery local depositors flee to foreign currencies as SGD steadily deteriorates
Foreign currency deposits have ballooned by $2b.
Keppel Corp’s weak order wins to persist in spite of $330m contract win
Can the shipping giant weather the storm?
High rents, strict worker levies top businesses’ woes in 2015
8 out of 10 firms are crippled by high costs.
Uptick in electronics exports gives unexpected boost to December NODX
NODX climbed 2.3% last month.
Home cheap home: Private home prices to take another 10% dive in 2015-2016
Even transaction volumes will remain sluggish.
Lifeless property market to spill into 2015 upon full scale quantitative easing
Property prices to drop only 6-10% per annum in 2015.
Chart of the Day: Luxury properties double whammied with ABSD and dismal property market
The segment moved only 7.4% of total December sales.
Daily Briefing: Lend Lease delivers INSEAD's S$55m Leadership Development Centre; TDSR left its mark on home prices
And STB, Temasek plan new nature attraction in Mandai.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI up 0.4%
Expect a correction this morning.
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