China first-quarter GDP grows faster than expected 6.9 percent, steel output hits record First-quarter growth was the fastest since the third quarter of 2015, with March data showing investment, retail sales, factory output and exports all grew faster than expected. Apr 17, 2017By Reuters
In about-face, Trump nominates new head of export bank Trump nominated former Republican lawmaker Scott Garrett as president of the Export-Import Bank. Apr 15, 2017By Reuters
Singapore: Residential market stabilises, dip in private home prices soften by 0.5 per cent However, there will be no quick turnaround in the near future given the challenging economy. Apr 3, 2017By Bihu Ray
Asia shares creep up to near two-year peak, dollar firms The dollar index was steady on the day at 100.030 .DXY. Mar 30, 2017By Reuters
US equity futures at six-week low after Trump healthcare setback US Treasury futures were up 0.18 percent Sunday, indicating that yields would start the week lower when bonds start trading in Asia later. Mar 27, 2017By Reuters
Singapore dollar slides across the board as data show dismal outlook The Singapore dollar has fallen 0.64% against the USD this week, moving off a 4-month high of 1.3975 fetched earlier in the week. Mar 3, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore's private sector growth indicator slips to 4-month low The Nikkei PMI came in at 51.4 down from 51.6 in Jan. The Feb SIPMM indicator was also down to 50.9 from 51.0. Mar 3, 2017By Boby Michael
Malaysian central bank holds rates, ringgit drops The overnight policy rate is held at 3%. Mar 2, 2017By Boby Michael
South Korean won weakens amid mixed data as dollar rally continues, inflation data in focus Retail sales numbers came better than expected but industrial output was below expectations. CPI data is due on Friday. Mar 2, 2017By Boby Michael
Singdollar rally continues, at fresh record vs Malaysian ringgit, near 4-mo high vs USD, ahead of Trump speech The SGD is trading near two-month high versus the Hong Kong dollar too. Feb 28, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar at 3-month high vs USD, at record high vs Malaysian ringgit, down against Korean won in week So far this month, the Singapore dollar is 0.5% up against the greenback, adding to the 2.7% rally in January. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
IBT-SG FX Week: Asian currencies at fresh highs on latest US policy cues; Trump in focus Trump is scheduled to address a joint session of the lawmakers on Feb 28. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
Colombia cuts rates unexpectedly, peso slides The bank said it considered the weakness of economic activity and uncertainty about the speed of convergence of inflation to its target. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
Bharti Airtel shares surge 5%, associate Singtel stocks slide after Telenor takeover news The Telenor shares were up for the past few days and at Wednesday's close, the Norwegian stock was up 2.8% so far this week. Feb 23, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore consumer price inflation at 28-month high on rising food and transport costs The MAS core inflation measure has surged to 1.5% y-y from 1.2%, beating market consensus of 1.3% rise. Feb 23, 2017By Boby Michael