Singapore dollar off 1-month high as US data boosts greenback, now Fed rate decision in focus The Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce rates on next Wednesday. Jun 11, 2016By Boby Michael
Renminbi quota for US investors to boost Singapore's yuan hub business US Fund houses stationed in Singapore will now have more financial headroom and their proximity to China will be an added advantage. Jun 11, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore jumps 13 points to 18th most expensive city for expats in global ranking ECA said rallying Singapore dollar is the main reason for rising living cost in the City. Jun 8, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore announces year second half land sale plan even as most of first half sites remain unsold Of the 16 sites proposed for sale in 2016 first half, 11 will be carried over to the second half. Jun 8, 2016By Boby Michael
Thai baht game for 1-year high as Fed rate hike chances dim The baht is currently at a three-week high versus dollar. Jun 6, 2016By Boby Michael
Sale of Singapore's Asia Tower 1 to be largest single-tower deal in Asia Pacific Asia Square Tower 1, owned by BlackRock and located along Marina View at Marina Bay is going to the hands of Qatar Investment Authority for S$3.4bn. Jun 6, 2016By Boby Michael
Asian currencies await bullish week as dollar under pressure after weak US jobs report The Singapore dollar has rallied to a 1-month high after the US data. Jun 4, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore wage growth slows but deflation helps accelerate pace of real wage rise Hit by softer economic conditions in the City, profitable firms declined and loss makers increased in 2015. Jun 2, 2016By Boby Michael
South Korean won drops to 80-day low as inflation slows to lowest in 4 months The won has fallen more than 0.5% on Wednesday, adding to the 3.6% decline in May. Jun 1, 2016By Boby Michael
Markit PMI: China, Malaysia manufacturing contract, Indonesia's expanding China PMI dropped to 49.2 from 49.4, Indonesia's down to 50.6 from 50.9 while Malaysia's came at a 5-month low of 47.2. Jun 1, 2016By Boby Michael
Hong Kong No.1 in competitiveness replacing US, Singapore one step down to 4th There was a major shuffle in European ranking while Asia generally saw major economies declining except India and Thailand. May 31, 2016By Boby Michael
Asian currencies decline on Yellen impact with Korean won the worst performer Won slipped 0.8% followed by the Taiwan dollar, Indian rupee and the Malaysian ringgit and the Philippine peso which dropped 0.6% to 0.4%. May 30, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar falls in overseas trading on fresh US signals, more losses likely The Singdollar is expected drop further along with the rest of Asian currencies on Monday as the greenback has rallied to a 70-day high against the euro. May 28, 2016By Boby Michael
Chinese yuan at 3-month low on US rate hike speculation, charts suggest 5-year low soon Charts suggest that the pair is now likely to break the January high of 6.60 making a new 5-year low for the yuan. May 27, 2016By Boby Michael
Retail firm Metro says Q4 net profit plunges 85%, shares drop The full-year net profit fell 20.4% to S$113.3mn from previous year's S$142.4mn. May 26, 2016By Boby Michael