China and Singapore extend currency swap agreement for three more years As per the arrangement, up to 300bn in Chinese Yuan liquidity will be available to eligible financial institutions operating in Singapore. Mar 15, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore's labor market bleeds: Redundancy at 7-year high, employment growth plunges A total of 15,580 workers were laid off in 2015, up from 12,930 the year before while local employment addition fell to 700 from 96,000 in 2014. Mar 15, 2016By Boby Michael
Germany's new anti-migration party makes remarkable headway in state elections More than 1.1 million refugees, mostly Syrians, have arrived in Europe's biggest economy last year alone, forcing many Merkel supporters to think differently. Mar 14, 2016By Boby Michael
World's thinnest camera lens is here, invented by Australian scientists The new lens is made of molybdenum disulphide, a flexible glass material with electronic characteristics. Mar 11, 2016By Boby Michael
Asian currencies rally after surprise ECB easing, Thai baht at 5-month high The ECB cut the policy lending rate from 0.05% to zero and lowered the deposit rate from -0.3% to -0.4% on Thursday. Mar 11, 2016By Boby Michael
China's consumer price inflation at 1 ½ year high on food price rise, PPI deflation eases However, experts call it temporary and unlikely to call for any policy response. Mar 10, 2016By Boby Michael
China to push forward supply-side reforms, modernise farm sector, ensure grain security: President Xi Xi said innovative ways of working, improved livelihood and modern agricultural practices are necessary to give the people more sense of benefits. Mar 9, 2016By Boby Michael
Indonesian currency hovers near 10-month high, charts suggest more gains Rupiah has rallied more than 4% so far this year. Mar 8, 2016By Boby Michael
Australian dollar rallies to 6-month high as analysts demand RBA rate cut AUD/USD has risen to a 6 ½- month high of 0.7445 on Friday, making a more than 4% jump on the week. Mar 5, 2016By Boby Michael
China raises deficit-GDP ratio to 'redline' with growth, fiscal revenues under pressure The 0.7 percentage point rise the ratio is estimated to provide the government about 470 billion yuan more to spend. Mar 5, 2016By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar rallies to 4 ½ -month high tracking gains in yuan, rupee The Singapore dollar has been rising since 29 February and it has strengthened nearly 2.4% against the greenback by Friday. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
South Korean arms procurer faces probe on $35mn deal: Yonhap The suspected deal was for a surveillance system that helps integrate existing radar and thermal imaging devices. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
China to raise defence budget by 7-8% amid rising South China tensions The exact figure will be revealed in Saturday's budget report. The increase last year was 10.1%. Mar 4, 2016By Boby Michael
China yuan down to 2-week low, shares plunge, on first day after G20 Yi Gang, the vice governor of China's central bank, had said on Sunday that said he is confident in the currency's fundamentals Feb 29, 2016By Boby Michael
China to work for investment treaty with US, infra cooperation with Turkey: Vice Premier Wang Wang met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and the Turkish counterpart Mehmet Simsek in Beijing on Sunday. Feb 29, 2016By Boby Michael