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Investing strategies
Pessimism on growth might have a silver lining after all
Southeast Asian countries are gaining investor interest.
September 20, 2024
Tong's Portfolio
Change in investment strategy as the world moves out of sync
Liquidity and cheap money underpinned a massive global rally in bonds and stocks.
April 13, 2022
Tong's Portfolio
Covid-19 drove global funds to developed markets
Clearly, not all stock markets are performing as well as those in the US.
August 19, 2021
Broker's Calls
HRNetgroup gets a 'buy' from RHB as 'negative news has mostly been priced in'
HRnet is presently trading at what Seet calls a “modest” 11.7x FY2021 P/E compared to its 15x P/E its peers are trading at.
March 05, 2021
Singapore economy
Analysts look forward to better year ahead as Singapore's 2019 GDP sinks to slowest growth since financial crisis
SINGAPORE (Jan 2): Analysts expect a “tepid recovery” for the Singapore economy in 2020, after advance GDP estimates released Thursday pointed to the worst growth performance for the city state since the global financial crisis in 2009.
January 02, 2020
Singapore economy
Singapore fourth-quarter GDP growth seen picking up slightly on services boost
SINGAPORE (Dec 31): Singapore’s economy is forecast to have expanded at a slightly faster pace in the fourth quarter, with economists expecting the services sector to compensate for a prolonged manufacturing slowdown.
December 31, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore dodges recession; rosier growth expected in 2020, economists say
SINGAPORE (13 Dec): Singapore’s economy is likely to have dodged a recession this year, with private-sector economists expecting a full year growth of 0.7%, up from their initial 0.6% growth estimate in September. This follows the better-than-expected G
December 13, 2019
Global Economy
Briefs
SINGAPORE (Nov 25): “There are new things happening in new parts of the world, and we need to be part of that story.” — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, wrapping up his official visit to Mexico at the invitation of President Andrés Manuel López Obr
November 22, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore sees economic recovery in 2020 as growth rebounds
(Nov 21): Singapore’s economy expanded at a faster pace in the third quarter than earlier estimated, with the city state projecting the recovery will take hold next year.
November 21, 2019
Singapore economy
Singapore seen narrowly dodging recession in third quarter, central bank to ease
SINGAPORE (Oct 7): Singapore’s economy likely escaped a technical recession in the third quarter even as growth stayed subdued, weighed down by the prolonged trade dispute between the United States and China, a Reuters poll showed.
October 07, 2019