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Forex
S’pore’s holidaymakers toast strongest Singdollar in a decade
“Their dollar goes further and they can live like kings.”
September 05, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore dollar trading around 10-year high on policy outlook
Singapore’s currency has gained about 1.5% this year, the second-best performer in Asia behind Malaysia’s ringgit.
August 26, 2024
Global Markets
Let the flames begin
Chew Sutat shares his thoughts on the Olympics and the US elections in this edition of Chew On This.
August 02, 2024
Singapore economy
Singapore dollar has chance of three-peat on inflation fight
The Singapore dollar beat out all its Asian counterparts in each of the past two years.
January 03, 2024
Singapore news
Singapore dollar at all-time high against ringgit on policy gap
The Singaporean dollar rose as high as 3.4826 versus the ringgit on Friday, Oct 20, 2023.
October 23, 2023
Bonds and treasuries
Searching for sunshine
Any potential drop in rates and credit spread widening will uncover opportunities for investors.
August 04, 2023
Forex
Singaporeans flock to foreign currency to lock in top interest rates
The appeal of the product led to foreign currency deposits rising 13% year-on-year in December to $936 billion.
February 10, 2023
Currencies
Singapore dollar to tussle with baht for best regional currency
The other main regional currencies are beset with negatives which means they are unlikely to match the two likely front runners.
January 03, 2023
Singapore economy
Singapore dollar set to beat peers with MAS poised to tighten
The currency should be better positioned to weather higher US yields than most Asian peers.
March 21, 2022
Digital Economy
A digital Singapore dollar may be too much of a good thing: Mukherjee
Without its own paperless currency, how will Singapore’s highly digital economy protect itself from global stablecoins?
November 12, 2021