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Singapore overtakes US as world's most competitive economy this year

SINGAPORE (May 29): Singapore has reclaimed its position as the world’s most competitive economy for the first time since 2010, according to the International Institute for Management Development's (IMD) 2019 World Competitiveness Report released to

Global Markets

What to expect when Trumponomics is unleashed

SINGAPORE (Dec 20): Trump’s reflationary policies are unlikely to reveal their full impact within the year, but his policies – and the expectation of them – will be central to global developments next year, says Adam Slater, lead economist at Oxford

Investing strategies

Politics is now dominant driver for currency markets, watch it closely

SINGAPORE (Nov 17): Currencies used to be influenced by a number of different factors, political, structural and cyclical.  However, HSBC FX Strategy now believes the dominant driver is politics.

Will Asean pivot to China now?

SINGAPORE (Nov 16): Now that Donald Trump is the US President Elect, market watchers expect the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership to lapse, dashing the hopes of external markets that rely on US demand.

Results

CWG, the former Chiwayland, sees 3Q net loss widen to $11.6 mil

SINGAPORE (Nov 7): CWG International, formerly known as Chiwayland International, saw 3Q16 net loss widen more than eight-fold to RMB 56.6 million ($11.6 million) from a loss of RMB 6.4 million in 3Q15.

Central banks need to stop living in a fantasy world

SINGAPORE (Nov 7): Central banks have been largely ineffective in creating credit within their economies despite repeated efforts at tweaking their monetary policy, and Huw van Steenis, the Global Head of Strategy at Schroders, thinks he might know the re

Broker's Calls

GLP’s US$1.1 bil acquisition gets the nod

SINGAPORE (Sept 14): OCBC Investment Research is maintaining its “buy” call on Global Logistic Properties (GLP) with a target price of $2.37, after the modern warehouse provider announced it was acquiring a US-based logistics portfolio for US$1.1 bill
Is Singapore losing its competitive edge?

Is Singapore losing its competitive edge?

SINGAPORE (May 31): For a nation famed for being “kiasu” (Hokkien for “scared to lose”), Singapore seems to be losing its drive.
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