Should you buy a house with a friend in Singapore? Most people buy property with their spouse or family. We weigh the pros and cons of taking the less trodden path of buying property with a friend. ( read original story ...)
The Lawrence Wong’s Mum barometer for Singapore digital banking
There was a touch of edginess in the launch events for two Singapore digital banks, Trust Bank and GSX, on consecutive days this week. ( read original story ...)
4 Resilient Singapore Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 4%
When times get tough, you can look for these four resilient stocks that continue to pay a dividend yield exceeding 4%. The post 4 Resilient Singapore Dividend Stocks Yielding More Than 4% appeared ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s digital banks reach start line
The launch of new digital banks backed by Standard Chartered, FairPrice, Grab and Singtel comes at an interesting time. Both emerge into a very different world than the one in which they applied for ... ( read original story ...)
Blog: Flat ARPU fails to dampen enthusiasm for 5G
Since the budding optimism back in 2020 when South Korea’s operators showed early signs 5G services were driving growth in mobile revenue and ARPU, a more nuanced picture has emerged. A broad study by ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore 2022 GDP, Inflation Outlook Sours Further – MAS Survey
The outlook for Singapore’s economy worsened amid headwinds from rising commodity prices and a slowdown in China, a survey by the Monetary Authority showed on Thursday. In the results of a survey ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese stock’s 13,000% surge creates another US IPO mystery
SINGAPORE - Another Chinese firm is baffling investors with massive gains on its first day of trading in the United States, following on from stellar debuts for AMTD Digital and Magic Empire Global. ( read original story ...)
New blank check company files for $200m IPO, led by same team behind SPAC that took Anghami public
Anghami listed via a merger with a publicly-traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) called Vistas Media Acquisition Company (VMAC). The music streaming company entered into a merger ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market
Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on Singapore's retail segment, a move that comes on the heels of digital bank launches by GXS Bank and China's ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Sensex and Nifty50 likely to open lower today
Indian equity benchmarks BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty50 are likely to open lower on Thursday as Dalal Street returns to trade after a day's holiday. Singapore Exchange (SGX) Nifty futures — an early ... ( read original story ...)
Economists cut Singapore growth forecasts, raise inflation – survey
Economists have cut growth forecasts and upped inflation expectations for Singapore, according to a central bank survey, published on Thursday, with a global slowdown seen as the biggest risk to the ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street Tells Clients Singapore Dollar Is Top Trade in Asia
Singapore’s dollar is emerging as the top bet for Wall Street’s biggest banks as wagers the central bank will extend policy tightening bolsters demand for Southeast Asia’s top-performing currency.Most ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s GDP Outlook Cut on Global Growth Risk: MAS Survey
Economists lowered their forecasts for Singapore’s growth in 2022, with external growth slowdown and inflation identified as the top downside risks to the economy. ( read original story ...)
New digital bank by Standard Chartered and NTUC to launch savings account and ‘numberless’ credit card
SINGAPORE: Trust Bank, the latest digital bank to announce its launch in Singapore, said on Thursday (Sep 1) that it is rolling out a range of products including a savings account and a “numberless” ... ( read original story ...)
DBS expects consumer discretionary spending to receive a boost in September
MAS may consider another policy tightening move, though PM Lee Hsien Loong warned the central bank “not to overdo things." ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the day: Import price index slips 4.5% MoM in June
Non-oil imports inched up due to higher prices of meat. This chart from the Department of Statistics of Singapore shows the month-on-month (MoM) changes in the import price index besides non-oil ... ( read original story ...)