USDA to release first weekly export sales since shutdown end * Market also monitoring trade talks, extreme cold in U.S. (Updates with European trading, changes byline/dateline) PARIS/SINGAPORE, Jan 31 ... ( read original story ...)
Oil Prices Rise on Saudi Cuts to U.S., Venezuela Struggles to Keep Up Exports
SINGAPORE — Oil prices rose for a third day on Thursday, pushed up by lower imports into the United States amid OPEC efforts to tighten the market, and as Venezuela struggles to keep up its crude expo... ( read original story ...)
China’s economic woes have further to spread across Asia, latest export indicators show
Trade-dependent Singapore posted its biggest fall in exports in more than two years, while in Indonesia, the biggest economy in South-east Asia, the drop in shipments was the worst since mid-2017. Sou... ( read original story ...)
China and Singapore to invest US $ 1.1bn in cement and steel plants
Sri Lanka moves closer to secure US $ 1.1 billion investments from Singapore and Chinese investors to set up ... He noted that the Singaporean investor is investing in the plant targeting steel export... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian exports up 6.7% to almost RM1 trillion last year
supported by higher exports to Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, the Philippines and Cambodia. Exports to China, meanwhile, grew 10.3% to RM138.88 billion on the back of higher exports of products like ch... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered Home Loan Review Singapore 2019 – Which Mortgage to Choose from Standard Chartered
The below is calculated for a loan amount of $750,000 (75% of purchase price), and loan tenure of 30 years. All the below home loan packages have a 2-year lock-in, and you incur a 1.5% penalty for ful... ( read original story ...)
OCBC Home Loan Review Singapore 2019 – Which Mortgage to Choose from OCBC
There are two types of floating rate loans provided by OCBC for buildings under construction (BUC). One is pegged to the MBR while the other is pegged to 3M SIBOR. Floating rate for BUC BTO only (MBR) ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore e-commerce market to balloon 48% to $9.98b by 2022
Mobile will lead the way as desktop loses steam. The e-commerce market in Singapore is set for unprecedented growth as it is tipped to expand by 48% to $9.98b (US$7.4b) by 2022 at a compound annual gr... ( read original story ...)
How Did the Singapore Stock Market Perform in January 2019?
Singapore’s stock market benchmark, the Straits Times Index (SGX: ^STI), started the new year positively. For the month of January, the index rose 4%, or 121 points, to 3,190. Of the 30 Straits Times ... ( read original story ...)
Banking on banks
In a recent interview with The Edge Singapore, Harsh Modi, banking analyst at JPMorgan for Southeast Asia, indicated that Singapore banks stood out as the most visible in terms of margins and loan gro... ( read original story ...)
Chinese travel spending, mobile transactions on the up: Alipay
In 2018, about three-quarters of Chinese tourists used mobile payment on their most recent trips to Singapore, Thailand or Malaysia, surpassing that for the US and Canada (61%), the UK, France and Ger... ( read original story ...)
POSB sheds spotlight on familial ties this CNY with the ‘Po’ family
With this campaign we hope to bring families closer, and at the same time refresh the long-standing affinity that POSB has with people in Singapore,” she added. “It’s without a doubt, family is very i... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Stock Market Likely Rangebound On Friday
(RTTNews.com) - The Singapore stock market on Thursday halted the three-day slide in which it had stumbled almost 30 points or 0.9 percent. The Straits Times Index now rests just above the 3,190-point ... ( read original story ...)
DBS Travel Insurance Singapore Review 2019
The listed prices of DBS travel insurance plans are on the pricey side, but as with many an insurer, it’s the ongoing promotions that make prices attractive. With the current 60% off promotion for all ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Has a Shipping Rival Less Than 30 Kilometers Away
Indonesia wants to re-position its Batam island as an alternative shipping and manufacturing hub to Singapore with a potential to draw $60 billion in new investment. Batam and nearby islands -- locate... ( read original story ...)
How banking jobs in Singapore have totally changed – and what to do now to get them
If you needed any more convincing that banks in Singapore are increasingly becoming havens for technologists, new data reveals the vast extent of their tech hiring. More than a quarter (27%) of ... ( read original story ...)