Economy

What you need to know about political salaries in Singapore

DPM Teo Chee Hean said the proposed framework strikes a balance between the ethos of public service with an appropriate salary.

What you need to know about political salaries in Singapore

DPM Teo Chee Hean said the proposed framework strikes a balance between the ethos of public service with an appropriate salary.

Total trade up 5.9% in December

Guess which products didn’t do so well.

What are policy makers to do amidst continued decline in FX reserves?

Trailing inflation risks, according to Morgan Stanley, are constraining the willingness of policy makers to act in a pre-emptive fashion.

How can Singapore make the most of its expanding service sector?

As economies develop they generate proportionally more jobs in services than in manufacturing. In the US , for example fewer of 20% of all jobs are...

Hong Kong beats Singapore as freest economy

Ten economic freedom factors were assessed, and Hong Kong bested others in terms of financial and trade freedom.

Inflation pressures loom as Bank Indonesia keeps policy rates on hold

BI is expected to lower rates further, but an economist believes this will eventually necessitate a policy reversal.

Was Taiwan's economic opening to China a mistake?

Expected rise in trade and investment have not yet materialized, says DBS.

Are New Year celebrations clouding China data?

The burgeoning scale of festivities may have caused seasonal distortions.

MasterCard and Singapore Management University launch Singapore Inflation Index

The new Index will be highlighting the spectrum of factors that impact inflation expectations.

World economy will grow a paltry 2.7% in 2012

Onslaught of corporate insolvencies also predicted by Euler Hermes.

No more double-digit growth for China exports

HSBC sees a prolonged drag as external demand continues its precipitous slide.

Taiwan technical recession looms with latest exports tumble

December exports expanded only 0.6% yoy from an already slow 1.3 growth in November.

Gloomy outlook for Chinese exports

As the country’s export growth is expected to plummet to 10% in 2012, a mere half of its growth in 2011.

Indonesia and Thailand to lead growth in Southeast Asia: HSBC

This as one of the two countries bounces back from a natural disaster.

Taiwan’s inflation surges to 2% in December

The country’s inflation surprised on the downside as food prices spiked 5%.

Economic collapse in 2012? Not just yet

What's preventing a total economic meltdown last seen in 2008?

Singapore economy expected to be weak: OCBC

Manufacturing holds the key, and it is looking shaky.