Economy
SINGAPORE – Retail sales continued to recover in March as the Singapore economy rebounded, though the figures were boosted by the comparison with the situation a year ago when Covid-19 …
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – Like anyone who’s done their time in quarantine, David Lee went through Netflix, YouTube and the internet. When it came to exercising however, he found he had …
SINGAPORE – Governments worldwide will need to step up and build interconnected infrastructure to harness and spread the benefits of their digital economies within their own countries and across their borders, …
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s factory activity expanded at the fastest pace in more than three years in April, a private business survey showed on Friday, even as expected coronavirus emergency …
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australian job creation again far outstripped expectations in March as unemployment dropped to a one-year low and the total number of employed passed its pre-pandemic peak. Data …
NEW YORK, April 1 (Reuters) – China is unlikely to pare its purchases of U.S. Treasuries significantly anytime soon as its foreign exchange reserves grow, even as trade and geopolitical …
* Euro zone periphery govt bond yields tmsnrt.rs/2ii2Bqr AMSTERDAM, March 31 (Reuters) – Euro zone bond yields calmed on Wednesday after a sell-off a day earlier as investors awaited inflation …
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s industrial output fell in February due to declines in the production of cars and electrical machinery, in a worrying sign for an economy struggling to recover …
BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – A perfect storm is engulfing Thailand’s baht and the one group of people who can save it are stuck in lockdown, thousands of kilometres from the arrivals …
SINGAPORE – New and emerging technologies will redefine the global business landscape, especially the manufacturing sector – the keystone of Singapore’s economic framework. The speed at which new technologies are …