Economy
Singapore's consumer sentiment rebounds from pessimism
Singapore's consumer sentiment rebounds from pessimism
This came with the general outlook improvement seen in Asia Pacific.
Japan's exports rise by 13.4% in July
Chemicals exports led growth with 14.9% rate.
Indonesia's first trade deficit in 19 months hits US$271.2m
Blame an oil and gas deficit of US$604m.
NODX growth dips to 8.5% in July
This is despite continued decline in pharma and chemicals export.
Daily Markets Briefing: STI down 0.48%
Gains from Wall Street could lift local sentiment.
China's industrial production growth slows to 6.4% in July
GDP is still growing faster than the annual target of 6.5% despite the slowdown.
Singapore now more liveable than Hong Kong
Singapore beat its rival in the liveability ranking for the first time.
Chart of the Day: Check out PMI's ten months of positive reading
The index hovered around 50.8 in June.
India's provisional inflation rate up 1.9% in July
Index growths among all commodity groups turned positive.
Japan's GDP growth hits 4% in Q2
Domestic demand was the main driver of GDP growth.
India's industrial production growth slips 0.1% in June
It’s the fourth consecutive month of slowdown.
Manufacturing sector output extends winning streak in Q2
It grew 8.1% YoY in the second quarter.
Philippine central bank holds reverse repo rate at 3.0%
BSP also raised its inflation expectations for 2017 and 2018.
Malaysia IPI dips to 4.0% in June
Industrial output remained strong thanks to manufacturing, mining, and electricity sectors.
Non-oil domestic exports rise by 2.7% in Q2
Thanks to the strong electronic exports.
MAS keeps policy stance unchanged
The central bank's stance has remained the same for a year now.
50 years of ASEAN and 5 years of Facebook show the expansion path out of Singapore
ASEAN celebrated its 50th anniversary with a grand parade in the Philippines which represented the different cultures of its 10-member states on...