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Sharp brake: Consumer loan growth hits seven-year low in July
Sharp brake: Consumer loan growth hits seven-year low in July
A plunge in car loans led the decline.
MAS, SGX roll out new framework to provide greater retail access to bonds
Issuers will be able to sell to retail investors without issuing a prospectus.
China’s August PMI plunges to 50.2 from July’s 18-month high: HSBC
Client demand softened both at home and abroad.
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Thai tourism turnaround derailed as tourist arrivals plunge 10.9% in July
The Private Investment Index also slipped by 3.4%
Singapore banks at risk as Greater China loans surge: Fitch
Mainland loans have almost doubled since 2010.
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Deposits also remained paltry.
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Housing and bridging loans up 7.0% in July: MAS
Total bank lending rose 10.8% year-on-year.
Crisis in the making: Economists raise the alarm over Singapore’s skyrocketing household debt
Consumer credit is now 75% of the GDP.
Korea’s account surplus reaches USD 7.9bn in July
Solid goods trade balance expected until year-end.
India's capital expenditure could surprise on the upside
Amid expected 2Q14 growth in the country.
Auspicious signs point to recovery in Korea domestic demand
Comprehensive policies are apparently doing the trick.
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Saving is not ‘in’.
Singapore threatened with unprecedented 500% increase in household credit: report
Record-low interest rates cannot last forever.
NTU and SBF launch Centre for African Studies
It will provide in-depth insights on Afican markets.
Decrease in Japan’s headline and core CPI expected this July
Unsurprising July macro data is also anticipated.
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