Singapore dollar slides across the board as data show dismal outlook The Singapore dollar has fallen 0.64% against the USD this week, moving off a 4-month high of 1.3975 fetched earlier in the week. Mar 3, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore's private sector growth indicator slips to 4-month low The Nikkei PMI came in at 51.4 down from 51.6 in Jan. The Feb SIPMM indicator was also down to 50.9 from 51.0. Mar 3, 2017By Boby Michael
Malaysian central bank holds rates, ringgit drops The overnight policy rate is held at 3%. Mar 2, 2017By Boby Michael
South Korean won weakens amid mixed data as dollar rally continues, inflation data in focus Retail sales numbers came better than expected but industrial output was below expectations. CPI data is due on Friday. Mar 2, 2017By Boby Michael
Singdollar rally continues, at fresh record vs Malaysian ringgit, near 4-mo high vs USD, ahead of Trump speech The SGD is trading near two-month high versus the Hong Kong dollar too. Feb 28, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore dollar at 3-month high vs USD, at record high vs Malaysian ringgit, down against Korean won in week So far this month, the Singapore dollar is 0.5% up against the greenback, adding to the 2.7% rally in January. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
IBT-SG FX Week: Asian currencies at fresh highs on latest US policy cues; Trump in focus Trump is scheduled to address a joint session of the lawmakers on Feb 28. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
Colombia cuts rates unexpectedly, peso slides The bank said it considered the weakness of economic activity and uncertainty about the speed of convergence of inflation to its target. Feb 25, 2017By Boby Michael
Bharti Airtel shares surge 5%, associate Singtel stocks slide after Telenor takeover news The Telenor shares were up for the past few days and at Wednesday's close, the Norwegian stock was up 2.8% so far this week. Feb 23, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore consumer price inflation at 28-month high on rising food and transport costs The MAS core inflation measure has surged to 1.5% y-y from 1.2%, beating market consensus of 1.3% rise. Feb 23, 2017By Boby Michael
China rejects Philippine's South China remarks; says want to strengthen Singapore ties China and Singapore will hold a series of meetings in Beijing on February 27. Feb 22, 2017By Boby Michael
Pound falls as Q4 GDP growth numbers revised down The UK economy expanded only 2% y-y in Q4, less than 2.2% flashed in the preliminary estimate. Feb 22, 2017By Boby Michael
Asian currencies flat, shares mixed ahead of US holiday; European politics, Fed speakers in focus Headlines from France and Germany and FOMC minutes will be the markets will be mainly watching for this week. Feb 20, 2017By Boby Michael
Singapore GDP growth rate at three-year high as preliminary figures revised sharply higher The y-y Q4 GDP growth rate is revised to 2.9% from 1.8% and that for the full year 2016 to 2% from 1.8%. Feb 17, 2017By Boby Michael
Brexit-related worries fade out for UK home buyers: Knight Frank survey The HPSI reading came in at 57.5, up from 55.8 in January, marking its seventh consecutive rise. Feb 17, 2017By Boby Michael