Singapore consumer inflation turns positive in December on higher private transport costs

Jan 23, 2017 06:49 am UTC| Economy Commentary

Singapore headline consumer inflation turned positive in December on higher private transport costs, snapping a very long trend of declining prices which began in November 2014. Also, we foresee that the consumer inflation...

Chinese government efforts to stem capital flight prove partially effective, says DBS Bank

Jan 23, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Economy Commentary

Chinese government efforts to stem capital flight proved partially effective as in December only a small amount of USD900 million left the country via Yuan payments. This is recorded as a very small fraction of Novembers...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Jan 23, 2017 05:27 am UTC| Commentary Economy

This week is heavy with events which might trigger massive volatilities in the market. What to watch for over the coming days: US GDP: This is the only major data scheduled this week from the United States...

Taiwan 4Q16 GDP likely to accelerate 3.2 pct on recovery in global demand

Jan 23, 2017 04:54 am UTC| Economy Commentary

Taiwan gross domestic product (GDP) for the last-quarter of 2016 will be released on Wednesday, January 25. We expect it to accelerate to 3.2 percent y/y, up from 2.0 percent in the third-quarter of 2016 on recovery in...

Future of Coal Series

Will Trump negotiate a better coal deal for taxpayers?

Jan 23, 2017 00:52 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Its here. The first week of the Trump administration. And it promises to be a busy one. On the energy front, Trump has an ambitious agenda for his first days in office. Some policy changes will take time to execute....

Briferendum Aftermath Series

Brexit to have little impact on eurozone growth prospects in 2017 - Schaeuble

Jan 20, 2017 15:43 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

German Finance Minister, Schaeuble, speaking on the German growth prospects and on Brexit at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos said that Brexit is likely to have little impact on eurozone growth prospects in...

Central Banking Series

Too early to discuss ECB tapering, says Benoit Coeure

Jan 20, 2017 15:30 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The European Central Banks executive board member Benoit Coeure speaking on the central banks monetary policy programme at Davos told CNBC that ultra-loose monetary policies will not last forever. However, he added that it...