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Even though many news reported that the economic growth in Asia is heading positive and healthy growth, especially from the strong players such as China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. However.. Indian stocks fell for a sixth day, the longest losing run in almost four months, led by banks and consumer shares.. Economists predicted an increase of 0.2 percent, according to the median of 25 estimates in a Bloomberg News survey.
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The countrys economy may grow 7.9 percent in the three months ending December from 2011, snapping a seven- quarter slowdown, according to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of 29 economists conducted 14 November to 19 November.. Sri Lankas central bank surprised markets on 12 December by cutting key monetary policy rates for the first time in nearly two years in order to boost economic growth as inflation pressures were expected to ease.
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Traditional financial sphere bank lending and Credit expansion metrics just do not equate with the type of Credit growth required to fuel systemic asset inflation and securities market booms. Household... October 7 - Reuters: Europes executive arm does not have the authority to reject Frances budget over missed deficit-cutting targets, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin said. as he announced that no further spending cuts would be made next year. Euro zone��.
Central banks split on fallout from oil collapse
Monetary Authority of Singapore ��� Singapores central bank unexpectedly eased policy Wednesday and also cut the inflation forecast for 2015, predicting prices may fall as much as 0.5 percent. The Monetary Authority of Singapore uses the currency as.
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In a position at odds with the forecasts of his own banks economists for two rate cuts over the next five months, Mr Smith said he was optimistic about Australias outlook ��� particularly with a falling dollar making exporters more competitive. ���If I.
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US: Mainstream economists (Goldman Sachs for instance) are saying ���Not so fast��� or there is no point rushing in normalising interest rates (because fiscal budget is getting under control, inflation is softening, wage growth is subdued, etc.)... SINGAPORE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank said on Monday in Singapore that it has cut the growth target forecasts for China to 7.4 percent in 2014 and 7.2 percent in 2015, as China pushes forward structural reforms to��.
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���As a central bank, you are lowering your growth forecast, inflation is running low, and hiring is slowing and you are going to taper your asset purchases?��� Borrowing. Fed Prepares for Change in Policy and in Policy Makers - ��� Federal Reserve officials, who have made clear that they intend to cut back on the Feds monthly asset purchases by the end of the year, must decide next week whether it is time to tap the brakes or better to wait another month or two. The far��.
Deflation the danger as Chinas factories struggle
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The risk of global deflation looms large for 2015 as surveys of Chinas mammoth manufacturing sector showed excess supply and deficient demand in January drove down prices and production. While the pulse. The slide in global oil.
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Singapores central bank unexpectedly eased policy Wednesday and also cut the inflation forecast for 2015, predicting prices may fall as much as 0.5 percent. The Monetary Authority of Singapore uses the currency as its main��.
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Second, the October minutes suggest that some participants worry that the removal of considerable time might be seen as a shift in the stance of monetary policy and therefore tighten financial conditions and the continued decline in market-implied.
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Inflation risks from China to Indonesia have added to the challenge for Asian nations as they confront slowing growth, with the International Monetary Fund cutting its global outlook for this year and next and the U.S. fiscal policy deadlock threatening the world economy. ���Inflation remains. The MAS may not need to alter policy unless there is material change in the growth or inflation outlook as structural adjustments in the economy may affect growth in the short term.���.
India factory output drops to 3-month low in January
. outskirts of Jammu on Jan 12, 2015. Indian factory output eased in January to a three-month low as new business slowed down, a key survey showed Monday, suggesting more steps are needed from the government to boost growth. -- PHOTO: REUTERS .
Asian currencies slip as dollar retains its firm tone
A few economists see scope for Singapores central bank to ease tight monetary policy to support economic growth. However, most economists still expect the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to stick to its tight policy stance at its policy review.
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Convergence in Two Global Economies - Paul Krugman Unemployment: Too Soon to Declare Victory - iMFdirect Conservatives in Name Only - NYTimes.com Inflation Doesnt Hurt So Much, Does It? - Noahpinion What does. Reply Thursday, January 15, 2015 at 05:01 AM.. Im heading off for an India/Hong Kong/China tour in a few hours, which gives me a reason to stop thinking about deflation in the West for a bit and think about long-run growth issues instead.
Singapore dollar tumbles after central bank shock
29 Jan12:14 AM. [SINGAPORE] Singapores dollar tumbled after the Asian nation unexpectedly eased monetary policy, highlighting the divergence among central-bank strategies before a Federal Reserve meeting that concludes on Wednesday in Washington.
Economists trim Singapore 2014/15 growth forecasts: MAS survey
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Economists have cut their estimates for Singapores economic growth in 2014 and 2015 from three months ago and lowered forecasts for inflation, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday. The median forecast of 22 economists .
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Chinas manufacturing growth stalled for the second straight month in January and companies had to cut prices at a faster clip to win new business, adding to worries about growing deflationary pressures in the economy, a private survey showed.. The Monetary Authority of Singapores core inflation, which excludes the costs of accommodation and private road transport, was 1.5% higher from a year earlier in December, similar to the preceding month, because of��.
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Photograph: James Lawler Duggan/Reuters. Larry Elliott. Capital Economics estimates that $150 crude would knock a percentage point off global growth, turning a lacklustre performance into something close to stagnation.. Both India and Indonesia have deep-seated structural problems and these have been exposed by the Feds announcement that it was contemplating scaling back ��� or tapering ��� its asset purchases under the quantitative easing programme.
Singapore likely to keep tight monetary policy; Q3 growth to improve
Overall, we think the modest GDP growth outlook, elevated core inflation and tight labour market suggests that the MAS will likely maintain its policy, Chua Hak Bin, head of emerging Asia Economics for Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoAML), said in a .
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[Mas Selamat Kastari, a member of the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) group] the suspected leader of a southeast Asian Islamic group accused of plotting a 9/11-style attack on Singapores international airport has been recaptured in Malaysia, Singapore.. Growth will gradually accelerate over the next 2 years, with inflation moderating but still higher than average in the past decade and the balance of payments recording large but narrowing surpluses.
Indias GDP growth expected to be much better in 2015/16: Finance Minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Indian economy is expected to grow much better in 2015/16 as compared with the current financial year, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday. The Indian economy grew by 5.3 per cent in the September quarter from a .
Consumer products often cost more in Singapore: MAS, MTI
Workplaces with equal mix of men and women happiest: economist. Business.. Items from Apple, IKEA and Zara often cost more in Singapore than in 10 other major cities, according to a consumer products price comparison study jointly commissioned by.
China, Singapore slowdown weigh on Q3 Asia business sentiment
MUMBAI (Reuters) - Business sentiment among Asias top companies fell sharply in the third quarter, weighed down by worries about Chinas slowing economy, a possible end to the United States Federal Reserves stimulus policy and a decline in the.
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Too many companies and households keep cutting back on investment and consumption today because they are concerned about low growth in the future. In fact, the United States is the only major economy that is likely to buck the trend this year, while .
Lower bonus expectation in finance industry as professionals face.
SINGAPORE ��� Fewer professionals in the financial industry here are expecting a bigger annual bonus this year, a survey has found, with the sectors performance seeing some pullback in recent times amid market and geopolitical uncertainties.. growth.
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It cut the inflation forecast for 2015, predicting prices may fall as much as 0.5 percent. The move was the first emergency policy change since one following the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks for the MAS ��� which only has two��.
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We forecast a decline to 31.0 for the Philadelphia Federal Reserves manufacturing business outlook survey in December, after the index surged 20 points in November, to the highest level since 1993, Barclays economists��.
Singapore sticks to tight monetary policy, Q3 growth disappoints
SINGAPORE: Singapores central bank cut its forecasts for headline and core inflation this year but stuck to its tight monetary policy as expected on Tuesday, saying core inflation is likely to stay above its historical average over the next few.
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US: As we were expecting, last Friday, NFP report confirmed that while the job market improves, wage inflation remained subdued (average wage growth +2.0%yoy in Sept.).. We consider that going to December the market will revise down these expectations, while the economists are penciling down their high growth forecast. Brazil: We... All 33 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News forecast the central bank will keep policy on hold at the meeting on Oct. 6-7.
Asian currencies start 2015 weaker; rupiah hits 2-week low
While we continue to expect a modest acceleration in 2015, the recent easing in inflationary pressures could create room for a looser policy stance from the MAS, should downside risks to growth and inflation materialise, said Wai Ho Leong, senior.
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17 March 2015. Tiger Airways - Much more to be done but cheaper fuel to help. Besides domestic cuts, cost cuts could also curb operations abroad with Petronas having foreign operations in Africa, Asia, the Americas and the Middle East. (Reuters, Jan 07)e. ��� Singapore-listed Triyards has started the new. Phillip Futures Energy Daily Outlook - Last call to hop on the ���narrowing spread��� boat; with negotiations progressing, it is about time spreads start to narrow.