economic outlook

China's recovery might be slow-than-expected, but CSOP says that investors 'cannot avoid' China as an investment theme.

The upcoming National Congress could see policies friendlier to markets. Despite this, investors should focus on the long game.

SINGAPORE (May 27): Companies and businesses have turned more pessimistic of the near-term growth prospects, according to a recent survey by Oxford Economics.

Those who have been paying attention would remember that Khazanah’s headline RM6.271 billion pretax losses for 2018 had followed a strategic review of its investments, which resulted in a RM7.3 billion impairment provision that year.

The proportion of CEOs expecting global growth to slow in the coming year has risen 10-fold since 2018.

(Sept 11): How will the five largest economies in the world perform over the next few years? If there is a surprise to the GDP growth forecasts for this year and next, survey participants expect that to be tilted to the downside.

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): It may not be all doom and gloom for Singapore’s economy.

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): The Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Singapore Master Plan (both the 2014 and the Draft 2019 iterations) is a well-thought-out, comprehensive, and sensible plan to ensure Singapore is ready for the future of city living and working.

SINGAPORE (Aug 12): The Urban Redevelopment Authority’s Singapore Master Plan (both the 2014 and the Draft 2019 iterations) is a well-thought-out, comprehensive, and sensible plan to ensure Singapore is ready for the future of city living and working.

BOSTON (Oct 3): US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday hailed a “remarkably positive outlook” for the US economy that he feels is on the verge of a “historically rare” era of ultra-low unemployment and tame prices for the foreseeable