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HONG KONG (Jan 5): Malaysia’s ringgit, one of Asia’s worst-performing currencies over the past year, has further to fall, according to BMI Research.

SINGAPORE (Nov 9): While the setbacks of a possible Donald Trump presidency have been oft discussed among economists and analysts, few have actually expected the Republican to achieve a clean sweep victory that took the world by surprise on polling day.

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): Although the Bank of Singapore remains “neutral” on Asian equities, the research house still prefers them over the developed markets (DM) of US, Europe and Japan, which have been ranked at “underweight”.

SINGAPORE (Sept 7): Blackrock says India remains its largest “overweight” in terms of credit while it continues to be “overweight” and “neutral” in Indonesia and China respectively.

(Aug 27): There was much speculation that Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen would use her speech to central bankers and economists gathered at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Friday to announce a major policy initiative. Some even suggested that she might add

SINGAPORE (Aug 22): As markets shook off recent shocks, investors pushed valuations up so much that equities and bonds seemed to be priced to perfection, leaving little room for error.