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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 18): DBS Vickers Securities is keeping its “buy” call on Keppel Infrastructure Trust (KIT) with a target price of 56 cents, given that the trust has maintained a steady distribution per unit (DPU) of 0.93 cents over the last three quart

SINGAPORE (Aug 11): The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has cut interest rates by 25bps, which takes the official cash rate (OCR) to an all-time low of 2%.

SINGAPORE (July 21): In the latest Global Retirement Index published by Natixis Global Asset Management, Singapore has taken the 25th spot in the world for retirement security, out of 43 nations surveyed.

SINGAPORE (July 1): UBS Global Research is maintaining its “sell” recommendation for Mapletree Industrial Trust (MINT) but raising its target price to $1.50 from $1.45 previously, as valuations remain high.

(June 16): Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said next week’s referendum in the UK on whether to remain in the European Union was a factor in the US central bank’s decision to hold interest rates steady at its meeting Wednesday in Washington.

TOKYO (May 17): Tokyo’s money market is thawing as banks realize it’s better to pay interest to lend than face the cost of keeping money at the Bank of Japan.