purchasing manager's index (PMI)

The benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) gained 1.1% to 2,510.56 points from last week’s 2,483.01 points.

Manufacturing activity grew at a faster pace in August than the previous two months.

Higher global tech demand and stockpiling of key components ahead of US' restrictions on Huawei’s suppliers has boosted trade

Manufacturing sentiment in Singapore was in the green in August, making this its second month of expansion.

Singapore’s manufacturing activity made a surprise expansion in June after five straight months of contraction. 

"Any exacerbation of the Covid-19 pandemic will prove to be more detrimental than beneficial for Singapore’s manufacturing environment,” says UOB economist Barnabas Gan.

A recent survey commissioned by Singapore’s Economic Development Boards (EDB) found that 60% of manufacturers here expect business conditions to worsen in the next six months.

(Nov 5): Hong Kong’s business outlook continued to drop in October, indicating that there will be no immediate pickup from the recession in the city which is facing a global trade slowdown and domestic political unrest and violence.

SINGAPORE (Oct 14): The relentless slowing of the Chinese economy is one important reason why the global economy has been so lacklustre in the past year. The latest full set of economic indicators, for August, showed the economy continuing to struggle. Ho

BEIJING (Dec 28): China’s economy slowed for a seventh straight month in December, as the trade war, subdued domestic demand and decelerating factory inflation combined to undercut growth.