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MAS seen holding fire as growth recovers
SINGAPORE (March 17): Singapore’s recovery from a contraction last year may give the central bank little incentive to adjust its policy stance next month as it monitors the impact of higher US interest rates.
March 17, 2017
Broker's Calls
Why buy China Aviation Oil? It takes two to contango
SINGAPORE (Jan 5): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “buy” call on China Aviation Oil (CAO) with a higher target price of $2.01 from $1.90 previously, raising its 2016 earnings estimates for CAO by 7.5% as it notes the oil market is now in contango and
January 05, 2017
Forex
Two reasons why SGD depreciation is still off the table
SINGAPORE (Oct 6): The Monetary Authority of Singapore is unlikely to adopt a negative slope for the Singapore Dollar nominal effective exchange rate (NEER) during the October review, after adopting a neutral slope in April.
October 06, 2016
Singapore dollar near record high puts heat on MAS to ease again
SINGAPORE (July 11): Haven buying of the Singapore dollar amid global market turmoil has pushed a gauge of its strength to unprecedented levels, putting pressure on the city’s central bank to do more to support the economy.
July 11, 2016
Currencies
Brexit hangover to linger on financial markets: IG
SINGAPORE (June 24): Financial markets will continue to react for the next couple of weeks to the UK’s Brexit vote, IG Group analyst Bernard Aw says.
June 24, 2016
Singapore dollar falls as much as 1.2% on Brexit lead
SINGAPORE (June 24): The Singapore dollar slumped as much as 1.2% against the US dollar Friday, as the market reacted to preliminary results showing voters' bias for Britain to leave the European Union.
June 24, 2016
Currencies
Singapore dollar weakens against Sterling on UK exit vote day
SINGAPORE (June 23): The Singapore dollar weakens further against the pound during Thursday's session, with the cross rate losing another 0.6% and implying GBP strength as voters prepare to go to polling stations in the UK to vote on continued members
June 23, 2016
Malaysian ringgit leads emerging units higher as oil rises
TOKYO (May 26): Higher-yielding currencies in Asia moved higher against the dollar Thursday, as sentiment in emerging markets picked up as Brent crude passed US$50 a barrel for the first time this year.
May 26, 2016