Ticket 1 hopes to top Philippine market before 2017 ends

The air travel industry is growing at rate of 5% and the international flight industry needs 38,000 new aircrafts valued at USD 5.6 trillion.

May 3, 2017

Euro jumps, Asian shares rally on French election relief

The outcome lessens the risk of an anti-establishment shock on the scale of Britain's vote to quit the European Union with Macron widely tipped to win the final vote and keep France in the union.

Apr 24, 2017

Trump targets cheap Chinese steel in probe, rallying US steel stocks

China is the largest national producer and makes far more steel than it consumes, selling the excess output overseas, often undercutting domestic producers.

Apr 21, 2017

China first-quarter GDP grows faster than expected 6.9 percent, steel output hits record

First-quarter growth was the fastest since the third quarter of 2015, with March data showing investment, retail sales, factory output and exports all grew faster than expected.

Apr 17, 2017

In about-face, Trump nominates new head of export bank

Trump nominated former Republican lawmaker Scott Garrett as president of the Export-Import Bank.

Apr 15, 2017

Singapore: Residential market stabilises, dip in private home prices soften by 0.5 per cent

However, there will be no quick turnaround in the near future given the challenging economy.

Apr 3, 2017

Asia shares creep up to near two-year peak, dollar firms

The dollar index was steady on the day at 100.030 .DXY.

Mar 30, 2017

US equity futures at six-week low after Trump healthcare setback

US Treasury futures were up 0.18 percent Sunday, indicating that yields would start the week lower when bonds start trading in Asia later.

Mar 27, 2017

Hanjin Shipping to shut down Singapore operations by end of March

At present, the company is "winding-down formalities" and administrative tasks.

Mar 6, 2017

Singapore dollar slides across the board as data show dismal outlook

The Singapore dollar has fallen 0.64% against the USD this week, moving off a 4-month high of 1.3975 fetched earlier in the week.

Mar 3, 2017

Singapore's private sector growth indicator slips to 4-month low

The Nikkei PMI came in at 51.4 down from 51.6 in Jan. The Feb SIPMM indicator was also down to 50.9 from 51.0.

Mar 3, 2017

Malaysian central bank holds rates, ringgit drops

The overnight policy rate is held at 3%.

Mar 2, 2017

South Korean won weakens amid mixed data as dollar rally continues, inflation data in focus

Retail sales numbers came better than expected but industrial output was below expectations. CPI data is due on Friday.

Mar 2, 2017

Singdollar rally continues, at fresh record vs Malaysian ringgit, near 4-mo high vs USD, ahead of Trump speech

The SGD is trading near two-month high versus the Hong Kong dollar too.

Feb 28, 2017

Singapore dollar at 3-month high vs USD, at record high vs Malaysian ringgit, down against Korean won in week

So far this month, the Singapore dollar is 0.5% up against the greenback, adding to the 2.7% rally in January.

Feb 25, 2017