Topic: Singapore Financial News
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Philip posted a blog entry
Can you time the market?
Key Points A range bound stock market has left some investors on the sidelines waiting for the next rally We conducted...
Key Points A range bound stock market has left some investors on the sidelines waiting for the next rally We conducted...
4 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., amp, historical..., investors
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., amp, historical..., investorsPhilip posted a blog entry
STI rises 14 points in sombre session
A PUSH on the three banks in relatively thin volume initially helped send the Straits Times Index up 40 points to 2,785...
A PUSH on the three banks in relatively thin volume initially helped send the Straits Times Index up 40 points to 2,785...
Philip posted a blog entry
Inflation forecast to be higher in 2010
(SINGAPORE) Inflation is now expected to be higher in 2010, as a result of increased Housing and Development Board property...
(SINGAPORE) Inflation is now expected to be higher in 2010, as a result of increased Housing and Development Board property...
Philip posted a blog entry
Both sides called trading halt as Reit row escalates
THE war of the Reits between MacarthurCook Industrial (MI-Reit) in one corner and Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT) in the other...
THE war of the Reits between MacarthurCook Industrial (MI-Reit) in one corner and Cambridge Industrial Trust (CIT) in the other...
4 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., advertisem..., Cambridge, CIT
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., advertisem..., Cambridge, CITPhilip posted a blog entry
STI edges up but trading remains thin
ASIAN bourses were trapped in a narrow range of trading yesterday, with investors adopting a wait-and-see approach as the...
ASIAN bourses were trapped in a narrow range of trading yesterday, with investors adopting a wait-and-see approach as the...
4 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., approach, Asian, asian bourses
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., approach, Asian, asian boursesPhilip posted a blog entry
STI jumps as traders bet on US rally
A 70-POINT rise in the December futures contract on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 1.7 per cent rise in Hong Kong’s...
A 70-POINT rise in the December futures contract on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a 1.7 per cent rise in Hong Kong’s...
Philip posted a blog entry
Oct home sales dip, but prime area defies mood of caution
(SINGAPORE) The number of private homes that developers launched and sold in October slowed to their lowest levels since...
(SINGAPORE) The number of private homes that developers launched and sold in October slowed to their lowest levels since...
Philip posted a blog entry
Emerging markets a big magnet for foreign investments
THIS year, for the first time, more than half of the world’s foreign investments will flow into emerging markets. Before,...
THIS year, for the first time, more than half of the world’s foreign investments will flow into emerging markets. Before,...
Philip posted a blog entry
A cautionary tale for S-chip investors
ONE big question that emerges from the whole sorry Sino-Environment saga is why trading of its shares continued for six months...
ONE big question that emerges from the whole sorry Sino-Environment saga is why trading of its shares continued for six months...
6 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., chairman, company, environment
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., chairman, company, environmentPhilip posted a blog entry
Consumer confidence here rises 9 pts
CONSUMER confidence has rallied here, as key Asian markets continue leading the world out of recession.A new survey found...
CONSUMER confidence has rallied here, as key Asian markets continue leading the world out of recession.A new survey found...
6 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., April, asian markets, average
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., April, asian markets, averagePhilip posted a blog entry
Full recovery still 2-3 years away: survey
58% of respondents expect to spend more on research and development in next 12 monthsMOST business leaders in the Asia-Pacific...
58% of respondents expect to spend more on research and development in next 12 monthsMOST business leaders in the Asia-Pacific...
9 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 12 months, asia, asia pacific
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 12 months, asia, asia pacificPhilip posted a blog entry
Life insurance sector sees 2 straight quarters of recovery
SINGAPORE’S life insurance industry marked a second consecutive quarter of recovery with $426 million of total weighted...
SINGAPORE’S life insurance industry marked a second consecutive quarter of recovery with $426 million of total weighted...
Philip posted a blog entry
Economy down, green investments up?
GLOBAL economies may have taken a beating in the past 12 months, but the crisis could have the unintended outcome of prolonging...
GLOBAL economies may have taken a beating in the past 12 months, but the crisis could have the unintended outcome of prolonging...
9 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 12 months, beating, conglomerate
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 12 months, beating, conglomeratePhilip posted a blog entry
Short-selling: what exactly should be disclosed?
SOME 13 months ago, just after Lehman Brothers went bust and stocks all over the world were crashing, many fingers of blame...
SOME 13 months ago, just after Lehman Brothers went bust and stocks all over the world were crashing, many fingers of blame...
Philip posted a blog entry
Lacklustre mood across Asian markets
SINGAPORE may be buzzing amid the arrival of top global leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit but nothing,...
SINGAPORE may be buzzing amid the arrival of top global leaders for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit but nothing,...
9 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., arrival, asia, asia pacific economic...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., arrival, asia, asia pacific economic...Philip posted a blog entry
There’s A Major Correction Coming?
Maybe, or maybe not. It’s what a lot of experts are saying, and it’s what some of us who work at FSM...
Maybe, or maybe not. It’s what a lot of experts are saying, and it’s what some of us who work at FSM...
Philip posted a blog entry
Can SGX manage the conflict?
IT HAS been reassuring to learn how the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Regulatory Conflicts Committee (RCC) reviews perceived...
IT HAS been reassuring to learn how the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) Regulatory Conflicts Committee (RCC) reviews perceived...
Philip posted a blog entry
Push on banks helps STI rise 14.22 points
A PUSH on the banks helped the Straits Times Index yesterday rise 14.22 points to 2,707.6 in a tepid session that saw the broad...
A PUSH on the banks helped the Straits Times Index yesterday rise 14.22 points to 2,707.6 in a tepid session that saw the broad...
Philip posted a blog entry
All tools to avoid property boom, bust
FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday said the government will use every tool at its disposal ‘in a...
FINANCE Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam yesterday said the government will use every tool at its disposal ‘in a...
Philip posted a blog entry
S’pore won’t take slow road to avoid the bumps
(SINGAPORE) Go for higher growth and develop ‘real depths of capabilities’ in seven or eight areas. That, in a...
(SINGAPORE) Go for higher growth and develop ‘real depths of capabilities’ in seven or eight areas. That, in a...
12 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., capabilities, Don, economic...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., capabilities, Don, economic...Philip posted a blog entry
Brokers’ Take
ST EngineeringNov 5 close: S$2.97DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Nov 4THIRD quarter 2009 revenue of S$1.35 billion (down 2 per cent...
ST EngineeringNov 5 close: S$2.97DBS GROUP RESEARCH, Nov 4THIRD quarter 2009 revenue of S$1.35 billion (down 2 per cent...
Philip posted a blog entry
Unsteady pace of recovery worrying
STOCK investors usually welcome low interest rates, but not this time. If anything, the US Federal Open Market...
STOCK investors usually welcome low interest rates, but not this time. If anything, the US Federal Open Market...
15 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., anything, committee, economic...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., anything, committee, economic...Philip posted a blog entry
That new HSBC loan: too clever by half?
That new HSBC loan: too clever by half?Why not give customers the money outright?By SIOW LI SEN LAST Friday, when given the...
That new HSBC loan: too clever by half?Why not give customers the money outright?By SIOW LI SEN LAST Friday, when given the...
15 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 15 minutes, attention, Eventuall
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 15 minutes, attention, EventuallPhilip posted a blog entry
Wall St-influenced downtrend continues
Wall St-influenced downtrend continuesSome brokers expect the US and all markets to be quiet ahead of Friday’s key US...
Wall St-influenced downtrend continuesSome brokers expect the US and all markets to be quiet ahead of Friday’s key US...
15 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., activity, case, Correspondent
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., activity, case, CorrespondentPhilip posted a blog entry
S’pore workers can expect 3% pay rise next year: survey
S’pore workers can expect 3% pay rise next year: surveyBy FELDA CHAY SUFFERED a pay cut or freeze this year and...
S’pore workers can expect 3% pay rise next year: surveyBy FELDA CHAY SUFFERED a pay cut or freeze this year and...
Philip posted a blog entry
Too much disclosure can sometimes be bad
MOST people place their faith in the disclosure-based model which says that the more information financial advisers and...
MOST people place their faith in the disclosure-based model which says that the more information financial advisers and...
Philip posted a blog entry
COE prices fall for all categories
COE prices tumbled across the board in the latest tender yesterday. RELATED LINKS SURPRISINGLY...
COE prices tumbled across the board in the latest tender yesterday. RELATED LINKS SURPRISINGLY...
Philip posted a blog entry
Property investment in Asia grows in Q3
(SINGAPORE) The Asian real estate investment market continued to gain momentum in the recent third quarter, as capital values...
(SINGAPORE) The Asian real estate investment market continued to gain momentum in the recent third quarter, as capital values...
19 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 1 billion, asia, asian office
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., 1 billion, asia, asian officePhilip posted a blog entry
STI up but on lacklustre trading
IT was a generally positive session for Asian stock markets, but with a huge dose of caution in the air ahead of the US Federal...
IT was a generally positive session for Asian stock markets, but with a huge dose of caution in the air ahead of the US Federal...
Philip posted a blog entry
Asian stocks rally on US, China news
AFTER two days of red ink and downbeat investor sentiment, the local bourse swung back into positive territory yesterday...
AFTER two days of red ink and downbeat investor sentiment, the local bourse swung back into positive territory yesterday...
Philip posted a blog entry
Gold rush drives price to new high
(SINGAPORE) Gold surged to a new record yesterday, crossing the US$1,090 level for the first time, a day after the...
(SINGAPORE) Gold surged to a new record yesterday, crossing the US$1,090 level for the first time, a day after the...
Philip posted a blog entry
Chartered sold despite investor angst
A DECADE ago, investor Lui Chee Meng sank $30,000 into what he thought was a safe blue-chip company backed by Temasek...
A DECADE ago, investor Lui Chee Meng sank $30,000 into what he thought was a safe blue-chip company backed by Temasek...
19 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., acquisition, blue chip..., cash
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., acquisition, blue chip..., cashPhilip posted a blog entry
Asia markets see 3rd day of heavy selling
MARKETS across Asia suffered a third day of heavy selling yesterday, as a deluge of bad news from the United States kept up...
MARKETS across Asia suffered a third day of heavy selling yesterday, as a deluge of bad news from the United States kept up...
Philip posted a blog entry
Corporate tax rates in Asia still falling: Survey
THE average corporate tax rate in the Asia-Pacific region continues to fall, bucking trends in Europe and Latin America,...
THE average corporate tax rate in the Asia-Pacific region continues to fall, bucking trends in Europe and Latin America,...
22 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., asia, asia pacific..., budgets
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., asia, asia pacific..., budgetsPhilip posted a blog entry
Home sales: Boom with a difference
PROPERTY developers here appear set to sell at least as many new homes this year as in the record year of 2007.But the total...
PROPERTY developers here appear set to sell at least as many new homes this year as in the record year of 2007.But the total...
Philip posted a blog entry
Growth next year will be slow and steady
FIRST, the good news. Singapore’s economy has moved beyond the initial post-crisis bounce of growth and will continue to...
FIRST, the good news. Singapore’s economy has moved beyond the initial post-crisis bounce of growth and will continue to...
Philip posted a blog entry
IMF raises Singapore’s growth forecast again
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth outlook for Singapore for the second time this month while...
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has upgraded its growth outlook for Singapore for the second time this month while...
22 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., asian nations, cent, forecast
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., asian nations, cent, forecastPhilip posted a blog entry
Crisis prompts countries to reassess tax policies
Need to boost tax bases checks fall in corporate rates: KPMG surveyTHE global crisis has forced governments worldwide to...
Need to boost tax bases checks fall in corporate rates: KPMG surveyTHE global crisis has forced governments worldwide to...
22 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., checks, corporate tax..., corporate...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., checks, corporate tax..., corporate...Philip posted a blog entry
Small-cap portfolio declines 1%
OUR small-cap portfolio slid about one per cent as investors paused to review the progress of the global economic recovery and...
OUR small-cap portfolio slid about one per cent as investors paused to review the progress of the global economic recovery and...
27 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., biggest..., blue chips, cap portfolio
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., biggest..., blue chips, cap portfolioPhilip posted a blog entry
STI edges up in lacklustre trading
THE closure of the Hong Kong market for a public holiday yesterday meant that the local market was mainly left to run on its...
THE closure of the Hong Kong market for a public holiday yesterday meant that the local market was mainly left to run on its...
27 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., closure, hallmarks, hong kong...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., closure, hallmarks, hong kong...Philip posted a blog entry
Credit card spending rises as sentiment improves
CREDIT card spending rose in the first two months of the third quarter compared to a year earlier as consumer sentiment...
CREDIT card spending rose in the first two months of the third quarter compared to a year earlier as consumer sentiment...
27 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., cbs, consumer credit..., consumer...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., cbs, consumer credit..., consumer...Philip posted a blog entry
S-chips pay attention to lure of Taiwan
(SINGAPORE) After reports that some Singapore-listed Chinese companies or S-chips were seeking secondary listings in Hong Kong...
(SINGAPORE) After reports that some Singapore-listed Chinese companies or S-chips were seeking secondary listings in Hong Kong...
27 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., chinese..., chips, depository...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., chinese..., chips, depository...Philip posted a blog entry
Little trading as investors await quarterly results
TRADERS had nothing much to get out of bed for yesterday, with no new directions or temptations to inspire share buying.Blue...
TRADERS had nothing much to get out of bed for yesterday, with no new directions or temptations to inspire share buying.Blue...
27 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., big guns, blue chips, CapitaLand
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., big guns, blue chips, CapitaLandPhilip posted a blog entry
Credit card cheer
CONSUMER confidence continues to rally in the run-up to Christmas, with figures out yesterday showing that credit card spending...
CONSUMER confidence continues to rally in the run-up to Christmas, with figures out yesterday showing that credit card spending...
Philip posted a blog entry
Rally may herald economic upswing
COMMODITY markets have had a pretty good run so far – gold hit a record US$1,070.40 per ounce over a week ago, while oil...
COMMODITY markets have had a pretty good run so far – gold hit a record US$1,070.40 per ounce over a week ago, while oil...
29 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., american..., barrel, commodity
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., american..., barrel, commodityPhilip posted a blog entry
Most portfolios down as investors await Q3 results
MOST of our portfolios ended lower as investors were sitting on the fence waiting for companies to report their third quarter...
MOST of our portfolios ended lower as investors were sitting on the fence waiting for companies to report their third quarter...
Philip posted a blog entry
Placements knock out rights issues in 2009
(SINGAPORE) The rights issue must, ironically, be feeling rather wronged. Used frequently by companies at the beginning of the...
(SINGAPORE) The rights issue must, ironically, be feeling rather wronged. Used frequently by companies at the beginning of the...
Philip posted a blog entry
Placements: name-dropping for lift-off
(SINGAPORE) Share placements this year have confirmed a slight variation of the trite adage – it is not what you know,...
(SINGAPORE) Share placements this year have confirmed a slight variation of the trite adage – it is not what you know,...
Philip posted a blog entry
Seven-month stock market rally is starting to show signs of wear
CORPORATE profits in the third quarter are doing what they are supposed to do to support lofty stock market valuations –...
CORPORATE profits in the third quarter are doing what they are supposed to do to support lofty stock market valuations –...
29 days ago
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., beating, bottom line, corporate...
Philip Chua Business Blog
| Topics: Singapore Financial..., beating, bottom line, corporate...Philip posted a blog entry
Caution rules despite fresh highs for stocks
EVEN as global equity markets hit new highs for the year last week, there was a renewed vigour in the debate over whether the...
EVEN as global equity markets hit new highs for the year last week, there was a renewed vigour in the debate over whether the...
