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Singapore private home price index up 0.5% in Q4, 2.7% for 2019
URA said that prices of non-landed homes in the prime areas or core central region (CCR) in Q4 went down 2.8 per cent after rising 2 per cent in Q3.
Singapore core inflation cooled to 1% in 2019
HEADLINE or all-items inflation came in at 0.6 per cent in 2019, inching up from 0.4 per cent the year before.
StarHub, M1 to jointly bid for 5G licence in Singapore IN A move widely expected by industry analysts, telcos StarHub and M1 on Thursday said they have signed an exclusive agreement to submit a joint bid for one of the four 5G network licences up for grabs in Singapore.
Citizen labour trends track those of residents, outcomes good over past decade: MOM data
MOM says employment outcomes of Singapore citizens have been positive over the decade, with rising employment rates, a rising share of professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs), and faster income growth in the latter half of the decade.
Frasers Property buying London business park for £135m
FRASERS Property's indirect subsidiary, Frasers Property Holdings UK, has entered into a sale and purchase agreement to acquire the entire stake in Bedfont Lakes Limited, which holds the freehold interest in the business park comprising three office buildings.
Top Glove unit proposes RM3b perp sukuk programme
GUARANTEED by Top Glove, the programme provides TG Excellence with the flexibility to issue unsecured and subordinated perpetual Islamic bonds from time to time.
Corporate earnings
The STI today
Singapore shares fall 0.6% as Wuhan virus fears rattle investors THE STI was mired in the red, closing at 3,234.56 on Thursday
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International
Economic leaders of South Korea, Japan, China say FX volatility is a risk
US automakers win extension on use of Chinese graphite in EV tax credits
US service sector contracts in April; price pressures up
Thaksin’s daughter calls central bank independence an ‘obstacle’
US jobs growth slows in April; jobless rate up to 3.9%
Magnitude 6.0 quake strikes Philippines, aftershocks and damage expected