Singapore business confidence hits one-year high in Q2 2024: SCCB
LOCAL business sentiment continues an upward trajectory, hitting a one-year high in the second quarter of 2024.
Singapore firms see silver lining as Q4 performance downturn eases: BT-SUSS poll
More companies have plans to expand abroad compared to the year before, the quarterly survey has found.
Australia’s December business conditions ease, price pressures cool
AUSTRALIAN business conditions continued to soften in December as manufacturing and construction lost ground, a survey showed on Tuesday, while price pressures...
Singapore firms worried about rising costs as business sentiment dips: SBF poll
SINGAPORE businesses have grown more cautious about their outlook compared to a year ago, as rising costs remained a top challenge for...
Global banks see no recession, US companies more circumspect
HEADING into 2024, analysts say the US recession they’d been forecasting for two years isn’t coming anymore. Everyone else, from companies to...
Japan ups assessment on business mood, thanks to upbeat profits
JAPAN’S government upgraded its view on business sentiment for the first time in two months in December as a central bank survey...
Yellen urges China to shift from 'unfair' state-driven economic policy
US TREASURY Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday (Dec 15) called for China to shift from a state-driven approach in economic policy, saying...
Business confidence up among Japan’s big manufacturers: BOJ tankan
CONFIDENCE among Japan’s largest manufacturers has risen for a third straight quarter, a key survey showed on Wednesday.
Australia business mood darkens as activity slows: survey
AUSTRALIAN business confidence fell to its lowest since the pandemic in November as sales and profits softened, a survey showed on Tuesday...
Singapore business confidence continues recovery in Q1 2024: SCCB
LOCAL business sentiment is improving for the second consecutive quarter in the first quarter of 2024, amid mixed sectoral outlooks.