Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 2)

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Singapore’s private home prices swing up 2.3% in Q4 on strong new launch sales, taking 2024 gain to 3.9%

PRIVATE residential property prices in Singapore rose 2.3 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2024, bringing the full-year increase to 3.9 per cent, according to flash estimates released by the Urban Redevelopment Authority on Thursday (Jan 2). 

MAS review group exploring use of seed capital for equities market: Gan Kim Yong

The Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) equities market review group is studying how to make optimum use of seed capital to attract more commercial capital.

HDB resale prices continue climbing; up 2.5% in Q4 and 9.6% for 2024

HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) resale prices continued to rise in the last quarter of 2024, albeit at a slower pace of 2.5 per cent compared with the 2.7 per cent recorded in Q3.

Singapore business sentiment improves for 2025; manpower costs, uncertain demand still top concerns

SINGAPORE businesses are more positive on the economic outlook for this year, even as rising manpower costs and demand uncertainty remain as key concerns, based on the annual national business survey by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF).

Indonesia’s December inflation rate eases to 1.57% yoy, just below forecast

Indonesia’s annual inflation rate eased to 1.57 per cent in December last year. Data from Statistics Indonesia on Thursday (Jan 2) also indicated that month on month, inflation edged up slightly from November.

Singapore shares rise on first trading day of 2025; STI up 0.4%

SINGAPORE shares rose on Thursday (Jan 2) despite declines across the region on the first trading day of 2025.