Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Jan 2)

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Q4 growth of 2.8% on manufacturing upturn lifts Singapore’s 2023 full-year growth to 1.2%

SINGAPORE’S economy expanded 1.2 per cent year on year in 2023, pulled up by stronger growth in the fourth quarter, advance estimates from the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) showed on Tuesday (Jan 2).

Private home prices up 2.7% in Q4, taking full-year rise to 6.7%: URA flash data

PRIVATE residential property prices in Singapore rose 2.7 per cent for the fourth quarter of 2023, pulled up by sales at new launches priced at fresh benchmarks in a slow market.

Local firms’ payment performance improves for second consecutive quarter: SCCB

LOCAL firms’ payment performance improved for the final quarter of 2023, with drops in slow payment across all sectors, said the Singapore Commercial Credit Bureau (SCCB) on Tuesday (Jan 2).

HDB resale prices rise at a slower 1% pace in Q4 to end 2023 with 4.8% gain: flash data

HOUSING and Development Board (HDB) resale prices continued to rise in the last quarter of 2023, albeit at a slower pace of 1 per cent, compared with 1.3 per cent in Q3.

Singapore stocks end lower in first 2024 session; STI down 0.3%

SINGAPORE stocks started 2024 weaker amid mixed trading across the region.