International market demand expected to pick up
Improving demand from international markets, together with the anticipated rebound in China’s economy and the global semiconductor market, will bode…
Category: Economy
Improved earnings outlook for technology sector in 2024 on high orders
UOB Kay Hian (UOBKH) Research is maintaining a positive outlook on the technology sector, backed by an improving earnings outlook…
Holistic reform needed to tackle household debt
The surge in the country’s household debt level is symptomatic of broader systemic issues in the economy rather than isolated…
China seen leaving benchmark lending rates unchanged in March
China is widely expected to leave benchmark lending rates unchanged today, a Reuters survey shows, as the central bank kept…
BoJ ends negative rates
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its unorthodox policy yesterday,…
Investment policy to continue post-Jokowi
Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia has asserted that a government led by presumptive president-elect Prabowo Subianto will stick with the approach…
China’s ‘growth miracle’ possible, says economist
China should be able to sustain an economic growth rate of about 5% in the coming years by achieving a…
Inbound tour orders from six EU nations rise
China has seen a growing number of orders for inbound tours from Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg following…
Global fund is lending near record US$150bil
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is lending near a record amount to almost 100 countries, evidence of its growing role…