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TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s industrial output snapped four months of decline in June, pointing to a modest recovery in broader business and consumer activity in the world’s third-largest economy following … Read More
BANGKOK (BLOOMBERG) – Thailand is replacing the top two officials steering the economy through its worst crisis ever, injecting more uncertainty into the policy outlook. Finance Minister Uttama Savanayana resigned … Read More
The financial services sector grew by 5 per cent in the first six months of this year – a silver lining amid gloomy economic predictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The US economy started to rebound earlier than expected, but the recovery will depend on containing the coronavirus and on government efforts to provide support, Federal Reserve … Read More
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – South Korean Finance Minister Hong Nam-ki ruled out the need for a fourth extra budget this year and said that the economic shock from the coronavirus pandemic … Read More
Singaporeans are breathing a sigh of relief with the circuit breaker behind us and further restrictions being eased. As more businesses are allowed to resume operations, many employers have been … Read More
SINGAPORE (THE BUSINESS TIMES) – Johnson Controls on Wednesday (June 24) said it is partnering the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to set up a $50 million innovation lab to … Read More
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports (Nodx) fell for the first time after three months of expansion, according to data released by Enterprise Singapore (ESG) on Wednesday (June 17). Nodx … Read More
SINGAPORE – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that it may again downgrade its already pessimistic outlook for the global economy in June given the possibility of a further decline … Read More
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – US Federal Reserve policy makers will consider penciling in interest rates near zero for this year and next to help the US economy recover from its coronavirus-induced … Read More
SYDNEY (REUTERS) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment rose for a second straight month in June to recover all of the historic loss suffered during the peak of the … Read More
NEW YORK (NEW YORK TIMES) – Most passenger planes today fly virtually empty, but when Virgin Atlantic flight VS251 landed at Heathrow Airport near London on a cloudy afternoon late … Read More
