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- 2010
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Malaysia: Malaysia Budget 2012 - Focus on the People (07 October 2011) > more Singapore: MAS Likely To Ease To A Gradual SGD Appreciation (20 September 2011) > more Singapore: 1Q A Tad Lower Than Advance Estimates, Slowdown In 2Q Expected (19 May 2011) > more Singapore: MAS Recentred Midpoint As Expected, But Below Prevailing Level (14 April 2011) > more Singapore: MAS Monetary Policy Preview: Tightening In Apr Via A Recentring (01 April 2011) > more Singapore Budget 2011: Broad Measures To Address An Economic Restructuring (18 February 2011) > more Singapore: Moderation In Store This Year After 2010's Record Growth, Focus Now On Inflation (17 February 2011) > more China: RMB internationalization in progress (14 February 2011) > more Budget 2011: Largesse Of A Pre-Election Budget (27 January 2011) > more Asia: Rising Risks of Restricting Capital Flows (19 November 2010) > more Malaysia Budget 2011: Focus on Key Infrastructure Projects (15 October 2010) > more Singapore: MAS Tightened Monetary Policy In A Surprise Move (14 October 2010) > more Singapore: Oct Monetary Policy To Stay Steady (04 October 2010) > more Asia Property: Cooling Measures Latest In Singapore....... (30 August 2010) > more Euro Developments : De-Stressed But Still Uncertain (11 August 2010) > more Singapore: 2Q GDP slower than in advance estimates, more moderation in second half (10 August 2010) > more China: 2Q10 Data Show Growth Pace Easing (15 July 2010) > more China: Focus: China Announced FX Policy Shift (21 June 2010) > more EU: Estimating the Real Economy Fallout in Asia from the European Debt Crisis (11 June 2010) > more EU: Hungary: At first sight, it's like Greece all over again... (07 June 2010) > more EU: Euro........Has It Reached It Trough Or Is It Still In Its Throes? (21 May 2010) > more Singapore: 1Q GDP Revised Upwards But Europe's Sovereign Debt Problems Could Impact On Growth (20 May 2010) > more Asia: Assessing Property Price Affordability in Asia (03 May 2010) > more Singapore: MAS Monetary Policy Impact on SIBOR/SOR Rates (30 April 2010) > more China: A Gangbuster 1Q GDP Report And Its Implications (15 April 2010) > more Singapore: Monetary Policy Tightened Aggressively (14 April 2010) > more Singapore: April 2010 Monetary Policy Preview - MAS Likely to Tighten (06 April 2010) > more China: RMB and Trade Imbalances (30 March 2010) > more Singapore Budget 2010: Productivity as the Springboard to Growth (22 February 2010) > more Singapore: 4Q GDP Revised Upwards on Stronger Manufacturing Growth (19 February 2010) > more Singapore Budget 2010 Preview: Positioning For The Next Phase of Growth (18 February 2010) > more China: A Solid Set of 4Q09 Data (21 January 2010) > more
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- 2009
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Singapore: 3Q Final GDP Revised Downwards on Lower Manufacturing Growth (19 November 2009) > more Malaysia: 2010 Budget: Narrower Fiscal Deficit (23 October 2009) > more China: 3Q09 Data and Policy Implications (22 October 2009) > more Singapore: Monetary policy unchanged, first y/y growth after 3 quarters of decline (12 October 2009) > more Singapore: October 2009 Monetary Policy Preview MAS Likely to Tighten Policy Only in Apr 2010 (1 October 2009) > more Singapore: Revisiting Forecasts (11 September 2009) > more Asia: Monetary Policy Trajectory in Asia (07 September 2009) > more Asia: Labour Market Holding Steady (04 September 2009) > more Thailand: Technical Recession Ends But Recovery Prospects Not Clear-Cut (27 August 2009) > more Singapore: Better-than-Expected 2Q GDP Lifted by Manufacturing and Services (11 August 2009) > more Singapore: Out of "Technical Recession". First Q/Q Growth After 4 Consecutive Quarters of Contraction (14 July 2009) > more Asia: Exports and Production Data Still Weak (10 June 2009) > more Korea: South Korean Won: Is The Worst Over? (07 May 2009) > more Asia: Swine Flu and the 2003 SARS Experience (30 April 2009) > more Singapore: MAS Re-centres Policy Band, Government Lowers 2009 Growth Forecast Sharply (14 April 2009) > more Singapore: Monetary Policy Preview: SGD NEER Weakening Fairly Certain (01 April 2009) > more Malaysia: Malaysia Ramped Up Spending In Mini Budget (11 March 2009) > more Asia: A Look At The Fiscal Measures (06 March 2009) > more Thailand: Disappointing GDP Called For a 50bps Rate Cut (25 February 2009) > more Asia Exports: A Protracted Decline Ahead (23 February 2009)) > more Singapore Budget 2009: An Unprecedented Budget For Unprecedented Times (22 January 2009) > more Singapore: Sharper Contraction in 2009 (21 January 2009) > more Singapore: Budget Preview: Coping With An Unprecedented Slowdown (12 January 2009) > more
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- 2008
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Singapore: Heading Into Contraction in 2009 (21 November 2008) > more Singapore: Another Easing in Monetary Policy Before the April Meeting? (18 November 2008) > more Asia: Asian Outlook: An Early Peek Into 2009 (17 November 2008) > more Singapore: MAS Shifts to Neutral Policy Stance; Singapore Sank into a technical recession in 3Q08 (10 October 2008) > more Singapore: Global Credit Crisis Biting Into Singapore: MAS Monetary Policy Preview (03 October 2008) > more Asia: Policy Shifting Toward Growth Bias (08 September 2008) > more Singapore: USD/SGD: Continuing to Push Higher Near-Term (03 September 2008) > more Malaysia: Firm 2Q08 GDP Growth; Budget 2009 More Expansionary Than Expected (29 August 2008) > more Singapore: Lowering our GDP Growth Forecast for 2008 (10 July 2008) > more Singapore: After Sub-prime, Now Comes Inflation (23 June 2008) > more Asia: Inflation Risks Sharply Higher as Countries Grapple with Expensive Fuel Subsidies (05 June 2008) > more Singapore: 1Q08 GDP Growth Weaker-Than-Expected at 6.7%y/y; Inflation Hits Record High (23 May 2008) > more South Korea: Downgrading Our KRW Outlook (06 May 2008) > more China: 1Q08 Macro Data Prompts RRR Hike (16 April 2008) > more Singapore: MAS Tightens SGD Policy with One-off Re-centering of the Policy Band (10 April 2008)
> moreSingapore: Preview -MAS Policy Statement and Singapore 1Q08 GDP Flash Estimates (07 April 2008) > more Singapore: No Tax Cut But Still a Generous Budget (15 February 2008) > more Singapore: MTI Lowered 2008 GDP Growth Forecast and Raised its Inflation Forecast (14 February 2008) > more Singapore: FY2008 Budget Preview (11 February 2008) > more Asia: After the Emergency Fed Cut: Implications for Asia's Monetary Policy (23 January 2008) > more Singapore: SGD SIBOR: Further Downside? (11 January 2008) > more
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- 2007
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Thailand: Thailand Post-Election Economic Outlook 2008 (28 December 2007) > more Thailand: Thai Election Update: Deja Vu Once More (24 December 2007) > more Singapore: Final 3Q07 GDP Revised Down (19 November 2007) > more Singapore: Re-Visiting the SGD NEER Model: Implication on USD/SGD (24 October 2007) > more Asian Currencies: Implications of India's Market Measures (18 October 2007) > more Singapore: MAS Steepens SGD NEER Appreciation Path (10 October 2007) > more Singapore: MAS Policy Preview: Balancing a Moderate Growth Prospect and Some Inflationary Concern (04 October 2007) > more Singapore: Stable Economy Co-existing With Volatile Financial Markets (26 September 2007) > more Asia: Beyond the Credit Crunch - Has Asia Decoupled? (17 September 2007) > more Thailand: 2Q GDP Grew Stronger than Expected at 4.4% While Inflation Hits a 5-year Low of 1.1% in August (04 September 2007) > more Asia: Asian FX & Interest Rates Review (23 August 2007) > more Singapore: A Robust 2Q Leads to Expectations of a Stronger 2007 (10 August 2007) > more Singapore: Singapore: A More Diversified and Resilient Economy - Impact on SGD Direction and Yield Curve (25 June 2007) > more China: China's Triple Whammy Policy Moves - RMB Reval Next? (21 May 2007) > more Singapore: Singapore: Recent Sharp Drop in SGD Rates...From Here? (26 April 2007) > more Singapore: Highlights From the 1Q07 GDP Release and the MAS Monetary Policy Statement (10 April 2007) > more Singapore: MAS Policy Meeting Preview: No Change Again In April (09 April 2007) > more Steady Rates By ECB, BoE & RBA (05 April 2007) > more Singapore: Buzz of Optimism & SGD Implication (28 March 2007) more Malaysia: Latest FX Liberalization and Business Friendly Measures to Further Boost Investors' Confidence (27 March 2007) > more Singapore: After The Recent Sharp Drop In SGD Interest Rates (20 March 2007) > more New Zealand: RBNZ To Hold Steady at 7.5% For Now (08 March 2007) > more Asia: Is It the 2006 Correction All Over Again? (06 March 2007) > more Malaysia: GDP and CPI Data Suggest Steady Interest Rate (01 March 2007) > more Singapore: Singapore Budget FY2007: A Response to Globalization (16 February 2007) > more Singapore: A Strong 2006 Performance and Official GDP Forecast Revised Up 4.5-6.5% for 2007 (14 February 2007) > more Singapore: FY2007 Budget Preview (08 February 2007) > more Indonesia: Prospect For Further Rate Cuts (07 February 2007) > more Singapore: December Manufacturing Output Ends Year with a 5.1% Expansion (26 January 2007)
> moreChina: China's 2006 GDP Growth Exceeds Expectations (25 January 2007) > more The United States: The Recent Up-Move in US Treasury Yields: Signals and Implications (18 January 2007) > more The United States: Deciphering the US Growth Indicators: Caveats, Clues and Revisions (15 January 2007) > more Canada: Softer Growth and Interest Rate Cuts to Weigh on CAD in 2007 (10 January 2007) > more The United States: The Fed Buys Time as the Outlook Evolves (09 January 2007) > more United Kingdom: BoE To Pave Way for Feb Rate Hike (08 January 2007) > more EU: ECB Keeping Alive Expectations of Higher Interest Rates (05 January 2007) > more The United States: The US Economy: The Big Picture (05 January 2007) > more Singapore: Steady 4Q06 GDP Growth Brings Full-Year Expansion to 7.7% in 2006 (03 January 2007) > more
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