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(SINGAPORE) DEVELOPERS will be bringing forward their property launches over the next few months to satisfy strong demand from homebuyers, said Real Estate Developers’ Association of Singapore (Redas) president Simon Cheong yesterday.
But Mr Cheong, who was speaking at Redas’ spring festival lunch, warned that many developers are now facing depleting land banks following brisk home sales in recent… more

Orders to factories for big-ticket durable goods likely posted an increase in January, helped by a rebound in demand for commercial aircraft.







Aircraft – Business – Aviation – Aerospace and Defense – Aeronautical

The government said Tuesday that foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities fell by the largest amount on record in December with China reducing its holdings by $34.2 billion.







China – United States Treasury security – People’s Republic of China – Asia – United States

MANUFACTURING output increased by 14.4 per cent last month on a year-on-year (y-o-y) basis.

And excluding the volatile biomedical manufacturing cluster, output increased by 23.9 per cent.

The electronics cluster saw the biggest jump with a 57.3 per cent increase in output last month (y-o-y).
The Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) attributed this to higher demand, coupled with the low b… more

Oil prices rose Tuesday for the first time in nine days with OPEC predicting energy demand will rebound faster than it had previously thought.

Oil prices crawled up to near $71 a barrel Friday as a forecast of an increase in oil demand next year added to the effects of a weaker dollar.

Oil prices hit two-month lows Wednesday as government data showed that energy demand continues to slump.

Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged.

Deere & Company – Tractor – Business – Engineering vehicle – Agriculture and Forestry

The stock market ended a down week with light selling as investors grew uneasy about a rising dollar and spiking demand for the safest government debt.









Business – Investing – Commodities and Futures – Stocks and Bonds – Advisory Services

The U.K. currency gives us a rebound signal after forming a higher high. Technically the market change its trend as we can see strong demand in the market, based on technical indicators like RSI, which is in a bullish direction, MACD crosses the signal line and is pointing upwards and…