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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

The pair looks to build on its last week weakness after backing off higher prices ahead of the 1.4625 level, its Nov 03’09 low and breaking back below the 1.4446/79 levels. This development has increased further downside risk towards its psycho level at 1.4300 with a turn below there turning…

THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday launched four new build-to-order (BTO) projects – including two highly anticipated developments in Queenstown – bringing the total supply of BTO units to 13,500 this year.
2,670 new units are being offered in the latest BTO exercise – the largest number of flats at any one launch in recent years, HDB said.
The Queenstown projects are SkyVille@Dawso… more

A one-day preview at the upmarket Marina Bay Suites development saw invited buyers snap up most of the 90 units released for sale at average prices ranging from $2,200 to $2,500 per sq ft (psf).
At least 81 units were bought yesterday at the 99-year leasehold, 221-unit condominium in Marina Bay, whose launch had been delayed by almost two years, said a spokesman for Raffles Quay Asset Management, … more

The pair followed through lower on its nearer term declines off the 1.6875 level on Friday decisively violating its short term trendline and taking out the 1.6514 level. This development continues to put GBPUSD under pressure with risk seen towards the 1.6260 level especially now that a bearish engulfing candle…

Fearing food shortages, investors from wealthy countries are snapping up land in poor countries to grow food there. Is this development or exploitation?