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2010 census shows Singapore population crossed 5m in June
September 1st, 2010 | 
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THE population of Singapore crossed 5 million in June, even as the increase in the number of permanent residents (PRs) slowed to a trickle over the past year.
Key findings from the latest 2010 census show the number of PRs grew just 1.5 per cent this year - down sharply from 11.5 per cent in 2009. Between 2005 and 2009, annual growth in PRs averaged 8.4 per cent.
Growth in the number of 'non-resid... more
Posted in Singapore Financial News | 
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Airline passenger numbers show healthy growth in H1
(SINGAPORE) The global airline industry enjoyed a strong rebound in travel demand during the first half of this year, with premium travel rising 11.9 per cent, while economy travel was up 6.3 per cent.
The latest data released by the International Air Transport Association show, however, that travel demand growth has softened sequentially from quarter-to-quarter.
In June, premium seat demand was 1... more
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Japanese Machine Orders Increases Less Than Expectations In June
The Japanese economy issued its report to shoe the Japanese machinery orders inclined less than expectations during June, signaling that Japanese companies may hold off its spending as the economy faces Yen edging towards 15-years high, which will impede the Japanese economy and will derail nation's export.
Posted in Forex Trading |
Tags: economy, export, high, japanese companies, japanese economy, June, machinery, machinery orders, nation, report, shoe, spending, yen |
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Q2 earnings soar as economy recovers
(SINGAPORE) After a sluggish start, listed companies in Singapore made up for lost time in the second quarter, with their bottom lines jumpstarted by the recovering economy.
As of last Friday, the 105 companies that had released their financial results for Q2 ended June reported a 47.1 per cent year-on-year increase in combined net profit to $3.676 billion. And of the 105, an overwhelming majority... more
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Weak US Jobs Hurt Dollar
U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) came under pressure after the July Non Farms Payrolls fell -131k and June’s figures were revised lower by another 100k. The USD/JPY tested the key Y85 level and EUR/USD broke above 1.3300 although some riskier assets like Oil came under pressure. The July Unemployment Rate increased
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As part of a busy week, the UK sees the publication of monthly labour market statistics for June. These are expected to continue to paint a fairly mixed picture with claimant count unemployment likely to fall by another 20k, while the more inclusive ILO measure is expected to show little,
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Tags: 20k, claimant, claimant count, count, ILO, June, labour, labour market statistics, market, measure, part, picture, publication, UK, Unemployment, week |
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