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DBS GROUP Holdings is Singapore’s top bank brand, according to a survey of the world’s 500 leading banking names.
The Brand Finance Banking 500 report, which measures strength, risk profile and growth potential to calculate brand value, claimed DBS eclipses rivals United Overseas Bank (UOB) and OCBC Bank.
It put DBS’ brand value at US$1.52 billion (S$2.1 billion) last year – a 12 per cent hike fro… more

Following on from a dovish Quarterly Inflation Report (QIR), attention in the UK will shift this week to the details of the February MPC minutes (Wednesday). Although the tone of the minutes are likely to echo key the messages emanating from the report – chiefly, that should the evolution of…

Week after week, we continue to see evidence that the recovery in the U.S. economy is underway. Indeed, this morning’s advanced retail sales report showed that consumer appetite for spending is on the mend, rising 0.5% in January. Compared to year-ago levels, sales were up 4.7% on the month. Although…

A better-than-expected report on retail sales for January could suggest stronger economic growth in coming months. But this week’s snowstorms will likely depress activity in February.







Retail – Merchandising – Business – Retail Trade – Sports equipment

(SINGAPORE) The government’s 2009 budget deficit is likely to be smaller than projected, leaving room for a substantial fiscal package this year, economists say.
While initial estimates last year were for an $8.7 billion deficit, or 3.5 per cent of GDP, Citi economist Kit Wei Zheng said in a report yesterday that a milder recession than feared means operating revenue is likely to come in above pro… more

Following on from last week’s decision by the MPC to halt its programme of quantitative easing, attention will shift to the detail of its quarterly Inflation Report (published on Wednesday), which would have been a key input into the MPC’s deliberations. Key themes arising from the statement accompanying the policy…

Only in our foggy memories do past economic recoveries appear clear and obvious to the trained mind. Since our minds are still in training the current recovery appears uneven, unbalanced and uncertain. The theme of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) report and recent data is one of uneven recovery. We…

Consumer confidence rose past expectations in January, the third straight monthly increase as Americans begin to feel better about the job picture, according to a report released Tuesday.









United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Business – Home – Consumer Information

Industrial production rose in line with expectations in December as electric and gas utilities stepped up output in an unusually cold month, a Federal Reserve report showed on Friday.







Federal Reserve System – Industrial production – Business – Economic – Social Sciences

Spurred by a disappointing unemployment report, President Obama pushed for an expanded government program he said would help create tens of thousands of new clean-technology jobs.

Barack Obama – President of the United States – United States – Clean technology – Politics