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The FOMC minutes of 4 November are likely to confirm that the majority of committee members still consider it warranted to maintain the fed funds rate at exceptionally low levels for an extended period, given low resource utilisation rates, subdued inflation and stable inflation expectations. There will have been some…

S’pore workers can expect 3% pay rise next year: survey
By FELDA CHAY

SUFFERED a pay cut or freeze this year and wondering when your wages will increase? A survey by human resource firm ECA International shows that employees here can expect a 3 per cent salary increase as early as next year, and only 11 per cent of companies surveyed are proposing a pay freeze for 2010.

The ECA Salary Trends… more

SMALL cap stocks came alive last week, lifting our portfolios by an average 9.1 per cent. This is the strongest climb since May and is more than twice the rate of increase registered by the Straits Times Index last week. The one year top losers’ portfolio was the best performing portfolio last week, rising by a whopping 15.3 per cent. Its performance was boosted notably by the S-chips and resource… more

Reuters – U.S. stocks rose on Monday after data showed the manufacturing sector shrunk at a slower pace in July, while rising commodity prices boosted natural resource stocks.