Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on February 28, 2018
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…
Over the past year, China’s economy has been “a bastion of stability,” Nomura said in a note on Wednesday, but the bank expected a growth…
UOL’s full-year results beat expectations and its upcoming property launches are set for “robust demand,” OCBC said in a note on Wednesday. The group’s core…
Hotel Properties posted “blockbuster” results for 2017, OCBC said in a note on Wednesday, adding that the stock has been “neglected,” but offers a proxy…
Shares of City Developments will likely be in focus after the developer reported full-year profit that may have missed some estimates, but issued a positive…
Bitcoin surged more than 1,000 percent in 2017, and investor optimism may be favouring speculation over fundamentals, Wells Fargo Investment Institute said in a report…
Daiwa is sticking with a Buy call on OUE, saying it saw “deep value” which would emerge “at some stage,” despite “near-term operational issues.” Those…
Phillip Capital upgraded CNMC Goldmine to Accumulate, but it was due to the stock’s recent drop. It kept the target price unchanged at S$0.30 and…
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…
Societe Generale said it expected the Bank of Japan (BOJ) would stick with its current easing policy not just at its March meeting, but through…
Shares of Golden Agri-Resources will likely be in focus after it reported earnings. For the full year, the plantation company reported net profit fell 82…
If the U.S. dollar continues to weaken, equities in Asia will get a fillip. That’s according to analysts at Societe Generale. “Historically, Asia equity markets…
Keppel shares will likely be in focus on Tuesday after the company said Singapore’s Court of Appeal will allow its plans to divest a China…
Asian currencies are poised to appreciate if the dollar continues to fall, but the rising tide won’t lift all boats equally, Societe Generale said in…
UOB KayHian downgraded Sembcorp Industries to Hold after earnings disappointed. The brokerage said Sembcorp’s 2017 core net profit of S$277 million, down 44 percent on-year,…
DBS upgraded ST Engineering to Buy from Hold after fourth-quarter profit before tax beat its expectations as margins surprised on the upside. It raised its…
Genting Singapore shares tumbled 6.92 percent to end at S$1.21 on Monday. It’s an ignominious finish that came despite a slew of analyst reports that…
Thailand’s stock market is set for a structural bull market, its first since the late 1980s and early 1990s, Thanachart Securities said in a note…
CIMB upgraded Sheng Siong to Add from Hold, citing a “rosier” outlook for 2018 and the opportunity to open new stores. The bank noted that…
Shares of Venture, already at a more than ten-year high, may climb further this week. That’s after Foo Zhi Wei, an analyst at UOB KayHian,…
Shares of Genting Singapore are likely to be in focus on Monday after the integrated-resort operator reported earnings on Friday after the market close. Nomura…
A weaker dollar, a stronger yen and higher U.S. interest rates. Why they’re happening at the same time is a puzzle. Nomura pointed to three…
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Friday, February 23, 2018 Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…
The Philippine peso is weak, touching around 12-year lows against the U.S. dollar. Is it a sign of economic trouble to come? Credit Suisse comes…
The dollar index, which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up at 89.993 as of 3:17 P.M. SGT, off its day’s low…
Sembcorp Marine’s shares tumbled for a second day, shedding 3.86 percent to S$2.24 by 2:49 P.M. SGT. That was on top of Thursday’s 11.4 percent…
CIMB upgraded AirAsia X shares to Hold from Reduce after 2017 core net profit beat its expectations. The carrier’s 2017 core net profit of 139…
CIMB downgraded Sime Darby to Reduce from Add after resuming coverage of the stock post-demerger. ”We think the market has priced in the improving prospects…
While emerging markets bonds, equities and currencies have bounced back a tad from the recent selloff, their best days are now over, Capital Economics said…
The Singapore budget’s plan to hike the stamp duty on residential property buyers may have weighed on developers’ shares, but at least one property investor…
Shares of Wilmar rose 1.97 percent to S$3.10 by 9:52 A.M. SGT after earnings beat some analysts’ expectations. Daiwa said in a note on Thursday…
Shares of Sembcorp Marine could fall further after the earnings announcement from parent Sembcorp Industries didn’t mention any corporate action. The market had been watching…
Shares of Wilmar are likely to be in focus after the agri-business player reported its fourth-quarter profit fell. The oilseed producer reported after the market…
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Thursday, February 22, 2018. Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…
DBS kept Sembcorp Marine at Buy, advising looking beyond the weak earnings, but slashed its forecasts and issued a note of caution. ”In the near…
Credit Suisse raised its economic growth forecast for Singapore this year to 3.3 percent from 3.0 percent previously. It also raised its private consumption growth…
Emerging markets may be trading in a “sweet spot” for now amid a synchronised global expansion, but there’s a “strong likelihood” the segment will see…
Sembcorp Marine shares tumbled 5.7 percent to S$2.48 by 10:24 A.M. SGT on Thursday after its earnings disappointed, but at least one analyst said the…
Shares of Sembcorp Marine appear poised to fall in early trade on Thursday after its earnings missed forecasts. Analyst sentiment on the stock had recently…
Podcast: What the world looks like from Singapore on Wednesday, February 21st, 2018. Connect to the podcast on Anchor here. Connect to the podcast on…