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US falls to 4th place in competitivness ranking behind Switzerland, Sweden and SingaporeThe U.S. has slipped down the ranks of competitive economies, falling behind Sweden and Singapore due to huge deficits and pessimism about government, a global economic group said Thursday. Switzerland ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - China's state-owned chemicals group Sinochem Corp has approached Singapore state investor Temasek to join a consortium that may bid for Canada's Potash Corp , sources with knowledge of the deal said on Tuesday. Temasek, which manages $134 billion in ...
Forex Jobs In Singapore For those people who had been trading in the Malaysian Dollar (MYR) and Singapore Dollar (SGD) pair, the Malaysian Ringgit had made a mini-revival of sorts in recent weeks, rising as much as 5% against the Singapore dollar ...
Asian markets edged higher Wednesday as bargain-hunters moved in after the previous day's losses, while better than expected Australian growth data sent Sydney stocks surging. Traders took a tentative lead from the United States, where a surprise lift in consumer confidence was ...
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the worldA look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: ___ TOKYO — Japan's government and the central bank threw the economy a double ...
Asian stock markets made a slight comeback Friday in anticipation of efforts to shore up the Japanese and global economies, but fears of double-dip recession still lurked. Tokyo's Nikkei index ended the day up 0.95 percent, or 84.58 points, at 8.991,06, after ...
World oil prices slumped to seven-week lows close to 72 dollars Tuesday on rising concerns about a weak economic recovery which was roiling financial markets, analysts said. New York's main contract, light sweet crude for October delivery, slid 87 cents to 72.23 ...
A fresh batch of disappointing figures from the United States and losses on Wall Street sent Asian markets tumbling on Friday. And the dollar remained under pressure from the yen amid uncertainty over the global outlook and as dealers awaited measures from ...
Hopes that the Japanese central bank will announce measures to stem the yen's rise lifted the dollar on Thursday while also giving a boost to Asian stock markets. Traders bought up the greenback following a report that the Bank of Japan will ...
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday despite a strong Wall Street lead after a much-needed batch of good figures from the United States pointed to a brighter outlook for the world's biggest economy. Figures from the US on Tuesday provided some respite from ...
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