While Singapore dodged a technical recession in the second quarter, economists remain gloomy on the outlook for the…
Category: TREASURY/FX
RINGGIT VOLATILITY TO REMAIN PENDING POLICY TWEAKS
The Malaysian ringgit, one of the worst-performing currencies this year, has snapped multi-weeks of new lows against the…
MAYBANK IBG CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC, FORESEES MYR REVERSAL
Maybank Investment Bank is cautiously optimistic about improved market traction over the second half of the…
SME NPLs COULD TOTAL US$860M
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME D Bank) has expressed concern that…
IDR HAS ROOM TO STRENGTHEN
Indonesia’s rupiah has room to appreciate against the US dollar and the central bank is focusing…
RISE IN SINGAPORE DOLLAR AND HIGH INTEREST EXPENSES PUSH MAS INTO LOSS
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) recorded its largest net loss of S$30.8 billion (US$22.8 billion) in…
MYR WILL NOT HIT 5/USD: BNM 
The Malaysian ringgit would not hit the 5.0 level against the US dollar because Malaysia is…
USD SLIPS TO 1-YR LOW AS FED SLOWS HIKE
The US dollar tumbled to a one-year low against a basket of currencies on Friday (Apr…
GLOBAL STOCKS UP AS YEN TUMBLES & BOJ EASES MEASURES
Global stock markets mostly rose yesterday following modestly positive economic data in Europe and the United…
USD & YEN STEADY AS SAFE HAVENS BACK IN VOGUE
The US dollar and the yen, both safe haven assets, were mostly steady after spiking higher…