BySqueeky Wheel:(click to enlarge)I was outlining an article on why the Singapore dollar (FXSG) would drop in the near future... Then it did before I finished. Why did it drop? Could it go further? And when will it rebound?The immediate trigger was c

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - CapitaLand Ltd, the biggest property developer in Southeast Asia, plans to raise up to $520 million in convertible bonds due 2020, according to a term sheet of the deal seen by Reuters on Monday.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - CME Group will introduce a U.S. dollar-denominated palm oil swaps contract on June 3 pending regulatory review, the exchange said on Monday, tapping growing demand to manage price volatility of the food and fuel commodit

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - CME Group will introduce a U.S. dollar-denominated palm oil swaps contract on June 3 pending regulatory review, the exchange said on Monday, tapping growing demand to manage price volatility of the food and fuel commodit

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Mondayafter Japan's economics minister said further weakness in theyen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in responseto U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S....

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S....

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - Shares in WE Holdings Ltd jumped as much as 11 percent after the electronics manufacturer and distributor unveiled plans to invest in a Myanmar-based cement plant.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SINGAPORE/SYDNEY, May 20 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Kiwibank Limited's (Kiwibank) Foreign and Local Currency Long-term Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AA' and 'AA+' respectably. Th

Singapore shares edged slightly up, with Singapore Telecommunications rising to its highest since January 2008 and Keppel Corporation hitting a one-month high.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Mondayafter Japan's economics minister said further weakness in theyen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in responseto U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S....

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S. equities rallying on upbeat economic data.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen edged higher on Monday after Japan's economics minister said further weakness in the yen could harm households, while Asian shares rose in response to U.S....

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SINGAPORE/SYDNEY/JAKARTA, May 19 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings telah menegaskan peringkat Issuer Default Rating (IDR) Jangka Panjang dalam Mata Uang Asing dan Mata Uang Lokal PT. Telekomunikasi Selu

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SINGAPORE/SYDNEY/JAKARTA, May 19 (Fitch) Fitch Ratings has affirmed Indonesia-based P.T. Telekomunikasi Selular's (Telkomsel) Long-Term Foreign-Currency (FC) and Local-Currency (LC) Issuer D

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economicsminister said a further steady drop in the yen could havenegative effects on households,pushing the dollar to a low of102.00.

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects...

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects on households, pushing the dollar to a low of 102.00

SINGAPORE, May 20 (Reuters) - The yen pulled up from a 4-1/2 year low against the dollar on Monday after Japan's economics minister said a further steady drop in the yen could have negative effects...

Following are some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. --------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0002 GMT--------- INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1667.47 1.03% 17.000 USD/JPY 102.77 -0.15% -0.150 10-YR

By Randy Durig:We have long searched for a good fixed income investment opportunity in what is considered by some of financial industry's pundits to be one of the world's best currencies, the Singapore dollar. This week we target a medium term invest

BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday,led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singaporeretreated as Singapore Airlines fell after postingweak results.The Thai SET index ended up 0

BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results. The Thai SET index ended

BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results. The Thai SET index ended

BANGKOK, May 17 (Reuters) - Thai shares gained on Friday, led by gains in Shin Corp and Minor International that will be added to the MSCI index, but Singapore retreated as Singapore Airlines fell after posting weak results. The Thai SET index ended

May 17 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency)

SINGAPORE, May 17 (IFR) - Sovereign bonds in the region ended higher as the few traders working marked up their spreadsheets to reflect gains in US Treasuries overnight.

Singapore Power, SP Power Asset, SP AusNet, SPI (Australia) Assets Pty Ltd and Jemena

* Transaction could be worth over A$5 bln including debt (Recasts, adds State Grid and analyst comment)

* Transaction could be worth over A$5 bln including debt (Recasts, adds State Grid and analyst comment)

* Transaction could be worth over A$5 bln including debt (Recasts, adds State Grid and analyst comment)

Utility group pays Singapore Power A$824m for a 19.9 per cent holding in SP AusNet, which manages three energy networks in the state of Victoria

* Transaction could be worth over A$5 bln including debt (Adds context on value, details from lawyer, Australian paper)

* Transaction could be worth over A$5 bln including debt (Adds context on value, details from lawyer, Australian paper)

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar held firm near a 10-month high versus a basket of currencies on Friday after a U.S. Federal Reserve official said the central bank may begin to taper its asset buying this summer, while Asian shares were mixed.

(The following statement was released by the rating agency) SYDNEY/SINGAPORE/LONDON, May 16 (Fitch) The North Korean crisis is temporarily weakening the South Korean won, and has helped South Korean exporters offset the challenge from Japanese export

State Grid Corp. of China, the world's biggest utility by revenue, has ramped up its international expansion drive with the purchase of power assets in Australia from Singapore Power.

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), the country's trade agency, released April trade data on Friday. percentage change April March* Non-oil domestic exports** (m/m) +1.1 +8.0 Non-oil domestic exports (y/y)

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore), the country's trade agency, released April trade data on Friday. percentage change April March* Non-oil domestic exports** (m/m) +1.1 +8.0 Non-oil domestic exports (y/y)

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Following is some company-related and market news which could have an impact on the local market. ----------------------MARKET SNAPSHOT @ 0007 GMT ------------ INSTRUMENT LAST PCT CHG NET CHG S&P 500 1650.47 -0.5% -8.310

SINGAPORE, May 17 (Reuters) - Singapore Power International(SPI)has agreed to sell a 19.9 percent stakein Australia's SP AusNet to China's State Grid InternationalDevelopment Ltd for A$824 million ($812 million), SPAusnet said in a stock market filin

Singaporean housewife Siti Khadijah Abdul Rahman accumulated a few thousand dollars' worth of gold accessories over the past two decades, but now a rising cost...