* Inflation seen at 2.8 pct in 2013, below govt forecast * 2013 GDP growth seen at 2.3 pct vs 2.8 pct previously * Singapore dollar seen ending year at 1.25 to U.S. dollar (Adds economist comments)...

* Inflation seen at 2.8 pct in 2013, below govt forecast * 2013 GDP growth seen at 2.3 pct vs 2.8 pct previously * Singapore dollar seen ending year at 1.25 to U.S. dollar (Adds economist comments) By Kevin Lim SINGAPORE, June 12 (Reuters) - Singapor

SINGAPORE, June 11 (Reuters) - The dollar sagged against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged and held off on unveiling fresh steps to curb bond market...

SINGAPORE, June 11 (Reuters) - The dollar sagged against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan kept its monetary policy unchanged and held off on unveiling fresh steps to curb bond market...

SINGAPORE, June 7 (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled against the yen on Friday and hit its lowest level versus the Japanese currency in two months, coming under renewed pressure ahead of closely watched...

SINGAPORE, June 7 (Reuters) - The dollar tumbled against the yen on Friday and hit its lowest level versus the Japanese currency in two months, coming under renewed pressure ahead of closely watched...

By AlphaVN Research:A number of past financial crises have had their roots in countries pegging their currency to the U.S. dollar. The Thai baht was at the epicenter of the Asian Crisis of 1997/98. Argentina's hyperinflation of 2001/2 was also caused

SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) - ExxonMobil said on Thursday it started ethylene production at a new chemical unit in Singapore, marking the completion of a multi-billion dollar expansion project at its Singapore petrochemical complex.

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday as investors cautiously traded expectations of whether Federal Reserve Chairman...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched upagainst major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday asinvestors cautiously traded expectations of whether FederalReserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hint at a sooner thanexpected reducti

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday as investors cautiously traded expectations of whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hint at a sooner than expected red

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday as investors cautiously traded expectations of whether Federal Reserve Chairman...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday as investors cautiously traded expectations of whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will hint at a sooner than expected red

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar inched up against major currencies but stayed well off highs on Tuesday as investors cautiously traded expectations of whether Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will or will not hint at a sooner than

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering its bond-buying stimu

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering its bond-buyi

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is thequestion investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressionaltestimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspensebuilds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering itsbond-buying s

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on whether the Fed will soon start tapering its bond-buyi

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - "Will he or won't he?" is the question investors want answered at Wednesday's Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, as suspense builds on...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying t

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying t

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve...

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed losses versus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated the previous day as traders pared back expectations that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at tapering bond buying t

SINGAPORE, May 21 (Reuters) - The dollar nursed lossesversus a basket of currencies on Tuesday, having retreated theprevious day as traders pared back expectations that U.S.Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke would hint at taperingbond buying this

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

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 (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...

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

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

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.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share averagesurged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exportersrallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showedresilience, supported by signs of an improving U.S. economy.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showed resilience, supported by signs of an improving U.S. economy.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showed resilience,...

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showed resilience, supported by signs of an improving U.S. economy.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a 5-1/2-year high on Wednesday as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide, while the dollar showed resilience,...

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese...

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixedon Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness inmining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high asJapanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese exporters rallied after the yen's recent slide.

SINGAPORE, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian share markets were mixed on Wednesday, with Australian equities dented by weakness in mining firms while Tokyo stocks surged to a 5-1/2-year high as Japanese...