Singapore faces growing pains as setbacks pile up

5 February 2012, 1:53 am

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district. It may sound like Indonesia or perhaps the Philippines, but this is Singapore -- the wealthy island state ... Read More »

Analysis: Singapore faces growing pains as setbacks pile up

4 February 2012, 8:36 pm

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Senior officials arrested in a corruption investigation. Subway commuters trapped underground without light or proper ventilation. Flooded roads in the financial district. It may sound like Indonesia or perhaps the Philippines, but this is Singapore -- the wealthy island state ... Read More »

Stocks pressured by growth worries, focus on PMIs

31 January 2012, 9:57 pm

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stock markets struggled on Wednesday as weaker U.S. data damped down recent optimism that the world's largest economy may escape the gloom from the euro zone debt crisis, while Chinese manufacturing surveys failed to break the cautious mood. MSCI's broadest index of A... Read More »

Asian stocks pressured by growth worries, focus on PMIs

31 January 2012, 7:23 pm

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stock markets struggled on Wednesday as weaker U.S. data damped down recent optimism that the world's largest economy may escape the gloom from the euro zone debt ...... Read More »

Stocks pressured by growth worries, focus on PMI data

31 January 2012, 6:24 pm

By Chikako Mogi TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stock markets eased on Wednesday as weaker U.S. data damped down recent optimism that the world's largest economy may escape the gloom from the euro zone debt crisis, ...... Read More »

Global stocks pressured by growth worries, focus on PMI

31 January 2012, 6:17 pm

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stock markets eased on Wednesday as weaker U.S. data damped down recent optimism that the world's largest economy may escape the gloom from the euro zone debt crisis, putting investors ...... Read More »

Debt crisis: as it happened, January 24, 2012

24 January 2012, 3:52 pm

Global markets slide as IMF announces that it expects a eurozone recession and cuts its world growth outlook to 3.3pc for 2012, down from 4pc in September.... Read More »

Business Briefs: Consumer prices stay flat

20 January 2012, 2:07 am

Consumer prices were unchanged last month, the latest sign that inflation remains tame. Lower gas prices offset rising costs for food, medical care and housing.... Read More »

Inflation in Asia to fall, then rise

19 January 2012, 9:56 pm

Although inflation in Asia will rapidly decline within the next six months, prices will pick up speed again by year-end, according to Michael Spencer, Chief Economist for Asia at Deutsche Bank.... Read More »

Stocks Shake Off European Worries

11 January 2012, 1:30 pm

The markets shook off European debt worries, closing near session highs after a positive report from the Fed.... Read More »