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  1. Rogue Trader

    Chitchat Angmor Journalist: Why Sinkapore is struggling to reinvent itself after LKY

    July 11, 2017 9:00 am JST William Pesek Why Singapore is struggling to reinvent itself Roots of today`s problems were visible in the city-state over 20 years ago A general view of the Central Business District of Singapore and the Merlion, illuminated with a projection during the iLight Marina...
  2. Rogue Trader

    Chitchat Sinkieland's worst recessions in the last 51 years

    The worst periods in Singapore’s economy in the past 51 years 3 Oct 2016 By John Foo Singapore’s economic growth is losing steam, experts say. It is worrying, although the Singapore economy has overcome many challenges and experienced rapid development since independence in 1965. In 1965...
  3. Rogue Trader

    Chitchat PM Lee: "Sinkieland got no economic crisis ... but we will help chu..."

    Singapore’s slowing economy is not in a ‘crisis’: PM Lee Nicholas Yong November 1, 2016 While Singapore’s economic growth has slowed, it is not in a crisis requiring the ‘antibiotics’ that were administered during the 2008-2009 global financial crisis, said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on...
  4. Rogue Trader

    Anybody else like me sibeh eng in office?

    Lots of pitches and demos in the past 2 months but no deals closed Economy really in the dumps
  5. Rogue Trader

    [Latest] MAS replies to Bloomberg: Hongkan lah! No credit risk here becos PAP best!

    Singapore Home Sales Fall as MAS Sees Market Stabilizing By Sharon Chen and Pooja Thakur - Jan 15, 2014 Singapore home sales fell to a four-year low and the central bank said the nation’s property market is stabilizing. Annual home sales dropped 33 percent to 15,301 units in 2013, according...
  6. bic_cherry

    Why Minimum wage legislation in Singapore isn't an unreasonable demand

    Why Minimum wage legislation in Singapore isn't an unreasonable demand. Hi TP, sometimes it is not about a number but a current state of affairs... If Singapore was a place like Timbucktoo, where there were not even a democracy because the state was still a tribal village and people traded...
  7. Rogue Trader

    Sinkies, tighten your belts and prepare to take bitter medicine! Recession lai leow!

    Why Singapore’s economy looks set for a contraction Published: Tuesday, 1 Oct 2013 | 12:50 AM ET By: Dhara Ranasinghe | Senior Writer If recent weaker-than-expected economic data from Singapore is anything to go by, the city-state is heading for a quarterly growth contraction, economists...
  8. bic_cherry

    MOM sewing the seeds of revolution, if not drastic political change

    MOM sewing the seeds of revolution, if not drastic political change Hi View Post Jarlaxle, Yes big MNC will 'need' low skill workers but they are able to farm out this 'need' to many smaller time contractors... the smaller contractors earn peanuts and their employees even less. The government...
  9. Rogue Trader

    ST Reporter: Don't anyhow sell your stocks now. If price goes down, hold until die!

    Stay calm and carry on investing amid turmoil Asian stocks tumbled, driving Japan's Nikkei 225 Stock Average down 11 per cent, and U.S. futures slumped on concern the deepening credit crisis will push the global economy into a recession. Jonathan Kwok The Sunday Times Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013...
  10. Rogue Trader

    [Superleveraged!] Sinkies' household debt is 77.2% of GDP!

    Singapore's household debt predicted to hit 77.2% of GDP <cite class="byline vcard" style="font-style: normal; color: rgb(119, 119, 119); font-size: 12px; display: block; font-family: Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; vertical-align: middle;">Singapore Business Review – <abbr...
  11. Rogue Trader

    World's oldest profession is not faring so well in recession-hit UK

    Sex doesn’t sell An old industry is in deep recession May 25th 2013 TIMES are tough for Debbie, a prostitute in western England who runs a private flat with other “mature ladies”. She does two or three jobs a day. A year ago she was doing eight or nine. She has cut her prices: “If I hadn’t, I...
  12. Rogue Trader

    Economists warn that haze could jeopardise economic growth

    Haze may impact economic growth if condition does not improve: economists By Wong Siew Ying POSTED: 21 Jun 2013 8:52 PM Economists said the thick haze that is shrouding Singapore could potentially cast a pall over its economic growth if the situation does not improve in the coming months. A...
  13. Rogue Trader

    Sinkie Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) indicator drop worries economists

    ECONOMY | Staff Reporter, Singapore Published: 14 hours 2 min ago NODX decline suggests Singapore is "drastically" losing competitiveness See why one economist thinks so. Commenting after the release of Singapore's April non-oil domestic exports, DBS economist Irvin Seah said that external...
  14. Rogue Trader

    SInkie retail sector will be hit badly by weakening foreigner consumer spending

    RETAIL | Staff Reporter, Singapore Published: 7 hours 25 min ago Singapore consumer sector threatened by possible overseas slump Consumer spending abroad could tank soon. According to OCBC Investment Research, Singapore consumer firms are heavily reliant on overseas contributions...
  15. Rogue Trader

    Party over? Many fancy restaurants shutting down recently

    FOOD & BEVERAGE | Krisana Gallezo, Singapore Published: 30 May 13 Some notable restaurant shut downs in recent months 537 restaurants closed last year. Citing data from from the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Colliers International said that 686 restaurants were set up in 2012...
  16. Rogue Trader

    AFP: Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive

    Singapore cost of living sees pawnshops thrive AFP Thursday, May 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - 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 of living is forcing her to pawn them. With a...
  17. bic_cherry

    American economy: Leading by example is the key way forward.

    Moral Decay and the end of American political economy Moral Decay and the end of American political economy Not to sure if the fisherman scenario is that apt an example bc the US in reality, now doesn't borrow, it simply PRINT$$$$; anyhow, I think that recent US Presidents in recent times...
  18. bic_cherry

    Why CPI might fail to capture the true rate of Inflation in Singapore.

    Why CPI might fail to capture the true rate of Inflation in Singapore. Hi Gamer, tks for reply, Just to be more technically correct, the M1 inflation rate U stated as 400% (over 12 years) should be corrected to approx say 12.2% on a per annum basis. The reason why CPI did not capture an...
  19. bic_cherry

    How giving up one's seat on the bus can save our economy and oneself some $$$.

    How giving up one's seat on the bus to the needy can save our economy by reducing taxes for all.
  20. Rogue Trader

    PM Lee's in-law wants to implement salary ceiling and floor to curb SG poverty gap

    <tbody> Business @ AsiaOne Local economist suggests second wage revolution 3-year plan to cut income inequality, foreign labour use. -BT Teh Shi Ning Tue, Apr 10, 2012 The Business Times SINGAPORE - To tackle rising income inequality and an excessive reliance on cheap foreign labour...
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