Singapore Economic News

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This video of four soon-to-be-demolished HDB flats in Siglap will give you the feels
http://mothership.sg/2015/11/this-video-...the-feels/

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Singapore Oil Borrowers Seek More Slack to Avoid Bond Defaults
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...d-defaults

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Singapore Oil Borrowers Seek More Slack to Avoid Bond Defaults
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2...d-defaults

DynaMac, Pac Radiance and Ezra... just the beginning...

and its according to Script...

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http://www.straitstimes.com/business/economy/singapore-factory-output-falls-for-9th-straight-month-down-54-in-october?xtor=CS3-17


The Straits Times
Singapore factory output falls for 9th straight month, down 5.4% in October, Economy News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Economy News -SINGAPORE - Singapore's manufacturing output in October fell 5.4 per cent from a year earlier, hit by a 14 per cent year-on-year drop in electronics production.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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http://www.straitstimes.com/business/banking/risks-to-financial-stability-rising-but-singapore-households-corporates-banks?xtor=CS3-17


The Straits Times
Risks to financial stability rising but Singapore households, corporates, banks resilient: MAS, Banking News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Banking News -SINGAPORE - Singapore's banks, companies and households are resilient to potential vulnerabilities and shocks in the economy, but pockets of risks are emerging in the face of slowing growth and rising interest rates, the Monetary Authority of Singapore said on Friday (Nov 27).. Read more atstraitstimes.com.

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Short-sellers circle Singapore’s stock market
http://www.cnbc.com/2016/02/02/short-sel...arket.html

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Forget about Europe, investor tips Singapore banking crisis

Read more: http://www.afr.com/business/banking-and-...z3zm3Erwtg
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While investors fret about the carnage in European bank stocks, some analysts are warning that they're ignoring problems much closer to home: the possibility of an Asian banking crisis.

Legendary Swiss investor Felix Zulauf, who runs Zulauf Asset Management, was one of the first to sound the alarm, warning that China's economic woes would inevitably infect Singapore and would probably prompt a banking crisis.

"Singapore, which has attracted a lot of foreign capital over the years because of its image as a strong-currency state, will be extremely exposed to the situation in China," Zulauf told Barron's Roundtable in January.

"Singapore's banking-sector loans have grown dramatically in the past five or six years. Singapore is now losing capital, which means the banking industry is losing deposits."

He said this would probably cause carry trades to backfire, triggering heavy losses for those who had borrowed heavily to buy higher-yielding assets.

"I expect a banking crisis to develop in Singapore and to spread eventually to Hong Kong," he said.

But Zulauf isn't alone in worrying about the financial health of Singapore's large banks. Analysts say Singapore's three largest banks – DBS, Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp and United Overseas Bank – could suffer a sharp spark in problem loans if the Chinese economy brakes sharply.

BIG CORPORATE LOAN BOOKS

After all, all three are big lenders in the Asian region, with significant corporate loan books. The three banks could face a big jump in their problem loans if there is a spate of defaults by debt-laden Chinese companies, or from other companies in the region whose earnings are already tumbling as a result of flagging Chinese growth.

Investors are already showing a skittishness about the banks. Although Singapore's stock exchange has been closed this week because of Chinese New Year, fears about the hefty exposure of Singapore's three biggest banks to mainland China have been weighing on their share prices.

The share price of DBS has slumped almost 30 per cent in the past year, while Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation is down 27 per cent and United Overseas Bank, which has lower exposure to China, has declined 23 per cent.

Meanwhile, jitters over the exposure of Asian banks to China is causing global investors to withdraw funds from Singapore, which has helped push the Singapore dollar close to a six-year low.

It's a similar problem in Hong Kong, where capital outflows appear to be accelerating as investors worry about the huge exposure the city's large banks have to Chinese borrowers.

Analysts say this could create a liquidity problem for Hong Kong's banks because while global investors are able to withdraw their funds quickly from this deregulated financial centre, local banks face a much tougher task in extracting their cash from mainland China.

NERVOUSNESS ABOUT HOUSE PRICES

In addition, capital outflow is putting upward pressure on short-term interest rates, and fuelling nervousness about the outlook for housing prices in Hong Kong, which have already fallen almost 10 per cent from their September peak.

The Hong Kong dollar recently touched a seven-and-a-half-year low against the US dollar, amid growing speculation the city will be forced to end its currency peg with the greenback.

These worries are already being reflected in sharp slides in the share prices of British-listed banks such as HSBC and Standard Chartered, both of which are estimated to derive about a third of their revenue from China.

HSBC's share price dropped a further 1.4 per cent in trading overnight, while Standard Chartered dropped 5.6 per cent.

In the past year, HSBC's share price has tumbled 29 per cent, while Standard Chartered's share price has had a stunning 55 per cent decline.

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Data Register, a company that sent letters to other companies demanding payment, is making refunds
http://mothership.sg/2016/03/data-regist...g-refunds/

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Data Register, a company that sent letters to other companies demanding payment, is making refunds
http://mothership.sg/2016/03/data-regist...g-refunds/

Went to check their ACRA profile of their directors in my own personal capacity. Personally paid $11 for it. 

The directors are 1 SG Indian with HDB address and 1 Hungarian with address in Hungary. The Shareholder is a BVI entity.

The Hungarian address shows a little house in outskirts of Hungary via Google Street View.

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Data Register, a company that sent letters to other companies demanding payment, is making refunds
http://mothership.sg/2016/03/data-regist...g-refunds/

Went to check their ACRA profile of their directors in my own personal capacity. Personally paid $11 for it. 

The directors are 1 SG Indian with HDB address and 1 Hungarian with address in Hungary. The Shareholder is a BVI entity.

The Hungarian address shows a little house in outskirts of Hungary via Google Street View.

Thanks OPMI for sharing.
This is an example of how Singaporeans are not street smart.
The assumption that all letters that appear "officious" sounding
must originate from the Government, and that Government is
the absolute authority to be be obeyed.

Its a bubble here.