by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth, Government Announcements
The Business Times, 1 Aug 2022, Mon 5:52 PM By Tessa Oh THE S$7.4 billion loss recorded by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in FY2021/22 was due to a “currency translation effect” and is not relevant to the regulator’s investment performance, which is...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Financing, Investments
The Straits Times, 31 July 2022, Sun Home loan rates are rising, with three-year fixed rate packages offered by Singapore banks up by at least 1.6 percentage points from late last year’s 1.15 per cent per annum. As interest rates are likely to continue on their...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Government Announcements, HDB
The Straits Times, 30 July 2022, Sat 10:02 PM By Tay Hong Yi SINGAPORE – The Housing Board expects to complete all Build-To-Order (BTO) projects that were delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic in two to three years. Giving an update on such projects on Saturday (July...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Economic Growth, Government Announcements
The Straits Times, 27 July 2022, Weds 11:44 AM By Ven Sreenivasan SINGAPORE – Singapore’s inflation may have reached 13-year highs, but it is nowhere near the peak. Analysts reckon that given the uncertainties on the geopolitical front, such as the war in...
by George Goh | Aug 14, 2022 | Investments, Private Property
The Straits Times, 22 July 2022, Fri 5:23 PM By Grace Leong SINGAPORE – Private home prices rose 3.5 per cent in the second quarter, underpinned by a sharp turnaround in city fringe home prices and the continued strength of the landed market. This is higher than...
