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Today's Headlines Record Growth Possible for Singapore Economy Economists are optimistic the Singapore economy could expand by a record pace this year, exceeding the government's 13-15 percent forecast, according to a Monetary Authority of Singapore survey of 20 professional forecasters. This is a significant jump from a probable outcome of under 11 percent growth in June's edition of the survey. But the higher base from which next year's growth will be measured, as well as external uncertainties, have led them to lower projections for 2011. Consumer price inflation of 2.9 percent is expected for this year, while unemployment forecasts for the year also showed an uptick from 2 percent in the last survey, to 2.2 percent. Previous Headlines More »   Market Report   Overnight Releases*   Releases Today*   No Key Closing Levels Last Previous 1 SGD 3 month SOR Fixing 0.31% 0.30% 2 SGD 6 month SOR Fixing 0.46% 0.46% 3 2 Year US Treasury Yield 0.49% 0.47% 4 10 Year US Treasury Yield 2.57% 2.47% 5 30 Year US Treasury Yield 3.64% 3.52% 6 EUR/USD 1.2809 1.2680 7 USD/YEN 84.44 84.20 8 AUD/USD 0.9117 0.8906 9 DJIA 10269 10015 10 WTI Crude Oil (US$) 73.91 71.92 11 Baltic Dry Index 2741 2713 12 Gold Spot (US$/oz) 1244.30 1247.45 Market Report   Overnight Releases*   Releases Today*   No Economic Report/Events Expected Actual 1 ADP Employment Change 15k -10K 2 ISM Manufacturing 52.7 56.3 3 Construction Spending MoM -0.5% -1.0% Market Report   Overnight Releases*   Releases Today*   No Economic Report/Events Expected 1 Nonfarm Productivity -1.9% 2 Initial Jobless Claims 475K 3 Continuing Claims 4450K 4 Factory Orders 0.2% 5 Pending Home Sales MoM -1.0% View full report* »

Feature Articles Good Investment Opportunities Exist Despite the Uncertainties The economic outlook may be uncertain, but investing in quality companies with good growth potential can still prove rewarding, says Aberdeen's Hugh Young. More » Singapore Stocks To Head Higher Ms. Brigette Goh, fund manager for the LionGlobal Singapore Trust, shares her outlook for the Singapore economy and stock market. More » Never Too Early to Build Your Nest Egg To enjoy a golden retirement, start planning early so that you won't have to play catch-up and take too much investment risk to meet your retirement goals. More »     Interesting Insights Irrationality Can Be an Investor’s Biggest Enemy Irrational fear or exuberance can lead to investors making wrong decisions, resulting in them suffering unnecessary losses or missing out on opportunities. More » Investment Outlook Equity Markets Concerns about a double-dip recession and an economic slowdown in the second half, are likely to weigh on markets... More » Interest Rates Rates in major developed economies look unlikely to go up anytime soon... More » Foreign Exchange If risk aversion continues to rise, it could turn out beneficial for the greenback... More »   Fund Manager Views 2H2010 Outlook Likely to Remain Uncertain Views from Allianz Global Investors. More » The Big Fat Greek Bailout Views from Henderson Global Investors. More »     Wealth Management   Make your money work for you. More »     Protect what's important to you. More »     Secure your child's education More »     Build your retirement nest egg. More »       Poll   Do you see expect global stock markets to recover in the second half of this year?   Yes No Not sure

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