Claire Jiao
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Elon Musk Launches Starlink In Indonesia
Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia Sunday to launch SpaceX’s Starlink internet services as the world’s largest archipelago seeks to boost connectivity to its most remote areas.
- Sunday May 19, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Elon Musk Launches Starlink In Indonesia
Elon Musk arrived in Indonesia Sunday to launch SpaceX’s Starlink internet services as the world’s largest archipelago seeks to boost connectivity to its most remote areas.
- Sunday May 19, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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China Manufacturing Slump Weighs On Asia Factory Activity
China’s factory activity shrank for the fifth straight month in February, with weak demand in the world’s No. 2 economy weighing on manufacturers across Asia.
- Monday March 4, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Singapore Sees Budget Surplus Amid Handouts Pre-Transition
Singapore expects its budget to swing to a surplus in the fiscal year beginning April, as recent tax increases shore up revenue and help pay for social assistance measures.
- Friday February 16, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Singapore Revises 2023 Growth Downward On Manufacturing Slump
The final 1.1% gross domestic product reading from the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday compares with the 1.2% advanced estimate and the 1.1% median forecast.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Singapore Revises 2023 Growth Downward On Manufacturing Slump
The final 1.1% gross domestic product reading from the Ministry of Trade and Industry on Thursday compares with the 1.2% advanced estimate and the 1.1% median forecast.
- Thursday February 15, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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China’s Patchy Recovery Keeps Asia’s Factories In A Slump
Manufacturing activity in Asia ended the year on a weak note as a sluggish global economy dampened demand for the region’s goods.
- Tuesday January 2, 2024
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Global Recession Looms On Broadest Rate Hikes in 5 Decades: World Bank
The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of policy tightening that could yet prove inadequate to temper inflation, the World Bank said in a new report.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao, Bloomberg
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Global Recession Looms On Broadest Rate Hikes in 5 Decades: World Bank
The global economy may face a recession next year caused by an aggressive wave of policy tightening that could yet prove inadequate to temper inflation, the World Bank said in a new report.
- Friday December 8, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao, Bloomberg
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These Five Countries Are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ In A Fragmenting World
Vietnam, Poland, Mexico, Morocco and Indonesia are benefiting from the reshuffling of supply chains in response to US-China tensions.
- Saturday November 4, 2023
- Author: Enda Curran, Shawn Donnan, Maeva Cousin, Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Maciej Martewicz, Maya Averbuch, Brendan Murray, Annie Lee, Grace Sihombing, Claire Jiao
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These Five Countries Are Key Economic ‘Connectors’ In A Fragmenting World
Vietnam, Poland, Mexico, Morocco and Indonesia are benefiting from the reshuffling of supply chains in response to US-China tensions.
- Saturday November 4, 2023
- Author: Enda Curran, Shawn Donnan, Maeva Cousin, Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Nguyen Xuan Quynh, Maciej Martewicz, Maya Averbuch, Brendan Murray, Annie Lee, Grace Sihombing, Claire Jiao
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Asia’s Factories Grapple With Rising Costs Amid Israel-Hamas War
Manufacturing activity in Asia slumped again in October as conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, costs rose and global demand remained under pressure.
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Asia’s Factories Grapple With Rising Costs Amid Israel-Hamas War
Manufacturing activity in Asia slumped again in October as conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, costs rose and global demand remained under pressure.
- Wednesday November 1, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao
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Asia’s Manufacturing Downturn Deepens Amid Depressed Demand
Factory activity in the region mostly worsened in September as lackluster global demand for goods drove a decrease in output and new work, according to the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index published Monday by S&P Global and au Jibun Bank.
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao
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World Bank Cuts Growth Estimates for East Asia as China Falters
Developing economies in East Asia are set to see slower growth this year and next as the region reels from the impact of tighter finances.
- Tuesday October 3, 2023
- Author: Claire Jiao