• ELECTRONICS
    Singapore’s exports rebound but electronics show prevailing weakness

    Singapore’s exports rose unexpectedly in February year-on-year, rebounding from its biggest fall in over two years, data on March 18 showed, but economists say a decline in electronics shipments shows global demand has not improved. Non-oil domestic exports (NODX) rose 4.9 percent in February year-on-year, data from the trade agency Enterprise Singapore showed, thanks to […]

  • CLOTHING
    U.K. Retail Sales Rebound as Heat Wave Boosts Clothing Demand

    U.K. retailers received a summer boost last month as sweltering temperatures spurred sales of clothing. The quantity of goods sold in stores and online rose 0.6 percent, more than economists forecast, following a 1.1 percent decline in May, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed Thursday. Sales excluding auto fuel jumped 0.9 percent. It […]