Chua Bin
Chua Bin
ending high low note year
We started the year on a low note and we are ending the year on a high because all sectors bounced back.
continue expand overall pace
Overall it's still good. It will continue to expand at a blistering pace for at least the first half.
economic game government looks paralysis policies push terms whatever
There's no way any new government will want to push through privatization. Whatever the end game looks like, the paralysis in terms of economic policies is still a threat.
lifting recovery second strong tech vengeance
A strong tech recovery is lifting fourth-quarter manufacturing and GDP growth. Pharmaceuticals have also come back with a vengeance in the second half, after languishing in the first half.
invest scope
It's saturated ... there is really not much more scope to invest in Singapore.
buoyant car economy firmly fourth given hold jobs optimistic quite reason retail sales seeing suggesting
There is reason to be optimistic because we are seeing some firming of COE prices, suggesting car sales are still quite strong. Given the buoyant economy and jobs growth, retail sales will hold up quite firmly in the fourth quarter.