Singapore exports

Singapore’s key exports soar beyond expectations in September on AI and non-electronics boom

Non-oil domestic exports expanded 68.4% from a year ago, from August’s rise of 46.1%, driven by non-electronics.

MAS keeps Singdollar appreciation rate unchanged but warns of elevated inflation

Unlike most central banks, which target interest rates, MAS uses S$NEER, which is a trade-weighted basket of currencies of Singapore’s major trading partners.

US to unveil measures against excess manufacturing in ‘weeks’: Nikkei report

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer made the comments during an interview with Japanese news outlet Nikkei Asia on the sidelines of the G-20 meeting in the US city of Milwaukee.

Singapore gets its first advanced semiconductor materials plant to meet AI demand

Officially opened on Sept 29, the 95,000-square-metre Advanced Substrate Technologies facility in Jurong Lake District will produce Flip Chip Ball Grid Array substrates.

Semiconductor firm VSMC opens first plant in Singapore, will create 1,600 jobs by 2029

The US$7.8 billion fab in Tampines Wafer Park will produce 44,000 12-inch wafers a month at full capacity by 2029.

News analysis

US aligns inflation policy with other central banks like Singapore’s with first rate hike since 2023

The policy alignment shows that economies, big or small, are in the same boat when it comes to basic economic issues.

Singapore’s key exports jump 46.2% in August, exceeding forecasts

Both electronics and non-electronics shipments expanded in August.

US calls transshipments a ‘scam’: Why firms reroute goods and how S’pore manages this

Maritime transshipment is a common yet fundamental practice in logistics, designed to ensure that goods reach their final destination efficiently.

Singapore’s key exports rise 24.2% in July due to strong AI demand, but miss forecasts

Electronics NODX grew 112 per cent, with disk media products seeing the largest increase at 339.1 per cent.

Firms transshipping through S’pore must declare the true country of origin of goods: MTI

This comes after a White House report naming Singapore as part of China’s ‘shadow transshipment network’.

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