Singapore Q4 GDP Slow To 4.4% Y/Y

Singapore’s economy expanded 4.4 percent on year in the final quarter of 2013, below market expectations, data on Thursday showed.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a rise of 4.7 percent. The number also marked a slowdown from a revised 5.9 percent rise in the third quarter.

Measured on a quarterly, annualized basis, economic growth in the city state fell 2.7 percent in the last quarter of 2013 compared with analyst expectations for a 1.6 percent fall.

CNBC

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Mingze Wu

Mingze Wu

Currency Analyst at Market Pulse
Based in Singapore, Mingze Wu focuses on trading strategies and technical and fundamental analysis of major currency pairs. He has extensive trading experience across different asset classes and is well-versed in global market fundamentals. In addition to contributing articles to MarketPulseFX, Mingze centers on forex and macro-economic trends impacting the Asia Pacific region.
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