Bloomberg Singapore’s central bank signaled it would keep monetary policy unchanged for longer to complement a massive fiscal stimulus supporting the economy’s recovery. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, which uses the exchange rate as its main tool rather than a benchmark interest rate, kept its policy settings unchanged, in line with economists’ forecasts. The slope of the currency band was ...

Bloomberg European investors started the past week preparing for a Brexit showdown. They ended up getting blindsided by a fresh wave of virus restrictions, in a reminder of the pandemic’s power to thrash markets. The announcements of Paris curfews and London curbs on activity was what ultimately drove the Stoxx 600 to its first weekly loss in three and sent ...

Bloomberg A rally in Canadian transport stocks is gaining momentum, backed by a pick-up in e-commerce as consumers favour online shopping amid a resurgence of coronavirus in parts of the country. The ongoing pandemic, coupled with strong demand from online retail sales in the third quarter and Amazon.com Inc.‘s two-day Prime Day sale this week, turned investors’ attention to shares ...