In light of the ongoing sub-prime mortgage crisis in the United States, major global agencies have relooked their forecasts for this year. According to the latest World Economic Report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is predicting a 3.7 percent growth in the global economy this year - down from a 4.9 percent expansion in 2007. The IMF has also downgraded its growth projections for Singapore by...
Subprime Crisis
The sub-prime crisis has intensified the necessary corrections in the property market. But according to Henderson Global Investors, there's an upside to it. The asset management firm, which has some $117 billion worth of assets under its wing, is positive on the medium term outlook for the global property sector. The likelihood of a US recession and the current global credit crisis is hurting investor...