SINGAPORE: Singapore's economy shrank at an annualised rate of 5.8% in the first quarter, a contraction about seven times bigger than markets expected and the weakest performance since the SARS health scare of 2003.
Yesterday's seasonally adjusted fall added to an outside risk that the central bank might end its year-old tightening stance and ease policy at its semi-annual review today.
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