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Podcast: The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
Episode: Market Wrap: What do Singapore's positive retail sales numbers tell us about the health of the economy?
Description: Singapore Airlines’ share price soared 1.6 per cent to a three-year high of S$7 earlier this week – a figure last seen in March 2020, when the pandemic started to hit the national carrier’s passenger traffic. Can we expect this optimism for SIA to continue? Singapore’s retail sales also rose 3.6 per cent year on year in April. What do these numbers tell us? And will the US Fed’s next policy decision have an impact on MAS’ policy move? On Market Wrap, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Emilia Tan, Research Analyst, SGX, to find out more.Â