Morning News - 15 April 2016 - RUBBER PRODUCTS / ECONOMY - ASEAN OUTLOOK

Today’s Highlights

►    Sector Update – Rubber Products (NEUTRAL, maintain) - Stretched year ahead

►    Economy – ASEAN Outlook – Weekly Wrap - Singapore decided to stop SGD appreciation path

Quick Bites

►    PCHEM: Cancelled the proposed elastomers project in RAPID

Outside Malaysia  

►    US stocks little changed as banks gain, technology shares drop

►    Core consumer prices in US cool in sign pickup transitory

►    Jobless claims in US decline to match lowest since 1973

►    Euro area consumer prices stagnate in March after revision

►    Singapore adopts 2008 crisis policy as growth grinds to halt

►    Australian unemployment falls to 2-1/2 year low

►    IEA sees oil oversupply almost gone in second half on shale drop

►    Oil slips before Doha talks as IEA sees global market balancing