Singapore Set to Prime Vote With Welfare Boost: Southeast Asia

(Bloomberg) -- Singapore’s Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam may include more welfare benefits in a budget Monday that's potentially the current administration’s last before an election that has to be held by January 2017.

Singapore GDP Contracted Last Quarter as Output Eased: Economy

Singapore’s economy shrank for the first time in five quarters after its manufacturing and services industries weakened, a contraction that may be short-lived as the global recovery strengthens.

Singapore-U.S. Trade High Persists on Record FDI: Southeast Asia

Singapore’s trade with the U.S. in 2013 will probably exceed $50 billion for a third year after the nation attracted the most investment from American companies in the Asia-Pacific region.

Asia Stocks Fall on U.S. Budget Impasse, Weaker Economic Growth

Asian stocks fell for a fifth day, the longest streak in almost four months, amid concern economic growth in Asia is slowing and U.S. lawmakers may fail to agree on measures to cut the nation’s budget deficit.