Singaporean companies in May continued to expand, though the pace of growth eased from April, S&P Global said Thursday.
The latest S&P Global Singapore Purchasing Manager's Index, which measures the health of the private sector economy, came in at 56.7, compared with 57.9 in the previous month.
The reading matched March's level and marked the joint-weakest improvement in business conditions so far this year, although it remained firmly in expansion territory.
South Korea's official foreign reserve assets stood at $427.0 billion at the end of May, compared with $427.9 billion in the previous month, according to Bank of Korea data published Thursday.The amount consists of $380.7 billion in securities, $21.4 billion in deposits, $4.4 billion in International Monetary Fund reserve position, $15.8 billion in special drawing rights, and $4.8 billion in gold.
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted total building volume fell 3.5% in the March quarter compared with the December 2025 quarter, Thursday's data from Stats NZ showed.Residential building volume fell 2.2%, while non-residential volume declined 4%.Meanwhile, excluding cost changes or seasonal effects, the actual value of building work fell 5.9% year-on-year to NZ$7.2 billion in the March quarter.Residential building work declined 2.5% to NZ$4.6 billion, while non-residential work fell 11% to NZ$2.6 billion. The actual value of total building work declined across most regions, led by a 5.2% drop in Auckland to NZ$2.8 billion.