Singapore PMI rises in July, bucks Asian trend
Published August 01, 2013
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/brea...trend-20130801

Manufacturing in U.S. Accelerates More Than Forecast
By Victoria Stilwell - Aug 2, 2013 5:25 AM GMT+0800
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...from-50-9.html

Fed Reserve maintains bond-buying programme
Published August 02, 2013
http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/prem...ramme-20130802