SINGAPORE

• MAS: Every dollar is safe
• S$ falls to near 1-year low against US$
• MOF-MAS joint press statement
• Singapore, Malaysia to back deposits

ASIA

• Arroyo goofed: No $10b from World Bank
• M'sia: No let up in attracting foreign investment
• Will Asian consumers save the world?
• China tightens credit flows
• Japan okays stimulus plan

WORLD

• Deutsche Bank boss says he will do without annual bonus
• More troubling economic data
• US opens probe into WaMu
• 8 banks strike lending deal
• Merrill posts US$7.5b Q3 loss