Singaporean households to get S$500 in CDC vouchers from May 13, valid until Dec 31
Half – or S$250 – of the vouchers can be used in supermarkets, with the other half at participating hawker stalls and heartland merchants,
Job seekers can complete activities and earn points to qualify for payouts from April 15
To qualify for the payout, job seekers have to earn at least 10 points per month for the first three months, and five points per month for the next three months.
Singapore slashes 2025 growth forecast to 0-2%; Q1 GDP up 3.8% year on year
“Product-specific tariffs implemented by the US earlier also remain in place and more could be introduced in the coming months,” it added.
MAS eases Singapore dollar policy to help economy weather Trump’s tariff storm
While a weaker currency may help exports, it will have an opposite effect on the budgets of Singaporeans planning to travel overseas or remit money,
At least 5,300 families have registered for SG60 Baby Gift
The special gift was announced in Parliament during Budget 2025 to celebrate babies born in Singapore’s 60th year of independence, as part of a suite of measures to help families cope.
Trump tariffs: Singapore to form task force to help businesses and workers, says PM Wong
The newly formed task force is still working out the details of its composition and key tasks, but one of its focuses will likely be on communication and information sharing, he added.
Billions wiped off Singapore banks as Asia market carnage worsens; STI drops 8.5%, HK plunges 12.6%
This marked the largest intraday decline since the STI crashed 8.9 per cent during the subprime mortgage crisis on Oct 24, 2008,
Singapore retail sales fall worse-than-expected 3.6% in February; tariffs darken outlook
Data from the Singapore Department of Statistics (SingStat) on April 4 showed retail sales slipped 3.6 per cent year on year in February – partly due to the timing of Chinese New Year.
S’pore spared from worst-case scenario on Trump tariffs, but likely to be hit by global trade slowdown
Concerns over the outlook were reflected in the stock market, with the benchmark Straits Times Index closing 0.3 per cent down at 3,942.23 points on April 3.
UOB lowers interest rate on flagship One Account following OCBC’s 360 Account cut
With effect from May 1, the maximum interest rate will be cut to 3.3 per cent per annum on the first $150,000, down from 4 per cent.
Singapore’s mobile data price war: ‘You lose out if you don’t switch’
Singapore ranked 59th globally for mobile data affordability, with an average price of 63 US cents (85 Singapore cents) for 1GB.
Over 950,000 Singaporean households to get U-Save, S&CC rebates in April
In total, each eligible household can expect to get up to $760 of U-Save and 3½ months of S&CC rebates for the financial year from April 2025 to March 2026.