Fed officials signal interest rates likely on hold for a while
The Fed’s favoured inflation gauge rose 2.4 per cent in the year to November, and 2.8 per cent minus food and energy, each above the central bank’s 2 per cent target.
Bitcoin price dip to $92.5K caused by Fed interest rate concerns: Analyst
As for the Federal Reserve’s next meeting on Jan. 29, markets are expecting a 95.2% probability that interest rates will remain unchanged.
Singapore banks see rise in mortgage refinancing after rate cuts in 2024
Refinancing involves taking out a new home loan with a different bank after the current loan exits the lock-in period.
An investment wish list for the decade’s next half
As 2025 begins, it is a timely moment to peer further ahead and reflect on big structural forces that could go right in the longer term.
Singapore should still see real wage growth in 2025, but probably less than in 2024
Observers are split on the magnitude of wage growth in the coming year, given lingering uncertainties such as US president-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariff hikes.
Interest in crypto soars, but case for investing in it still falls short
With no intrinsic value to back it up, crypto remains a risky investment, driven solely by sentiment and speculation
Singapore Passes Scams Bill to Restrict Bank Accounts of Potential Victims
Officers will assess specific factors, including whether the victim is still in communication with scammers, has transferred funds, or continues to believe the scammer, before issuing an RO.
More than 25,000 Singaporeans used $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit top-up: Gan Siow Huang
Usage of the $4,000 top-up – which has no expiry date – will be confined to selected training programmes with better employability outcomes.
How much alcohol does it take to raise your cancer risk?
Globally, 741,300 cancer cases were attributable to alcohol consumption in 2020.
Singaporean households can claim S$300 CDC vouchers from Jan 3
For this tranche, about 1.33 million Singaporean households can claim the vouchers.
Chinese stocks just had their worst start to the year in nearly a decade as economic woes persist
According to data from Bloomberg, it marks the sharpest one-day drop since 2016.
Trump’s tariffs will test the resilience of Singapore’s export-driven economy in 2025
Financial institutions here were most concerned that intensifying trade tensions could impact growth and reignite inflation.