Stocks climb on US inflation reading, upbeat earnings – Jan 15
Today’s Market News Luxury groups pin hopes on US as China weakness persists HEDGE FLOW Hedge funds increased bearish bets ahead of Friday’s blowout US jobs report, banks say India’s CEAT misses Q3 profit view on higher raw material prices Oil rallies, settles at multi-month high on US crude draw, Russia sanctions Chinese overnight rate […]
Why The Cost Of Living In Singapore Is So High
Singapore consistently ranks at the top-end of many cost-of-living surveys internationally. Most recently, Singapore shared top spot as the world’s most expensive city with Zurich in the Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) Worldwide Cost of Living survey, and ranked second in Mercer’s Cost of Living City Ranking. While the cost of living is beyond our control, it affects […]
How To Start Building Multiple Retirement Income Streams
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Nerfed: GXS Reduces Interest Rates From 11th February 2025
In an email dated 11th January 2025, GXS announced that it was revising interest rates….
Here’s What Your CPF Full Retirement Sum Might Look Like When You’re 55
In Singapore, we’re trained to think about our long-term future and retirement from the day we start working. A portion of our monthly wages is channelled into our CPF accounts – and, in particular, our Special Account (SA) that’s meant for retirement savings. Of course, our CPF contributions also go into our Ordinary Account (OA) and MediSave […]
Singapore Airlines Spontaneous Escapes For February 2025
Keeping things spontaneous, Singapore Airlines has seemingly published the list of Spontaneous Escapes a day…
US stock quick picks – Jan 14 2025
Notables Notable Earnings Today: Applied Digital Corp (Nasdaq: APLD), Calavo Growers (Nasdaq: CVGW), Karooooo (Nasdaq: KARO). Notable IPOs Today: Plum Acquisition Corp. IV Unit (Nasdaq: PLMKU), LogProstyle Inc. (NYSE American: LGPS). Notable Equity Crowdfunding Campaigns Ending Today: NPCx (Republic), Cutting Edge Superconductors (Netcapital), The Noble Fox (SMBX). Notable Economic Events Today: Producer Price Index / Core PPI (8:30 a.m. […]
No let up from dollar, US yield squeeze – Jan 14 2024
Today’s Market News Stocks slip as yields rise; dollar hits highest in more than 2 years China’s central bank chief vows to supply ample liquidity China exports accelerate amid trade tensions, imports surprise Key developments to markets on Tuesday: Japan trade, current account (November) India wholesale price inflation (December) Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Himino […]
Is The Condo Dream Getting Increasingly Harder To Achieve For Singaporeans?
Growing up, owning a condominium was often considered an aspirational goal for many in Singapore. Among the five traditional Cs in Singapore, a condo was always the most expensive and, arguably, the hardest to attain. Given the limited size of our country, the growing population, and the progression of our economy, it’s no surprise that […]
GXS FlexiCard Promo: 5% Cashback on Overseas Spend
If you’ve missed this promo (like I did) when the bank rolled it out in…
