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Asia shares get China boost, gold heads for eighth straight weekly gain – Feb 21 2025

Today’s Market News Indonesia central bank to expand support for government’s housing programme China’s central bank pledges financial support for private economy India extends Chief Economic Adviser Nageswaran’s term until March 2027 – government order Alibaba plans major AI investment as revenues rebound in third quarter Walmart-backed PhonePe prepares for Indian stock market debut Key […]
Cost Guide To Studying For Your Master’s Degree In Singapore
In an increasingly competitive world, having better qualifications is becoming a prerequisite to beat out other candidates when job hunting. One of the more common ways to stand out to employers is to study a Master’s Degree, which is typically done after completing an Undergraduate Degree. However, if you’re studying overseas in the US, Europe, […]
Step By Step Guide To Redeeming Your CDC Vouchers

In the Singapore Budget 2025, PM Lawrence Wong announced a new tranche of CDC Vouchers worth $800. This will be split into two disbursements – with $500 in CDC Vouchers given in May 2025 and the remaining $300 CDC Vouchers given in January 2026. For clarity, this is a new disbursement, separate from the recent […]
Matched Retirement Savings Scheme: How Seniors Can Get Dollar-For-Dollar Matching To Boost Their CPF Balances
Singapore’s CPF system ensures that working Singaporeans and Permanent Residents set aside a portion of their monthly earnings, forming the foundation for monthly payouts during retirement. A monthly payout is provided through CPF LIFE. To provide a reference baseline, the government sets (and regularly reviews) milestone levels for our CPF savings: the Basic Retirement Sum […]
5 Expenses In Malaysia That Go Up In 2025
Every year, the government would review its tax or subsidy schemes and make changes accordingly to ensure that they are executed in a way that best benefits the nation and its people. On 18 October 2024, the Malaysian government had presented the National Budget, where it announced changes in certain rates for year 2025. In […]
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Shares fall, yen hits two-month high as tariff worries weigh – Feb 20 2025

Today’s Market News Nicknames bloom in China’s tech renaissance Japan sees moderate economic recovery, wary over Trump’s tariff Hedge funds tailor win-win bets on China BOJ policymaker calls for more rate hikes, warns of inflation risk In balancing risks and rewards, China set to leave lending rates unchanged in Feb Key developments to markets […]
Singapore Budget 2025: 5 Major Announcements That Will Benefit The Average Singaporean
In a 100-minute speech, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Mr. Lawrence Wong unveiled a series of key announcements for Singapore Budget 2025. The updates came in rapid succession, so much so that our writer could barely keep up with our Live Update Singapore Budget 2025 coverage. With so much to unpack, where do we […]
Asian stocks stutter as Trump’s tariff vows weigh – Feb 19 2025

Today’s Market News Investors went on January emerging market buying spree, report shows Gold rises as Trump tariff uncertainty fuels safe-haven demand S&P 500 ekes out all-time closing high as Fed minutes eyed Key developments to markets on Wednesday: New Zealand, Indonesia rate decisions China house prices (January) HSBC earnings (full-year 2024) Index Last Change […]