Urgent.News

What's breaking now, across thousands of outlets.

Finance & Markets

Singapore job market 'appears to be cooling' despite strong economic growth amid AI boom: Maybank

SINGAPORE: Singapore’s strong economic growth amid the artificial intelligence (AI) boom may have rebounded consumer confidence and made retail investors betting on the industry optimistic , but it seems it’s not giving the same confidence to the city-state’s job market. According to a Maybank report, cited by Singapore Business Review , while the city-state’s economy is “running hot on the AI…

Singapore job market 'appears to be cooling' despite strong economic growth amid AI boom: Maybank

We haven't written up this one. The Independent Singapore has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

Read the original at theindependent.sg →

More in Finance & Markets

Yuan steady despite dollar strength during China's Golden Week holiday

SHANGHAI: China’s onshore yuan was steady on Thursday as mainland markets reopened after a week-long holiday during which the Chinese currency strengthened offshore despite a strong dollar. The yuan has gained nearly 9% against the dollar since late 2024 in a seven-quarter rising streak buoyed by robust exports and policies designed to…

Soybeans, corn rebound on higher oil prices; US harvest caps upside

SINGAPORE: Chicago soybeans and corn firmed on Thursday, recouping some of the previous session’s losses as higher oil prices and positioning ahead of a monthly agricultural supply-demand report underpinned prices. Wheat eased, though a lack of supplies from the Black Sea region amid the Russia-Ukraine war limited losses.

More from Thursday 8 October →