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Analysts stay upbeat as S-REITs stabilise after Q1 slump

Analysts stay upbeat as S-REITs stabilise after Q1 slump

Data centre REITs led gains at 5.74% on AI-driven cloud demand.

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Labour market resilience holds despite layoff headlines

Unemployment seen staying low at 2.1%

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Singapore average weekly working hours hold at 42.9 in Q1

Retail trade fell to 39.7 hours from 40.7, whilst arts slipped to 40.8 from 41.6.

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Big-ticket deals lift Singapore M&A as volumes fall

Private equity and AI infrastructure drive record deal concentration.

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Export split widens as electronics surge 94.8%

AI demand and Middle East energy prices are set to keep Singapore's export gap wide.

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Resignation rate hits record low of 1.0% in Q1

The annual resignation rate has fallen every year since 2023 from 1.4% to 1.2%.

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SG bank shares fall amidst China crackdown on capital outflows

Maybank sees the recent weakness as an accumulation opportunity.

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AI job postings surge to 84,000 in 2025

Around 30,000 more AI positions were added to the labour market in 2025 alone.

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Job vacancies slump to 12-month low of 73,300

Job openings stood at 80,100 in March 2025 before declining to their lowest point in a year.

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Insurers expand beyond protection into wealth planning

Only 41% of consumers own life insurance.

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Singapore banks face currency split as ringgit offsets losses

DBS is most exposed to IDR and INR, whilst the ringgit cushions OCBC and UOB.

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Re-employment rate of retrenched residents rises to 60.7%

More than two-thirds secured new jobs within a year of retrenchment.

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SMEs report lowest optimism on overseas expansion

One in two said geopolitical instability is their biggest challenge.

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Singapore ranks first in SEA as top-performing market for business environment

It places 11th globally.

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Wealthy individuals notch 4.8% wealth gain in 2025

Markets and savings lift wealth growth as property momentum slows.

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BofA expands payment push as clients shift liquidity

Treasury functions move closer to board-level decisions.

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Singapore’s regional M&A lead masks deal volume flatline: report

KKR and Singtel’s $6.6b STT GDC deal drove most of SEA’s value.

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