Cost of living
More than 800 Maybank Singapore junior staff to receive one-off payouts
The individual quantum is more than double the amount given in earlier years
How Budget 2026 should affect Singaporean wallets
A wake-up call for early careerists, aspiring parents and middle-class professionals to master personal finance
The price of retiring in Australia jumps as cost of living bites
For singles, the target has climbed from A$35,000 to A$630,000
US consumer confidence plummets to lowest level since 2014
Fewer Americans expect their incomes to rise in the coming months
Japan tax cut for food purchases in focus as election approaches
Soaring food costs are a key component driving broader inflation higher
Australia consumer sentiment stuck in the doldrums amid rate jitters
[SYDNEY] Australia’s consumer sentiment slipped in January as households wrestled with renewed rate jitters and an uncertain economic outlook, a private survey showed on Tuesday.
Supermarket chains announce promotions to help people stretch their CDC vouchers
Every Singaporean household can claim S$300 worth of CDC vouchers from Jan 2
The American affordability crisis: Competing diagnoses, divergent remedies
Finding workable solutions will require moving beyond ideological commitments to evidence-based evaluation
Malaysia’s November CPI rises 1.4% on-year, below forecast
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s consumer price index rose 1.4% from a year earlier in November, slightly below market expectations, government data showed on Monday.
Trump says will ask health insurers to cut prices
DONALD Trump on Friday said he will urge US health insurance executives to voluntarily lower costs, as millions of Americans brace for a surge in premiums that could prove politically damaging for Rep...
