Inequality

THE LEVEL GROUND

Mind the gap opening up as HDB resale market slows while million-dollar sales spike

2026-07-27T04:15:45.000Z
The global economy may be experiencing a K-shaped recovery, in which wealthier households drive consumer spending and the less wealthy struggle to survive.
DIARY OF A PRIVATE INVESTOR

Investing in a K-shaped economy

2026-07-21T09:01:27.000Z
As more women take GLP-1 drugs, the size of the obesity penalty could change too.
THE BROAD VIEW

The economics of women’s weight

2026-07-03T03:59:48.000Z
A more promising response is Universal Basic Capital or UBC – giving everyone, not just the wealthy, a stake in the assets that are generating outsized returns, says the writer.

The wealth gap is widening. The answer isn’t more handouts – it’s a stake

2026-06-29T02:21:14.000Z
The richest 10 per cent in France hold around two-thirds of total wealth, which represents around six times annual economic output compare to three times in 1970.

French senators warn of wealth ‘black box’ in tax system

2026-06-18T09:06:42.000Z
Surveys show that people expect higher inflation than what official data or forecasts say, with grocery and energy prices shaping these views disproportionately. 

Are we in an affordability crisis?

2026-06-03T10:00:00.000Z
Taxing wealth via property tax, stamp duty, and motor vehicle-related taxes results in suffering for the middle-income and upper-middle-income groups too, says WP MP Louis Chua.

Top 1% of Singapore households hold 14% of total household wealth; top 5% hold 33%: Jeffrey Siow

2026-02-25T04:56:42.000Z
The latest figures include a group whose effects on inequality were previously overlooked: property-owning retirees, especially landlords.
COMMENTARY

Should landlords worry? Singapore’s new inequality data suggests tough conversations will continue

2026-02-10T07:53:53.000Z
Home equity – property value less outstanding mortgages – forms over half of average household wealth across all wealth quintiles.

Top 20% of Singapore households hold average wealth of S$5.3 million: MOF

2026-02-09T08:01:45.000Z
Household coverage will now include non-employed households alongside employed households.

Singapore median household market income up 6.8% in real terms

2026-02-09T07:00:00.000Z