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Energy & Commodities

Gold jumps 2.8% after soft US job numbers ease Fed rate hike fears

The US’ unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2%, pointing to continued labour market stability.
International

US job growth misses expectations in June; jobless rate falls to 4.2%

Hiring fell by 45,000 to 5.170 million last month, but the rate held steady at 3.3 per cent.
International

US job openings tick up in May; hiring still soft

Some 75% of graduates studying data science and analytics at NUS secured full-time employment in 2025, a decline from 80% in the previous year.
Companies & Markets

AI reshaping and creating Singapore jobs, but lack of experience a hurdle for fresh grads

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry, and chairman of MAS Gan Kim Yong says to scale AI in finance, Singapore needs people who know how to use, question, govern and improve AI tools, instead of just building them.
Companies & Markets

Singapore to upgrade PayNow, launch new finance institute to drive innovation

From left: Acting Minister for Transport Jeffrey Siow, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong and Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth David Neo meeting the media to deliver the midterm update on the Economic Strategy Review in January.
Singapore

Singapore releases Economic Strategy Review Final Report with more detailed proposals

A total of 45 Singapore-based companies and public-sector agencies featured in the top 100, including top choice DBS.
Companies & Markets

DBS tops list of employers sought by Singapore’s fresh graduates: survey

As formal employment opportunities dwindle, more are being pushed into unstable gig work such as food delivery.
International

China plans mechanism to evaluate AI impacts on job market

Vietnam has the highest rate of generative AI usage among the South-east Asian markets surveyed, with 36% of workers saying they used such tools “nearly every day”.
Asean Business

Vietnam workers keenest on AI in South-east Asia; Singapore employees among most sceptical: survey

Jobs that can use AI to amplify human skills such as creativity and judgment are rising the fastest.
International

AI splitting job market in two: PwC study

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