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Singapore’s fresh grads see higher salaries, full-time employment rates in 2022

FRESH graduates from Singapore’s four autonomous universities had higher full-time employment rates and salaries in 2022, compared to earlier and pre-pandemic cohorts, according to an annual survey released on Monday (Jan 20).

10-year bond yields to rise on Fed hike expectations, but still likely to end year lower: analysts

TEN-YEAR bond yields are expected to rebound as investors begin to price in the possibility that the US Federal Reserve will be more aggressive with its hikes than previously expected. Analysts said the recent fall in bond yields was likely overdone, although rates will still end 2023 lower year on year.

Singapore firms gloomier about H1 after poorer Q4 performance: BT-SUSS poll

BUSINESS sentiment for the next six months has become gloomier as firms’ performance worsened further from a quarter ago, the latest Business Times-Singapore University of Social Sciences (BT-SUSS) Business Climate Survey has found.

Malaysia’s January exports rise 1.6%, missing forecast; dragged by lower palm oil product exports

MALAYSIA’S external trade in January continued to expand at a slower pace due to lower exports of palm oil and natural rubber products.

SPH Media, Nikkei exploring MOU and future areas of collaboration

SPH Media Trust (SMT) and Japan’s media group Nikkei are exploring a memorandum of understanding in the second quarter of this year to enhance future collaboration.

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Singapore stocks track Wall Street losses; STI down 0.6%

SINGAPORE shares bucked regional trends on Monday (Feb 20), as expectations of further rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve weighed on investor sentiment.