Singapore's Unemployment Rate Edges Up to 2.1% in Q1

Singapore's unemployment rate rose to 2.1% in the first quarter of 2024 from 1.8% in the year-ago period, preliminary data from the Ministry of Manpower on Thursday showed.

MT Newswires03:08 ET

Singapore Employment Rose in First Quarter

Singapore's employment rate in the first quarter rose but continued losing momentum.

WSJ00:09 ET

State Administration of Foreign Exchange: in May, banks completed CNY 1.25 trillion in foreign exchange purchases, and CNY 1.36 trillion in foreign exchange sales.

On June 17, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange released the data for May 2024 on bank foreign exchange transactions and bank customers' foreign exchange payment and receipt.

Zhitong FinanceJun 17 05:05 ET

The People's Bank of China has just released the latest figures! From January to May, new social financing amounted to 14.8 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 7% for M2.

RMB loans increased by 11.14 trillion yuan in the first five months, while RMB deposits increased by 9 trillion yuan.

Gelonghui FinanceJun 14 05:16 ET

Singapore PMI Signals More Private-Sector Expansion -- Market Talk

Singapore's private-sector expansion accelerated midway into 2Q, the latest S&P PMI data signals.

WSJJun 4 20:49 ET

SGD Strengthens Slightly Amid Risk-on Sentiment -- Market Talk

SGD strengthens slightly against the USD during the Asian session amid risk-on sentiment spurred by gains across regional equity markets after U.S. April core PCE price index released Friday was in line with market expectations.

WSJJun 2 23:18 ET