unemployment

Those on the edge of the labor market could either fix the problem or make it worse.

It is also human nature to place outsized weightage on perceived “wrongs” as compared to “rights”.

While unemployment rates have been falling steadily, they are still “elevated compared to pre-Covid-19 levels,” says MOM.

Covid-19 has had a measurable impact on the global economy but gains in productivity from robot use is far trickier to gauge.

Does 3Q2020 mark the bottom of contraction in unemployment and retrenchments in Singapore?

How long will it take for Singapore’s economy to reach pre-Covid levels?

In this issue, and over the next couple of weeks, we will share the many silver linings in the country’s most recently published.

The scheme aims to provide support to individuals seeking careers in Singapore’s financial services sector.

BOS Chief Economist Mansoor Mohi-uddin sees the Fed’s dovish outlook keeping US Treasury yields very low, supporting risks assets while weakening the US Dollar further.

The Covid-19 pandemic has done enough damage in the past six months to wipe out Singapore’s economic gains since 2016. The government estimates the economy to shrink between 5% and 7% this year, a lowered forecast of –4 to –7% given earlier.