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As part of a busy week, the UK sees the publication of monthly labour market statistics for June. These are expected to continue to paint a fairly mixed picture with claimant count unemployment likely to fall by another 20k, while the more inclusive ILO measure is expected to show little,

At the March meeting, the FOMC voted to keep the fed funds rate at a range of 0 to 0.25%, and the phrase that interest rates were likely to remain low “for an extended period” remained part of the statement. Thomas Hoenig voted against the policy decision again, as he…

‘A LOT of people don’t understand that you can still make a small apartment feel comfortable if you do not put in the wrong things. Space planning to me is the most important part of interior design; it is not about decoration first,’ says William Ong, executive chairman of Axis ID.
Micro apartments and shoebox units have gained currency in the past year or so as some developers have shrunk apartm… more

BUDGET 2010 was a watershed proclamation of intent by the government to aim its resources at boosting productivity and innovation to transform the economy. The focus of the financial rewards was on employers and corporations as conduits delivering the state’s investment to the workforce.

How many of us have paused to consider what it means at a personal level to be proactive in being part of thi… more

WHO would you trust more? A fireman, or a real estate agent?
Thought so.
So did 760 Singapore residents who took part in an online poll conducted by Reader’s Digest magazine on the most trusted professionals in the country.
Conducted last October, the poll gave them two lists of 55 individuals and 40 professions and asked them to rate their trustworthiness on a scale of one to 10.
The results show… more

Sequential attempts to deal with particular problems in our economy have not solved any problems since the recession began. Instead, we have simply pushed the economic pressures in the economy, as if it were a child’s balloon, to another part of the balloon. Almost four years ago we published an…