Daily Briefing: Singapore REITs record highest yields amongst developed markets; Consumer confidence hits seven-year low

And here are credit card habits that everyone should adopt.

This year was a total turnaround for Singapore real estate investment trust (REITs) as they seemed to have gone from zero to hero, attracting investors including BNP Paribas Investment Partners to Samsung Asset Management. According to Bloomberg, Singapore REITS offer the highest dividend yields among developed markets. Know the reason here.

Consumers in Singapore continue to be pessimistic about the future of economy and the labour market as MasterCard's confidence index revealed a plunging drop in the first half of 2016. The latest result of 33.6 is the lowest since 2009 and represents a 10.8% fall on the previous six months. Get to know more of the story here.

Since many people living in Singapore own one or multiple credit cards, it should be a must that these people adopt healthy credit card habits so as to not be stuck in a huge piles of unpaid bills. However, it is surprising that despite many credit cards out there, good habits are not common as anyone would think. Read here to find out healthy credit card habits everyone should learn.

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