Category Archive: Rates/Bonds

AUSTRALIA FOCUS : THE CURSE OF ASHLEY MADISON AND APPLE

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  Ugly commodity headlines as usual. Oil’s Slump Claims Another Casualty as Santos CEO Steps Down Origin Energy swings to a loss following writedowns, warns of falling oil prices But nothing can match… Continue reading

CHINA FOCUS : WALKING CABBAGES, LEAVE ME ALONE, LEST IT COMES BACK TO BITE YOU

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We have the lowest weekly close for the SHCOMP since March, scores of Chinese tourists wounded in the Bangkok bombings and CNH settling down in a new trading range this week and what… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Those Who Buy Today Are Luckier Than Those Who Bought Last Month

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I was chatting with my stock broker and he was telling me that he and his mates aren’t having a great time and neither are their oil trader friends and, in his opinion,… Continue reading

SGD NEW ISSUES : LTA 7Y AND 12Y

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**NEW ISSUE: LAND TRANSPORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE – SGD 7Y/12Y NOTES** ISSUER: Land Transport Authority of Singapore STATUS: Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured Notes, issuance off the S$5 Billion Multicurrency Medium Term Note… Continue reading

SGD NEW ISSUE : ASPIAL 5Y 5.25% SGD 75 MIO

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** ASPIAL TREASURY PTE. LTD. – SGD 5YR AT 5.25% ** ISSUER:  ASPIAL TREASURY PTE. LTD. (“Issuer”) GUARANTOR: ASPIAL CORPORATION LIMITED (“Guarantor”) STATUS:  Direct, unsubordinated, unconditional and unsecured TENOR: 5 years OFFER/ISSUE:  Up… Continue reading

SGD Mid Week Recap : Singapore Slings Surprise !

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It has been more than unsettling for me when I painstakingly write 2 articles yesterday morning, one on Singapore’s first ever AT1 issue, to find them missing in the afternoon. If anyone has… Continue reading

Preparing To Be Unprepared For The Minsky Moment

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This post was written a week ago for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading… ******************************** Help, my son wants to read Economics for his GCSE examinations… Continue reading

SGD BOND ALERT : SG LOVES GITI TIRES AND TATA STEEL BONDS !

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SINGAPORE LOVES GITI TIRES BONDS ! It started when I listed the bottom 5 bonds of last week on the forum for a reader and I realised that Gajah Tunggal (B2/B)  USD 7.75%… Continue reading

AUSTRALIA FOCUS : STILL THE FAVOURED CHILD

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I misread the headlines as usual so it was a 14 consecutive yearly loss for the Wallabies against the All Blacks for the Bledisloe Cup yesterday as the AUD closed the week surprisingly… Continue reading

CHINA IN FOCUS : A BLAST THAT WILL LEAVE NO ONE STANDING

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What a week for China starting with 3 days of continuous devaluations to end with a chemical blast in Tianjin port, the 10th largest in the world, that last left many dead or… Continue reading