Category Archive: Rates/Bonds

Down Playing the SGD … For The Right Reasons : SGD Corporate Bonds and USDSGD

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This year’s Financial Stability Review seems slightly more gloomy than last year’s. With headings like “When The Music Fades” and “When The Tide Goes Out”, are they sending out subtle hints ? I… Continue reading

SGD RATES AND BONDS DECEMBER SPECIAL

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IRS Slow but steady week with nice technical moves in the swaps. Thin liquidity allowed breaks upwards after failing to break lower into month end. The 5Y swap broke above its 50 day… Continue reading

The Risk Of Higher 10Y UST Yields….

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The risk of higher yields is not a chart-able affair. The new market paradigm is emerging : The Fed is concerned only about short term rates and has commited to keep them low… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Missing the Forest For the Trees

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How did we miss the forest for the trees ? The best performing asset in the world this week would be Bitcoins which are up 50%. The talk is that China has just… Continue reading

SGD New Issue : MICLYN EXPRESS 3Y >8%

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Nov. 28 (Bloomberg) — Person familiar with the matter says. • Issuer: Manta 2 Holdings Limited to be amalgamated with Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) • Guarantors: Unconditional and irrevocable guarantee from each material… Continue reading

SGD Rates And Bonds Weekly

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Economic News 3Q Final GDP +1.3% QoQ vs expected -0.3% 3Q Final GDP +5.8% YoY vs expected +5.3% Oct CPI +0.2% MoM vs expected +0.2% Oct CPI +2% YoY vs expected +2.1% Oct… Continue reading

OXLEY UPS THE ANTE WITH ANOTHER SGD 3Y BOND

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*** NEW ISSUE: OXLEY SGD 3 YR ISSUE *** Issuer:  Oxley Holdings Limited Status:  Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured                             Notes Rating: Unrated Format: Reg S, S274 & 275 of Singapore SFA Tenure: 3… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Bonds Buying Time OR Bonds, Buying Time ?

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What a week it has been ! … watching paint dry. US treasury bond prices are back to lower to Oct shut down levels and we have some fanciful reports out today suggesting… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – Monetarists should sit back and let Keynesians do infrastructure

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Larry Summers, perhaps best known for making foot-in-mouth remarks about women while a Harvard president, had recently remarked in polite circles that: “…we may well need in the years ahead to think about… Continue reading

SGD Rates and Bonds Weekly

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Economic News Sep Retail Sales Ex Auto +0.3% YoY vs expected +1.8% Sep Retail Sales +0.5% MoM vs expected +1.0% Sep Retail Sales -5.9% YoY vs expected -4.4% Oct Electronics Exports -1.4% YoY… Continue reading