Category Archive: Rates/Bonds

SGD New Issue Alert : Ezion SGD 5Y

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Issuer:    Ezion Holdings Limited Status:    Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured Notes Rating:    Unrated Format:   Reg S, S274 & 275 of Singapore SFA Tenure:     5 Years Issue Size:  TBD Payment:  Semi-annual, actual/365 (fixed) Details:  … Continue reading

SGD Corp Special : Biosensors Intl Group

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Stock price down 12.5 cts today, a 12% drop. Nothing to do with Singapore’s GDP number today, I suspect.. GDP did well coming at +3.8% YoY  (vs expected +3.7%) and +15.5% QoQ (vs… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Thinking of Taper, Acting like QE

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It’s been a short week for Singapore and a painful week for most EM especially India whose currency saw a new lifetime low against the USD, managing to outperform just Gold. The JPY… Continue reading

Credit Highlight : Unicredit SPA SGD

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Just a few headlines to while away time. “UniCredit SpA Tuesday said second-quarter net profit more than doubled from the same period last year, mainly helped by lower loan-loss provisions and higher trading… Continue reading

SGD Rates and Bonds Weekly

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Economic News 2Q Unemployment Rate 2.1% vs previous 1.9% Jun Bank Loans and Advances +17.7% YoY vs previous +18.8% Jul Electronics Sector Index 50.3 vs expected 51.0 Jul PMI 51.8 vs expected 51.3… Continue reading

Cashing Out Time (Updated)

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Facebook & Apple NYU Prof Damodaran who correctly called for a FB buy at $18 now says says sell at $38. He also said sell AAPL at $700. “Syncapse, the social media marketing… Continue reading

SGD Corps : Losers 2013 Edition

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Only 4 losers this year. The rest are winners !! Definition of loser = if the bond had been issued today at the same credit spread where it was issued at, its coupon… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Bond Tips For August (Updated)

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Great July for credits. “Junk bonds globally have returned 2.33 percent in July, topping the 1.73 percent gain from investment-grade debt, according to Bloomberg index data.” “Corporate bond returns have slowed this year… Continue reading

Crazy Month End – Big Candles, Malaysia Downgrade, And This Indian Oil Business

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This shows how on the edge the market is. Did anyone see that big candle in Gold this morning ? No explanation offered yet except that a german bank bought a chunk. USDSGD… Continue reading

SGD Rates And Bonds Weekly

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Economic News Jun Industrial Production -3.1% MoM vs expected -0.5% Jun Industrial Production -5.9% YoY vs expected -3.5% IRS SGD NEER finding its comfort zone led to a quiet week after the weaker… Continue reading