Category Archive: Market

New Issue in SGD : KSH Holdings 2.5Y 5.25%

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Not sure if this warrants a post. KSH Holdings Markets 2.5-Year Singapore-Dollar Bonds at 5.25% Issuer: KSH Holdings Ltd. • Tenor: 2.5 year • Price Guidance: 5.25% (the number) • Format: Reg S… Continue reading →

And The Safest Currency Of The Year – CNY or USD ?

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Indian Rupee down 1.98% today but I believe the typhoon was in Philippines. Indonesia bucked trend with their surprise rate hike. Thailand considerably unfazed by their Amnesty bill. For the month of November,… Continue reading →

SGD Rates and Bonds Weekly

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Economic News Oct Electronics Sector Index 51.0 vs expected 50.9 Oct PMI 51.2 vs expected 51.0 IRS SGD rates settling into SGD strength and comfort zone for the week, ignoring half of the… Continue reading →

Monetary Policy Cannot Fix Our Problems In The Game of Dare

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It seems my friends and I have wine problems here. I am indignant as my favourite for the past 9 months, Fat Bird, a NZ Malborough Sav Blanc which I consume at a… Continue reading →

Comets And Confusion, Coming Right Up In Markets

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Just read up on Comet ISON that could well be the comet of the century for us and so I woke up at dawn to try and see if I was lucky enough… Continue reading →

NEW UOB SGD TIER 1 : Join The Party

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UOB SGD TIER 1 – Benchmark SGD Perp-nc-6 BASEL III-compliant T1 issue with reset at the first call date and every 5-years thereafter – Initial Price Guidance: 4.90% area – Size: benchmark COMPS… Continue reading →

Singaporeans Love Hong Kong – SGDHKD

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For all the similarities between Singapore and Hong Kong, their monetary and foreign exchange policies cannot be less than a universe or two apart. The first thing anyone who is forcibly posted back… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : Uninspired For Now

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“Success is a lousy teacher. It makes smart people think they can’t lose.” ~ Bill Gates Outflows continued from EM bond space, EM bond funds are observing outflows for 22 out of past… Continue reading →

Too Much Of A Good Thing – Markets

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Have you ever eaten too much of a good thing that it made you ill ? Or when someone offers you a deal too good to be true that it made you wary… Continue reading →

Ad Hoc Commentary – ECB rate cut: the European sovereign debt crisis has come home to roost

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The official story is the European Central Bank (ECB) interest rate cut is to prevent euro zone’s recovery from stalling as inflation tumbles. That is good enough for most. However, yours truly believe… Continue reading →