Category Archive: Market

FX Thoughts : The Slow Boil Death

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http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/222624/the-importance-of-saving-money Uncanny that I was sent this SouthPark video, The Importance Of Saving Money, by Retired Trader and chanced upon, almost instantaneously on a WSJ article No Trends, No Friends for FX Funds –… Continue reading →

Poor Barbie. I Don’t Want To Be Smart, Jackie.

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I am not smart. My maid is. A pile of Lego blocks, of assorted colours and sizes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) She does not know what a can-opener is but she does not need… Continue reading →

Bernanke Doesn’t Understand Gold…. or Diamonds or… Tesla ?

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Bernanke says he does not understand Gold. What about Tesla ? For a company that expects to sell 21,000 cars a year, its market capitalisation has surpassed Mazda which sells 1.3 million cars… Continue reading →

SGD New Issue : PCRT 3Y SGD

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July 19 (Bloomberg) — According to a person familiar with the matter. Issuer: Perennial China Retail Trust Management Guarantor: Perennial China Retail Status: Senior, unsecured Format: RegS, Bearer Tenor: 3 yrs Initial Price… Continue reading →

Newsworthy Snips

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Singapore’s 2Q GDP Growth Momentum Likely Unsustainable, CS Says July 18 (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s strong growth momentum seen in 2Q is unlikely to be sustained because of some pullback of production in biomedical… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : Bazooka Ben Is Back

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I honestly do not know what to make of the statement. He said the plan is  “not preset” which is subject to interpretations but the market choose to believe in the continuation of… Continue reading →

Ad Hoc Commentary – France, the fly in search of a windscreen

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The FT had been showing a graphic on the burden of public debt: Comparing the burden of public debt http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bc1fb5f0-e057-11df-99a3-00144feabdc0.html The perspectives they had were: 1. net debt as a % of GDP… Continue reading →

Newsworthy Snips

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India Joins Brazil to China in Tightening Liquidity July 16 (Bloomberg) — India stepped up efforts to help the rupee after its plunge to a record low, raising two interest rates in a… Continue reading →

SGD New Issue : Help ! Oxley Is Back !

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** Oxley Reopening SGD 4.75% 5NC3 Notes due 11 July 2018 – Update #1 ** – Oxley announced the reopening of the existing 4.75% 5NC3 Fixed Rate Notes due 11 July 2018 on… Continue reading →

How To Make Money, According to Zico

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Zico, not his actual name, has been in the business for a long time, much longer than most of us, being able to recall the stock market in the 80’s. I was harassing… Continue reading →