Category Archive: Market

China In Focus : Never Saw It Coming

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Guess who said that ? Alan Greenspan, of course. So can we blame ourselves if we never saw the Chinese stock markets “melt-up” ? After months of lamenting on our holdings and wondering… Continue reading →

Australia In Focus : Outsourced To The World

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  A big apology for the updates because I just discovered that the 1wk change number for iron ore has not been updating. The problem has been fixed. The Australian dollar is not… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : Preparing For Hysteria

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I am not sure how everyone’s week went, but if everyone is feeling like me, they will be mighty confused as we hit a speed bump in the markets and seeing some reversals… Continue reading →

Ad Hoc Commentary – Schauble thinks we are blind

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“If you look at Greece, it’s not a major part of the economy of the eurozone as a whole. Most participants of financial markets are telling us that markets have already priced in… Continue reading →

Op Ed : For 90% Of The World, There Is No Logic Or Means

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My professor friend solved that confounded Primary 5 math logic problem in less than 2 minutes, to none of my amazement of course, because we would expect All Teachers and Principals and Ministers… Continue reading →

Brekkie Bond Wrap

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Another relatively weak day in Asian credit with IG cash bond spreads 2-3 bps wider with the rally in UST and new supply pushing spreads wider. The tech space saw Tencent 5 wider… Continue reading →

SGD New Issue Review : INDUS GAS SGD 3YR – PX GUIDANCE AT LOW 8s

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DISCLAIMER : https://tradehaven.net/terms-of-use/ A bit more on Indus Gas after its mention in our Primary Credit Watch this morning. INDUS GAS SGD 3YR – PX GUIDANCE AT LOW 8s Issuer:   Indus Gas Limited… Continue reading →

Primary Credit Watch

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DISCLAIMER : https://tradehaven.net/terms-of-use/ Recap of yesterday’s deals: Central China Real Estate sells $300m long 5NC3 bonds at 8.75%, IPT 9.125% area, 1st HY bond in 1 mo. Formosa Plastics sells $1b 10Y bonds… Continue reading →

Brekkie Bond Wrap

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DISCLAIMER : https://tradehaven.net/terms-of-use/ It was a softer day in the Asian HY markets with bonds weaker by 1/4 – 1/2 points on some profit-taking after the strong performance in the past few sessions.… Continue reading →

Singapore Equity: Broadway Industrial

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DISCLAIMER : https://tradehaven.net/terms-of-use/ Quick update on the current portfolio: Portfolio Comments 1.  Ho Bee continues to see interest due to speculation over a privatisation exercise which is highly unlikely in my opinion. However,… Continue reading →