Category Archive: Views & Commentaries

Bye Asset Managers, Hello Liability Managers !

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People have been asking me what to buy and what to invest in and is it time to look at bonds and sell stocks, all raring to invest those bucks. As I was… Continue reading

For Richer Or Poorer : The Problem With India Is Ours Too

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The most talked about topic for the past weeks has been the Indian current account woes and their worsening deficit etc which led to the rupee tumbling to historic lows. The irony is,… Continue reading

SGD Rates And Bonds Weekly

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Economic News Aug Electronic Sector Index 51.3 vs expected 50.5 Aug Purchasing Managers Index 50.5 vs expected 51.9 Aug Foreign Reserves $261.87 bio vs previous $261.1 bio IRS Light week in rates for… Continue reading

Macro Outlook : Taper Taser In The Most Important Next 10 Days

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All the good work of the PMIs were wiped out by the Non Farm Payroll which fell short enough to unconvince about half the world that the Taper is imminent. “Fed watchers Jon… Continue reading

How Do You Solve The Problem of Valuation ? How Do You Catch A Cloud And Pin It Down ?

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There has been some debate on stock valuations with banks naturally bullish (for the companies are their clients) and independent observers locking horns most recently on the CAPE methodology. CAPE stands for Cyclically… Continue reading

Calling Bluff On Real Estate

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“Around 90 percent of the 130,000 foreigners that own properties in Johor are Singaporeans, according to a June 3 report in the Straits Times newspaper.” THAT IS 117,000 SINGAPOREANS ! And some probably… Continue reading

Singapore Update

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By Sharon Chen Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) — GDP growth forecast at 4% Y/y this quarter, according to median of 19 economists and analysts in Monetary Authority of Singapore’s Sept. quarterly survey. • Economists… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – important: Pakistan nuclear weapons in Taliban hands will be the likely unintended consequence of the Syrian war

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Yours truly maintains that Pakistan will be the Achilles heel of the American empire: https://tradehaven.net/2013/04/25/ad-hoc-commentary-drone-happy-america-should-beware-pakistan/ We have noted the myopic benefits of the Syrian war: https://tradehaven.net/market/ad-hoc-commentary-the-many-short-term-benefits-of-restarting-the-cold-war-through-syria/ We know that Pakistani Taliban and Syria… Continue reading

Global Economic Outlook Still Supporting Deflationary Forces

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Published with the permission of Desaque Macro Research http://www.desaque.com The Global Economic Outlook Gets Messier The reversal in sentiment towards emerging markets has been dramatic during 2013. These economies have witnessed major capital… Continue reading

Still Waiting For A Crash ? You Will Have It

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Burning question on what to invest in on the top of our minds. I am torn between the rosy growth picture painted in the economic numbers that is severely tampered by the chain… Continue reading