Bonds In Conversation : The Belief System

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  What a week it has been – riots in Singapore, Thailand going to the polls, China’s controversial new airzone and Korea seconding the claim with their airlines complying, USDJPY at a new… Continue reading

The Weakest Link In Real Estate Markets

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This is too interesting not to share with folks so I will try my best. Had a long lunch with my old insurance friend who runs a pretty big portfolio and he had… Continue reading

Return Of The Nightmare on Bond Street ?

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I have to declare I have not read a single bullish piece out on bonds for a while. There are reassuring pieces yet. Credit reports that serve to pacify, doing their best to… Continue reading

Thoughts on the Big Brother Chatroom Ban

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No one I know in Singapore is making a big deal out of the NSA scandal even as Indonesians burn the Australian flag in protest. Big Brother has come to the banking world… Continue reading

Running Markets – What is Happening With USD ?

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USD strength or USD weakness ? The USD fell against 18 of 21 major currencies since last Friday and the release of a better than expected non farm payrolls number. High beta currencies… Continue reading

Singapore : 10Y yield, STI and USDSGD

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Current levels : 10Y SGS 2.51% USDSGD 1.2510 STI 3115.86 It looks like this. The historical correlation between the STI and the USDSGD is very strong and negative, along with the 6M SOR… Continue reading

Masters Of The Universe

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I loved He-Man though my favourite cartoons were Thundercats or Mask (that I still think Transformers copied their idea from). Abe as He-Man ? “What we want is for wages to rise more… Continue reading

There’s A Kind of Rush to Rally, All We Like Sheep

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Should I feel gleeful with this headline ? That their fat bonuses will not be as much as last year’s ? Or be green in envy because it will still be a quadrillion… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Freedom Ship

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I have been capitivated by this Freedom Ship which, alas, I will never get to board. http://www.freedomship.com/ http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-12-02/how-1-will-escape For those who have watched 2012, the movie staring what’s his name, the Serendipity chap,… Continue reading

Clan of the Last Bears

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It is a case schizophrenia if we read what is out there. For the ordinary investor reading bank reports, you would think 2014 will be the roaring 20’s again as a new Bonnie… Continue reading