Singapore Corporate Bonds 2017 : No Rain, No Rainbow

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2016 has been a great hunting year for some investors, taking advantage of one of the darkest periods in Singapore bond market history to pick up obscene bargains while others footed the price.… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – 2017 heralds in The Great American Total Solar Eclipse and Orwellian 1984

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It is a tradition for the Federal Reserve to hold an annual policy symposium at Jackson Hole, Wyoming in late August: “…Each year, participants from across the globe gather in Jackson Hole, Wyo.,… Continue reading

2017, Let’s Send in the Clowns !

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  We enter the first week of 2017 with a certain unease in our hearts that we cannot place even as the Singapore Straits Times Index has done nothing but rise every single… Continue reading

The Future of Real Estate Investment – 2017 and Beyond

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Photo courtesy of Mr TT Tan, taken in Liverpool.   Tired of hearing about the property market with at least 1 email a day from local financial sites (no names mentioned), selling the… Continue reading

2016 into 2017 : Alice In Wonderland

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Photo courtesy of Mr KC Kan, in HK  “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: “we’re all mad here. I’m mad.… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – shadow banking will help development banking move from billions to trillions

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Today, yours truly plan to share specifics on how to move from billions to trillions to finance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on our two basic insights: 1. the Federal Reserve’s reverse… Continue reading

2017 Singapore Rates Outlook : Falling Down The Rabbit Hole

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Photo courtesy of Ms Jeannie Tan, S.F.   2016 Has Been A Year To Forget So we emerged bleary eyed from 2015 into a dream state in 2016 and now to go down… Continue reading

Should I Chase The Rally – Greenspan Was Wrong Then Right On Animal Spirits

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Photo courtesy of Ms Jeannie Tan, S.F.   People are calling and chatrooms are buzzing with friends saying they were cashing out of their DBS stocks at SGD 18, after the steepest rally… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – Pump and dump Dow? Huuuge business tax cuts, farewell labor.

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  “…The Dow Jones industrial average has gained about 1,200 points over the past month. And interestingly, nearly half of that advance has been produced by just three stocks. Leading the field by… Continue reading

Eat, Pray, Love – Stressed Out Singaporeans And The Singaporean Economy

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Photo courtesy of Mr KC Kan, on his mission to Nepal.   Bye Bye Golden Shoe – The Infuriating and Inaccessible CPI Basket Bus fares reduced by 4.2% from Dec 30, with fewer… Continue reading