SGD Rates and Bonds Weekly

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Economic News 2Q Unemployment Rate 2.1% vs previous 1.9% Jun Bank Loans and Advances +17.7% YoY vs previous +18.8% Jul Electronics Sector Index 50.3 vs expected 51.0 Jul PMI 51.8 vs expected 51.3… Continue reading

Tulip Mania 2013 Edition

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I love this credit trader’s comment I found which I cannot reproduce. After a brief run through of the day’s events where we notice PBs were the main buyers again, it went on… Continue reading

Grand Dreams in Property

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The Trend “Rich Asian individuals are snapping up luxury residential properties and even office towers in the West. But Asia’s biggest investors, including sovereign wealth funds, insurance funds and pension funds, are only… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – death of proprietary trading

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JP Morgan’s exit from commodities trading will probably be remembered as the beginning of the true exit from proprietary trading by big banks. Cynics are probably right for alleging that, until recently, the… Continue reading

Australia To The Polls and NZD Crying Over Milk – Antipodean Woes

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7 September Australia. 22 September Germany. RBA on 6 Aug where a 0.25% cut is expected. Based on the OIS 0.5% is expected in the next 12 months according to the Credit Suisse… Continue reading

Global Flows And Data – Hard To Trade

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Global Purchasing Managers Index “The global manufacturing sector made a subdued start to the third quarter. At 50.8 in July, the JPMorgan Global Manufacturing PMI ™ – a composite index* produced by JPMorgan… Continue reading

The New Generation Google Economy – Living By You Tube

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My son made a cryptic comment which caught my attention. He said, “They live by You Tube.” I asked him what he meant. I notice the You Tube craze these day, he does… Continue reading

Cashing Out Time (Updated)

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Facebook & Apple NYU Prof Damodaran who correctly called for a FB buy at $18 now says says sell at $38. He also said sell AAPL at $700. “Syncapse, the social media marketing… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – the 47.5% haircut; still staying away from equities

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The Cyprus bail-in is confirmed at 47.5%: “…Deposits above the guaranteed limit of €100,000 will face a 47.5 per cent haircut…” http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/85eb3cea-f943-11e2-a6ef-00144feabdc0.html For those with deposits in banks, you might want to check… Continue reading

SGD Corps : Losers 2013 Edition

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Only 4 losers this year. The rest are winners !! Definition of loser = if the bond had been issued today at the same credit spread where it was issued at, its coupon… Continue reading