SGD New Issue : PCRT 3Y SGD

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July 19 (Bloomberg) — According to a person familiar with the matter. Issuer: Perennial China Retail Trust Management Guarantor: Perennial China Retail Status: Senior, unsecured Format: RegS, Bearer Tenor: 3 yrs Initial Price… Continue reading

Newsworthy Snips

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Singapore’s 2Q GDP Growth Momentum Likely Unsustainable, CS Says July 18 (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s strong growth momentum seen in 2Q is unlikely to be sustained because of some pullback of production in biomedical… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Bazooka Ben Is Back

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I honestly do not know what to make of the statement. He said the plan is  “not preset” which is subject to interpretations but the market choose to believe in the continuation of… Continue reading

Singapore Banks Headache & The USDSGD

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July 15 (Bloomberg) — Singapore’s June home sales rose for a second month to the highest since a March record as Moody’s Investors Service cut its outlook for the city’s banking system on… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – France, the fly in search of a windscreen

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The FT had been showing a graphic on the burden of public debt: Comparing the burden of public debt http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/bc1fb5f0-e057-11df-99a3-00144feabdc0.html The perspectives they had were: 1. net debt as a % of GDP… Continue reading

Newsworthy Snips

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India Joins Brazil to China in Tightening Liquidity July 16 (Bloomberg) — India stepped up efforts to help the rupee after its plunge to a record low, raising two interest rates in a… Continue reading

SGD New Issue : Help ! Oxley Is Back !

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** Oxley Reopening SGD 4.75% 5NC3 Notes due 11 July 2018 – Update #1 ** – Oxley announced the reopening of the existing 4.75% 5NC3 Fixed Rate Notes due 11 July 2018 on… Continue reading

How To Make Money, According to Zico

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Zico, not his actual name, has been in the business for a long time, much longer than most of us, being able to recall the stock market in the 80’s. I was harassing… Continue reading

SGD Rates and Bonds Weekly

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Economic News 2Q13 GDP +15.2% QoQ vs expected +8.1% 2Q13 GDP +3.7% YoY vs expected +2% May Retail Sales +3.2% YoY vs expected +1.8% May Retail Sales +2.1% MoM vs expected -1% May… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – Singapore still fighting the last war

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In America, they are still fighting the Great Depression, thus the bias to stimulate. In Germany, they are still fighting hyperinflation, thus austerity. In Singapore, they are still fighting the Asian Financial Crisis… Continue reading