During Obamacare, the Republicans said that the Democrats had poisoned the well. During fiscal cliff, the Republicans could be forgiven to think that the Democrats not only poisoned the well, but took it… Continue reading →

2012 is behind us and Singapore has cemented her spot as a safe haven amongst the global financial centres. Historic lows in SGS yields :  5Y to 30Y. Historic lows in the >… Continue reading →

‎ Bipolar disorder is a condition in which people go back and forth between periods of a very good or irritable mood and depression. Source : US National Library of Medicine. Being immersed… Continue reading →

Excuse me for my slowness. I have been off radar for 2 weeks and I come back to a different reality. 10 days ago, we had the Japanese elections, the fiscal cliff deadline,… Continue reading →

When did we ever start a new year without unfinished business, unsolved mysteries from the past year? In the non-exhaustive list below, most of the issues are obvious but the outcome is far… Continue reading →

Bullish Asia in 2013 just like yours truly is. The stars are aligned. Staying Resilient http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/2012/12/19/east-asia-and-pacific-economic-update-december-2012-remaining-resilient

There were 2 people in my life who had shaped me to become me today. I would not recommend either of them to anyone but I want to pay tribute to the both… Continue reading →

Guoco Group  Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — Hong Leong subsidiary Guoline Overseas offers to buy shrs in Guoco Group it doesn’t already own, paying HK$8.25b for 93.7m shrs: H.K. stock exchange. • Offer is… Continue reading →

Despite all the Fed bashing by pundits, yours truly maintain that Ben Bernanke is probably the smartest guy in the room. So whatever Uncle Ben does, we should watch closely. We know the… Continue reading →