TIRED MARKETS : WHAT DO WE REALLY BELIEVE ?
It’s been good news as if we had not expected it – Greece voting to comply and China out of the woods and Yellen on track for the first rate hike from the… Continue reading
Cutting Off The Nose To Spite The Face – Teaching Masochism To The Greeks
It is a conundrum that the Greeks would to go vote and subsequently reject a bailout package in a referendum only to accept one that is worse off later. Is that masochistic or… Continue reading
What Are Singapore Car Sales Are Saying To Us ?
Some car sales stats to cheer us up a little. Mitsubishi is selling 1434% more cars than they were selling last year. Note that my stats are for till end May this year… Continue reading
SINGAPORE WEEKLY : THE INCONCEIVABLE GDP
Remember to be a Singapore economist is to be Politically Correct & Cautiously Optimistic ? https://tradehaven.net/market/fx/singapore-rates-weekly-being-politically-correct-and-cautiously-optimistic/ So, tell me who would dare forecast this -4.6% QoQ GDP number ? Ranking of Economists 1.… Continue reading
GOING FOR GOLD
This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** I would sound pretty irrelevant or even irreverent if I did not mention… Continue reading
ROXY-PACIFIC HOLDINGS LIMITED SGD 3YR 4.75%
**ROXY-PACIFIC HOLDINGS LIMITED SGD 3YR – IPG 4.75% AREA** Issuer : Roxy-Pacific Holdings Limited Issuer Rating : Unrated Status : Senior Unsecured Issue Size : TBD Format : Bearer, Regulation S only and… Continue reading
SGD New Issue : Nam Cheong 3Y 6+%
NAM CHEONG SGD 3 YR Issuer: Nam Cheong Limited Status: Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured Notes Rating: Unrated Format: Reg S, S274 & 275 of Singapore SFA, issued off the SGD600m Multicurrency Medium… Continue reading
CHINA FOCUS : DON'T DIE OF IGNORANCE OR IN THE HURRICANE
I am not sure why I ventured into the Chinese market which I said I would not touch for the past 3 months as red alerts flashed in the volatility numbers. It was… Continue reading
Australia Focus : First Test of The Ashes
It has not been a good week for Australian sports, with the first test of the Ashes looking quite out of reach and Nick Kyrgios bowing out of the Wimbledon in disgrace, amid… Continue reading
Bonds In Conversation : Pulling Out All The Stops And The Aftershocks
Yes. It is the 40th anniversary of Jaws, the movie. It been a week of dropping JAWS for sure, staring aghast at the Chinese stock meltdown and the subsequent breathtaking rally that surely… Continue reading