SGD New Issue Alert : CDL 5Y 3%

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NEW ISSUE: CITY DEVELOPMENTS SGD 5YR –  Final Guidance 3% (the number) ** ISSUER: City Developments Limited ISSUE RATINGS:  Unrated STATUS: Direct, unconditional, unsubordinated and unsecured notes FORMAT/DOCS: Reg S Only, Bearer /… Continue reading

Singapore Rates – No Fundamentals Required For Soaring SOR

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I think we shall be seeing a new record in SOR fixings today, so this is a forewarning for those who may be concerned. SGD forwards trading higher as funding tightens as we… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – darkness prevails over Europe, Middle East and North Africa

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Today, we will have the total solar eclipse that we had talked about in the past: “…Mar 20, 2015 Solar Eclipse on Rosh Chodashim (Biblical New Year) Apr 4, 2015 Blood Moon on… Continue reading

FOMC : The Mother of All Rate Cuts

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Is it any wonder that bankers which include the economists and strategists all draw higher salaries than the people at the Fed and that the promising and/or prominent officials often end up working… Continue reading

Market Thoughts Before FOMC : It Is Always A Surprise

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Why is it called a surprise rate cut ? There is nothing surprising about rate cuts when we get an average of over 2 a week, with the count this year coming to… Continue reading

SGD NEW ISSUE ALERT : SINGTEL 5.5Y SGD 2.58%

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SingTel Unit Prices S$150m 5.5-Year Fixed-Rate Notes Due 2020 (Bloomberg) — Notes part of long-term financing strategy, according to statement. Proceeds used to fund ordinary course of business Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp. acted as… Continue reading

Daily Brekkie Bond Wrap

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Daily Credit Wrap: Investment Grade: Asia IG had a weak session yesterday with oil and energy names underperforming as the bottom fell out of oil prices. We heard of selling in Sinochem bonds… Continue reading

SGD Rates Weekly : Sibor For Your Thoughts

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Given the increased interest in local rates amongst readers, we shall be bringing back the Singapore rates weekly that we used to publish in the past. I have decided to change to a… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – suspend all SG50 celebrations till LKY recovers

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Is bread and circuses all that we care about? https://www.singapore50.sg/ Do you go about celebrating 50 years of being family when the very founder of the family is fighting for dear life? http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/government-economy/lee-kuan-yews-condition-worsens-due-to-infection-pmo… Continue reading

SGD NEW ISSUE: ROWSLEY LTD 3Y 6.5%

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*** NEW ISSUE: ROWSLEY LTD. SGD 3YR – UPDATE 1 *** – New Rowsley SGD 3yrs announced with strong IOIs post SG roadshow – Initial price guidance: 6.50% area – Structural enhancements: CoC… Continue reading