Malaysia is having a rough year, rocked by aerial accidents, oil prices and most of all, political scandals. To an economist central banker like Zeti, it must be a nightmare because she is… Continue reading
This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** Inflation is the taboo word in bond world given its automatic association with… Continue reading
FRASERS CENTREPOINT LIMITED SGD SUBORDINATED PERP NC5 Issuer: FCL Treasury Pte. Ltd. Guarantor: Frasers Centrepoint Limited Issue: SGD Subordinated Perpetual Securities Ratings: Unrated Format: Regulation S only and S274/275 of SFA, SG; Issuance… Continue reading
As we sit on another anniversary of the NASDAQ Composite’s all time high that was reached in March 2000, commentators have come out in droves to give their two-cents worth as to why… Continue reading
It looks like India will overtake China in GDP growth this year after they “tweaked” their GDP calculations, India is expecting to hit 8.5% growth. http://www.wsj.com/articles/india-forecasts-gdp-growth-of-up-to-8-5-1425024900 But China will still be no. 1… Continue reading
I note that Australian yields have dipped below Singapore interest rates (not bonds) in the 4-7 year tenors and this has not happened since the Asian crisis because Australian bonds have, on average,… Continue reading
No doubt it is the year of the Sheep and credits, taking a backseat from the historic highs of the stock markets, have been sheepishly outperforming. A quick glance at the indices shows… Continue reading
When we started 2015, the entire world was waiting for the great global economic divergence and thus diverging policies from the central banks. 8 weeks into 2015, the divergence is showing up. Yes.… Continue reading
In our 2015 outlook, yours truly said that the S&P500 will continue to go up this year. Well, it barely managed to gain 2.88% year-to-date and it is now probably time for us… Continue reading
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