Singapore Market Buzz and Round Up

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This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ****************** Between Gold and the other Black Gold that we know as oil, the… Continue reading →

Forex Thoughts : The Deflationary Mindset

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4 days, 2 major events and we had a topsy turvy month end into the last month of the year. The OPEC meeting on Thanksgiving started the ball rolling with no cuts to… Continue reading →

Lifestyle: 2002 Great Bubbles x Chinese Food

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It was over a bottle of a delightful 2002 vintage grower champagne with M. and D. at Peel Street’s Nocturne, when the idea of hosting a vintage champagne horizontal came to me. What… Continue reading →

China In Focus : Horse-Powered Rally

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After last week and my thoughts on Chinese Ferrari-fleet weddings, the Straits Times reported a neat little Rolls Royce one in Tangshan and there will be more ahead as wild horses and commodity… Continue reading →

Australia In Focus : The Summer Heat Is On

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This will be a longer piece because we will be taking a break from Australia in December to concentrate on the 2015 outlooks and to relax in the spirit of the festive and… Continue reading →

Financial Vulnerabilities In Stability Part 2 – Sustained Growth in the Time of UMP

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To continue from part 1, I assume everyone has read the lengthy treatise that the MAS team painstakingly puts up each year. http://www.mas.gov.sg/~/media/resource/publications/fsr/FSR%202014.pdf It carries it usually cautionary tones that went unheeded last… Continue reading →

Bonds In Conversation : Oily Deflation Means The Best Assets In Life Aren’t Free

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Markets are reeling from the OPEC decision which was already known a week ago but nonetheless still a confrontation of OPEC versus BoJ and the ECB. DEFLATION vs INFLATION And a wonderful solution… Continue reading →

OPEC PREVIEW : NO CUT IS GLUT

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VIENNA, Nov 26 (Reuters) – OPEC Gulf oil producers will not propose an output cut on Thursday, reducing the likelihood of joint action by OPEC to prop up prices that have sunk by… Continue reading →

Financial Vulnerabilities In Stability Part 1 – Leverage Will Get Expensive

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103 pages this year, compared to last year’s 91 pages. The Financial Stability Review is out again and I have not read it all yet. Link to report – http://www.mas.gov.sg/~/media/resource/publications/fsr/FSR%202014.pdf Link to my… Continue reading →

Singapore Market Buzz And Round Up

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This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ************** The main buzz in Singapore would be the Sentosa Cove condos going at… Continue reading →