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