Tag Archive: ECB EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK

SGD April Monetary Policy Statement : April Is No Fool

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Photo courtesy of  Mr Eric Chong, Singapore.     Weekly Market Bash – Do We Know A Happy Banker ? Another week and we ask ourselves do we know a happy banker ?… Continue reading

Ad Hoc Commentary – the sovereign debt crisis oscillates back to Japan

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Japan was downgraded by S&P from A+ to AA-. We said many times before that the sovereign debt crisis will center around Europe, Japan, and America. Europe is the ugliest, and America is… Continue reading

Forex Thoughts : Live Die Repeat, Black Monday

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There comes a time … when you heed a certain call, when the world must come together as one…. Yes. Today is Black Monday 2015 edition. A sea of red on equity screens,… Continue reading

Brekkie Bond Wrap

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We had a weak start to the week as fears of a Greek default and exit from the euro zone weighed on broader markets.  There was better selling across all sectors. In IG, we… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Sure Win 4 You Game Changers

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Apologies for the late report and prices this week. I had some trouble with my PC. 10 Singaporeans and another 4 foreigners from China and Hong Kong have lodged reports with the Commercial… Continue reading

Australia Focus : The Aboriginal Walkabout

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The Walkabout defined by Merriam Webster. “a short period of wandering bush life engaged in by an Australian Aborigine as an occasional interruption of regular work”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkabout   My dad uses the word… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : Change of Month, Change of Heart

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We had a change of month and a change of heart, it seems, in the markets. Alibaba timed the market high this round and we are down over 3% from that fateful 18th… Continue reading

ECB Today – Winter Is Coming

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We have been so caught up in the month end USD frenzy that I clean forgot about the ECB today ! And what a day it will be because they are expected to… Continue reading

Welcome to The EM Rattlesnake Round-Up

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Welcome to the EM round up. It happens once or maybe twice a year. This year, it started on the first day of January but soon erased losses into February, not without weakening… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : A Classic Conundrum And Unnoticed Trends

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Mankind’s constant struggle with the environment transposed to markets and a conundrum – if the central banks keep saying things are so bad, then why are stock markets at record highs ? Table… Continue reading