Tag Archive: MAS Monetary Policy Statement

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 →

SGD Monthly Snapshot : Wake Me Up When September Ends

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    Economic Data in September 2 Sep Aug PMI 49.8 vs 49.4 expected Aug Electronics Sector Index 50.2  vs 49.7 previous 5 Sep Aug Nikkei Singapore PMI 52.3 v 50.7 previous 7… Continue reading →

FX Musings : Expecting An Unanimous MAS Monetary Policy Statement

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      A recalcitrant thought after this month’s Bank of Japan meeting and the FOMC, is why not just subcontract our central banking jobs to them for a while ? If the… Continue reading →

USDSGD : The Monetary Policy In Dining Deals

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Someone mentioned to me in passing the other day that they thought that the UOB 1-for-1 dining deals are deflationary. What else will we have then, for the element of truth in that… Continue reading →

April Is The Cruellest Month Because Of March

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4th April 2016 This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** Private bankers and investors alike raise their eyebrows when I… Continue reading →

Singapore Weekly : Ripley’s Believe It Or Not ?

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Believe it or not, we are nearly haze free. Narrowly missing out on a technical recession, GDP grew 0.1% QoQ in 3Q15 although we shall know the truth next month between 18-25 Nov… Continue reading →

Fussing Over The Mortgage Rate

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This post was written a week ago for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading… ******************************** Writing this piece 2 days before the MAS announces their semi… Continue reading →

SGD Monetary Policy Statement : Counting Down Days To The What If ??

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Postponing the MPS was a good idea, all the way to the 14th of October just in time for the haze to subside and a less grumpy local market audience as the SG… Continue reading →

Fx Thoughts : Uncovered By Haze

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A truly amazing week if we consider that some of these currency moves have not been seen in over a decade and of course, we are talking about the MYR which has the… Continue reading →