It is impossible these days to talk about financial markets without talking about politics and since it is impossible to talk about politics given the fluidity in the global balance that would… Continue reading
It is not even near month end or quarter-end, 5 weeks into the start of the dramatic widening Libor-OIS spread that not too many retail investors are overly concerned about, we got to… Continue reading
photo courtesy of Ms Su Tan, in Japan *October comes to a roaring ending with a new high in stocks and a new en bloc as each week passes. * With… Continue reading
Photo courtesy of Mr K.C.Kan, Nepal. Most Singaporeans are missing out on the en bloc mania as disconnect in property prices emerge between the real market and the en bloc market It still… Continue reading
Over a chat with some smart people, I got to thinking how some people are too smart for their own good, not as an admission of any intellectual inferiority but plain commonsense that… Continue reading
2016 has been a great hunting year for some investors, taking advantage of one of the darkest periods in Singapore bond market history to pick up obscene bargains while others footed the price.… Continue reading
Economic Data In May 2 June May PMI 49.8 vs 49.7 expected May Electronics Sector Index 49.1 vs 49.5 previous 3 June Nikkei Singapore PMI 50.1 vs 49.4 previous 7 June May Foreign… Continue reading
9th May 2016 This post was written for http://www.hnworth.com, a site targeting high net worth individuals in Singapore. Have fun reading ! ******************************** I was rather intrigued, and later tickled, when told… Continue reading
Some crazy short end moves following last week’s SOR and SIBOR divergence as we had pointed out : “Sibor rarely exceeds SOR given the opportunity for arbitrage by parties who would stripe out… Continue reading
The Singapore Monetary Policy Statement and the Thankless Job of Central Banking – Thank You, MAS !
by tradehavenphoto courtesy of Ms Su Tan of HK, taken on a wine tour of Sicily. October is looking to be a painful month with an estimated US$ 876 billion wiped off bond… Continue reading →