SGD Weekly : Scratch Your Head And Miss The Boat
After the electrifying elections (where I did warn was not going to be as bad as markets thought it would be), it is official – Singapore would contend to be the worst performing… Continue reading
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SGD Bumper Election Issue : Lucky Singapore Savers
I say again, thank goodness for the elections. It has been an ugly week and the effect of the elections on the USDSGD lasted about half a day. While reports are screaming that… Continue reading
SGD Weekly : Timely Elections
I am thankful for the upcoming elections because these are times were we desperately need some distraction. It has been an atypical week because we do not often get Minsky moments in markets… Continue reading
DARK TUESDAY ALERTS : ANOMALIES IN SGD CORP BONDS – MEDCO AND GITI
Not intending to spread panic on a Dark Tuesday after Black Monday, but I would like to point out to readers some anomalies in SGD corporate bond prices. S&P Revises PT Energi Mega… Continue reading
SGD Mid Week Recap : Singapore Slings Surprise !
It has been more than unsettling for me when I painstakingly write 2 articles yesterday morning, one on Singapore’s first ever AT1 issue, to find them missing in the afternoon. If anyone has… Continue reading
SINGAPORE RATES WEEKLY : SG50 FOR YOU AND ME AND OUR NEW WEBSITE
Welcome to the new look Tradehaven website. It took slightly longer than we had anticipated and has been quite a lesson in learning that none of us are terribly good at design work,… Continue reading
SINGAPORE WEEKLY : TO READ INTO IT
How do we read into things ? *S&P REVISES ECO RISK TREND IN SINGAPORE BANK SECTOR TO POSITIVE *S&P: 1 IN 3 LIKELIHOOD ECON. RISK IN SINGAPORE WILL IMPROVE Positive is a good… Continue reading
SINGAPORE RATES : The Central Bank Makes Profits
MAS remains profitable !! “THE Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) posted a sharply lower net profit of S$281 million for the year ended March 31, 2015, due to currency effects. The negative translation… Continue reading
SINGAPORE WEEKLY : THE INCONCEIVABLE GDP
Remember to be a Singapore economist is to be Politically Correct & Cautiously Optimistic ? https://tradehaven.net/market/fx/singapore-rates-weekly-being-politically-correct-and-cautiously-optimistic/ So, tell me who would dare forecast this -4.6% QoQ GDP number ? Ranking of Economists 1.… Continue reading
SINGAPORE RATES WEEKLY : IS THERE A PROBLEM ?
US LIBOR 1M 0.1884 3M 0.2843 6M 0.448 ECONOMIC NEWS AND DATA JUN PMI 50.4, expected 50.2 JUN Electronics Sector Index 50.3, previous 49.8 JUN Markit PMI 51.1, previous 49.5 The SGD managed… Continue reading