Tag Archive: Singapore

Singapore Millionaires In Trouble, Real Estate and The Mass Market Wealth Effect

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As I watched Non Stop, starring Liam Neeson, a funny thought crossed my mind. With QE1, 2 and 3, even ransoms are getting higher. In the film, the ransom demanded was US 150… Continue reading

To Hedge That Housing Loan ?

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It is great to be rich, and 99.9% of the world agrees with me, I know. But it does come with consequences. For a typical 1 mio dollar housing loan, deciding between  3… Continue reading

Playing Mr and Missus Nice – Central Banks and Living It Up On Leverage in Singapore

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Traders and investors all have the same prayer to their gods – that inflation continues to fall and central banks around the world will keep up with their stimulus for stocks and bonds… Continue reading

The Rise of The Kangaroo – AUD Bonds

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  To date, we have had more AUD kangaroo bond issues than the entire of 2013 – 127 issues compared to 118 for 2013. Singapore has had only 71 so far (last count… Continue reading

FX : USDSGD, The Time Has Come

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I have always associated the strength of a country’s capital markets with the interest in and strength of its currency. It is not a short term view but a part of my big… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : New Records, Then What ?

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Foreword : Tradehaven is an independent website striving to promote awareness on financial products and understanding of risks. The costs of maintaining a steady stream of articles is SGD 30k per annum and… Continue reading

How About Long Term Military Rule ? Fx Thoughts

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Foreword : Tradehaven is an independent website striving to promote awareness on financial products and understanding of risks. The costs of maintaining a steady stream of articles is SGD 30k per annum and… Continue reading

Strategy : Bonds For Secular Stagnation

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Secular stagnation is the “New Neutral“. Larry Summers was definitely no sour grapes when he brought up the secular stagnation issue last Dec shortly after he pulled out of the Fed chair race… Continue reading

Bonds In Conversation : It’s All About Debt

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The vision for the world is the “New Neutral” a.k.a. Secular Stagnation. I envisage this as a time where there is more money than assets left to buy, companies are being privatised via… Continue reading

Constructive Ideas For Singapore Markets : GLP and MLT

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Some readers may have noticed that I pulled the post on the idea of how some bonds could be issued more profitably for some than others. As it turned out, opinions were that… Continue reading