Tag Archive: USDSGD

Bonds In Conversation : Pulling Out All The Stops And The Aftershocks

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Yes. It is the 40th anniversary of Jaws, the movie. It been a week of dropping JAWS for sure, staring aghast at the Chinese stock meltdown and the subsequent breathtaking rally that surely… Continue reading

SINGAPORE RATES WEEKLY : IS THERE A PROBLEM ?

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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

FX Thoughts : EM Asia In QuickSand

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Emerging Market (n) – Country where politics matters at least as much as economics to market outcomes  ~ Ian Bremmer, Eurasia Group Economic development requires effective governments ~ Angus Deaton, Princeton Emerging markets… Continue reading

SINGAPORE RATES WEEKLY : BEING POLITICALLY CORRECT AND CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC

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US LIBOR 1M 0.1866 3M 0.28175 6M 0.4464 ECONOMIC NEWS AND DATA MAY Industrial Production +2.4% MoM, expected +1.8% MAY Industrial Production -2.3% YoY, expected -2.6% May Bank Loans and Advances -0.1% YoY… Continue reading

FOREX THOUGHTS : GREX-IN OR GREXIT ? AND OUR NEXT WORRIES

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Is today the real crunch day ? Monday June 22: Emergency summit After finance ministers failed to reach a deal in Luxembourg, eurozone leaders have been summoned to an emergency summit in Brussels… Continue reading

Singapore Rates Weekly

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USD 1M Libor 0.18225% USD 3M Libor 0.27975% USD 6M Libor 0.41090% 1Q15 Unemployment Rate 1.8% vs expected 2% but …the last time Singapore created only 300 jobs for a quarter was back… Continue reading

FOMC : The Mother of All Rate Cuts

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Is it any wonder that bankers which include the economists and strategists all draw higher salaries than the people at the Fed and that the promising and/or prominent officials often end up working… Continue reading

Singapore Interest Rates : Are the Waters Safe ?

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A quick glance at global 10 year bond yields and we note that Singapore has bucked the trend in the past 3 months. With SG yields towering over the US, which has not… Continue reading

Singapore Budget Trade Ideas : Any Surplus Is Immoral

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Looks like I pre-empted the Budget – T-shirt I bought from Uniqlo for Chinese New Year (which is now selling at a discounted 9.90! ) that is lifted off Jenny Holzer’s text installations… Continue reading

Singaporeans, Are Your Loans Feeling Heavier ?

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If you notice that your monthly instalments are getting a little higher, you are spot on the fact that 1 month SIBOR is at its highest levels in 4 years. Ok, we cannot… Continue reading