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The next Fed meeting will offer more surprises
At the Fed's policy-making meeting on Dec 14 & 15, officials will announce a speedier tapering of asset purchases.
December 09, 2021
Global Economy
Briefs: Strong demand for tickets on Singapore-Malaysia Causeway reopening; MAS weighs action over DBS service glitch
As many as 2,880 people a day will be allowed to travel in the initial phase of the reopening of the causeway.
November 26, 2021
Global Economy
Central banks and the looming financial reckoning
Central banks' contributions to global financial stability have never been more important.
October 07, 2021
Global review
For Fed taper, the end matters more
The Fed is currently buying US$80 billion ($108 billion) a month in Treasuries and US$40 billion of mortgage-backed securities.
August 26, 2021
Broker's Calls
Keep positions in selected retail and office S-REITs and industrial S-REITs as US 10-year yields look set to rise: DBS
The analysts at DBS have rated all the REITs under their coverage (mentioned within the article) at “buy”.
June 22, 2021
Broker's Calls
DBS, CapitaLand, MNACT, FLCT and other S-REITs to benefit from ongoing rotation: OCBC
OCBC adds that energy and materials sectors are ‘attractively valued’; to benefit from White House’s focus on infrastructure bill.
March 17, 2021
Tong's Portfolio
How much is too much QE?
Clearly, what was once unthinkable and unprecedented is now rapidly turning into the norm — with no end in sight.
September 25, 2020
Broker's Calls
Global gold ETF holdings now second behind US bullion reserves
Global gold ETF holdings eclipsed German gold reserves on Monday as investors seek safety from Covid-19.
August 04, 2020
Global Markets
The Fed is headed in the same direction as the ECB
The US Federal Reserve has started buying corporate bonds in the secondary market, but it is not the first of its peers to do so.
June 19, 2020
Broker's Calls
Bank of Singapore analysts expects no Fed hikes through 2022 as central bank fights off deflationary pressures
The Fed has come out in favour of maintaining or even increasing the pace of QE to avoid a new case of taper tantrum, says BOS analysts Eli Lee and Conrad Tan.
June 11, 2020