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Global Economy
Bond traders watch central-bank decisions to confirm 2018 rout
NEW YORK (Jan 22): The world’s biggest bond market probably needs a little push from central banks to prop up yields at the highest in more than three years.
January 22, 2018
Investing strategies
10 biggest investor risks to look out for in 2018: Natixis
SINGAPORE (Jan 17): Economic and investor risks still abound despite relatively optimistic outlooks for 2018, according to Esty Dwek Roditi of Natixis Investment Managers.
January 17, 2018
Broker's Calls
Why UOB is calling a 'hold' on SIA
SINGAPORE (Sept 19): UOB Kay Hian is maintaining its “hold” call on Singapore Airlines group with a target price of $10.10, valuing the group’s core airlines operations at 0.7 times FY18 forward earnings.
September 19, 2017
In print this week
What Manulife US REIT unitholders really want
SINGAPORE (Sept 15): Manulife US REIT, which was listed only in May last year after an IPO of its units at 83 US cents, recently proposed to acquire of a building called 10 Exchange Place in Jersey City, New Jersey for US$312 million ($422 million), and a
September 15, 2017
Global Markets
Mizuho targets foreign student boom with Japan dormitory fund
TOKYO (Aug 16): Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is raising a fund to build dormitories to profit from the shortage of accommodation for the surging number of international students at Japan’s universities.
August 16, 2017
Global Economy
Asia central banks rebuild US$6 trillion defense as Fed hike looms
HONG KONG/MUMBAI (June 13): Asia’s central banks are stacking the sandbags.
June 13, 2017
Global Markets
Danger Down Under: Yields drop with iron to fuel recession talk
SYDNEY/TOKYO (June 2): Whether or not the land Down Under snaps its two-decade-long streak without a recession, a glance at the charts shows this past week has been a "septima horribilis" (to purloin and tweak from Queen Elizabeth II) for the wo
June 02, 2017
Investing strategies
Macron vs Le Pen: What either victory means for global markets
SINGAPORE (April 27): Given the disparate political views and economic agendas of French presidential candidates Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen, VP Bank believes the behaviour of financial markets in response to either victory, after the upcoming retur
April 27, 2017
China Focus
China's stock market is becoming a world-beating dividend play
HONG KONG (April 5): To get in on the hottest equity trade in China right now, you’ll have to be quick.
April 05, 2017
Broker's Calls
Don’t be too heartened by SIA’s fuel hedging move yet, say analysts
SINGAPORE (Feb 9): UOB Kay Hian maintains its “hold” rating in Singapore Airlines (SIA) while raising its target price on the stock to $10.40 from $10.10 previously, following the release of the carrier’s 3Q17 results.
February 09, 2017