“I hope, for your own sake, you have been buying commodities”

If you have heard from investment guru Jim Rogers, he once said, “Quantitative easing didn’t work the first time. It’s not going to work the second time. … All

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Korea Event Update

Two South Korean marines died and at least 12 were wounded in an artillery attack reportedly fired from the North on Tuesday. The market was initially reacting fiercely.

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China Raises Bank Reserve Requirements, Commodities prices tumbled

China ordered lenders on Friday to lock up more of their money with the central bank for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to

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Understand the risks before you subscribe DBS Preference Shares

Some of my clients are excited about DBS Preference Share recently and they are asking for my opinion. After talking to them, I realized that most of them

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China & Europe Markets drop sharply over China rate hike concerns

European stock markets dropped sharply Friday after fresh worries over rate hikes sent shares tumbling in Shanghai, and as worries over Ireland’s debt levels rattled investors. The People’s

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Federal Reserve announced QE2

The Federal Reserve launched a last-ditch effort to shore up the US economic recovery with a new $600 billion round of Quantitative Easing. The Fed’s first $1.75 trillion

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Manage Currency Exposure of your Portfolio

Yesterday, Singapore dollar hit new all-time high against USD at 1.288. Today, Fed’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) will probably announce the Quantitative Easing II, which may further weaken

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