How to Invest After US-China Trade War Truce

2018 was a tough year for investors. Almost all the investments markets (stocks, bonds and commodities) are in a bearish mode. US-China Trade War is not only a

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How to Invest Amid US-China Trade War as an Asian Investor

The 2018 US-China trade war is a game-changer for the global investment markets. It is a once-in-a-decade investment opportunity that you have to seize. How can you grow

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5 Factors impacting your mortgage interest rates

By now, you should have known that the era of ultra-easy money is drawing to an end for Singapore mortgage holders. Singapore’s domestic interest rates are rising at their

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Why Is The Ease of Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) Restriction Disappointing

On Feb 10, 2014, The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced to ease the restrictive Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) on certain property buyers. What it says is

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How does US Fed Tapering affect you

“Of all the hardships a person had to face, none was more punishing than the simple act of waiting” – Khaled Hosseini, A Thousand Splendid Suns Now the

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ECB hikes key interest rate to 1.25%, Bank of England holds key interest rate at 0.5%

FRANKFURT – THE European Central Bank is raising its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to fight inflation despite the debt problems afflicting Portugal,

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“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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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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When times are uncertain, multi-asset is the key

September was probably the best month for most equity markets. Both stocks and equity funds have regained their grounds and recouped their losses. Leading the winners were equity

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