US stock quick picks -Aug 28
Trends to Watch Optimism: Bitcoin Slides Below $62K as Consolidation Drags on, but Traders Eye Possible Parabolic Rally (CoinDesk) Price Cut: Lilly launches lower-price weight loss drug without injector pen (CNN) Closures: Shake Shack to close 9 underperforming locations (MarketWatch) Tough Day: Why is the crypto market down today? (Cointelegraph) Big Day: Nvidia results could spur record $300 billion swing in shares, […]
5 Insurance Policies Singaporeans Can Pay Using Their CPF Account
Most people are aware that CPF funds can be used to pay for home loans. However, CPF savings can also be used for other purposes, such as education and select insurance policies. CPF is primarily a retirement savings scheme for Singaporeans, with strict guidelines to ensure individuals save sufficiently for retirement. Despite this, the government […]
Understanding Loan-To-Value (LTV) Limit & Total Debt Servicing Ratio (TDSR) When Purchasing A Property In Singapore
Singaporeans love properties. About 9 out of 10 Singaporean households own their own property. For most of us, buying a property is likely the biggest purchase we will make in our lives. Purchasing property in Singapore is far from affordable, with HDB flats starting at several hundred thousand dollars and some HDB flats even exceeding $1 million. […]
Market trends – Aug 27
Stock Market News Apple announces iPhone event for Sept. 9 – CNBC IBM to close China R&D department, affecting over 1,000 jobs, Yicai reports – Reuters Oil climbs on Mideast escalation fears, US rate cut expectations – Reuters 10-year Treasury yield steadies after Powell boosts expectations of Fed rate cut – CNBC Paramount stock edges up as Bronfman […]
BNPL VS Credit Card Instalment Plans: What Are The Differences?
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Morning Bid: Tiptoeing nervously along US rate path – Aug 27
World markets are entering a period of nervous uncertainty as investors try to determine whether upcoming U.S. interest rate cuts will be benign and in tandem with a ‘soft landing’, or mitigation against a more damaging economic downturn. Asian markets leaned towards the former on Monday and traded positively. But risk appetite steadily whittled away as the day […]
When (And How) Can You Change Your HDB Flat Ownership Without Selling?
There may be many reasons why you wish to change your HDB flat ownership. Typically, selling your HDB flat is the most common method of transferring ownership to another party. However, this might be a costly affair, especially if the transfer is intended to be among immediate family members and there is no intention of changing the […]
US stock quick picks -Aug 26
Stock Market News Fed Chair Powell indicates interest rate cuts ahead – ‘The time has come for policy to adjust’ – CNBC Meta cancels plans for high-end mixed-reality headset, the Information reports – Reuters Apple targets Sept. 10 debut for new iPhones, AirPods and watches, Bloomberg News reports – Reuters China’s robot makers chase Tesla to deliver humanoid […]
Stocks rise, bond yields drop on soft US PPI data – 14 Aug – [#2439]
Asia investors will digest the near certainty of a September loosening of U.S. monetary policy on Monday after a speech by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday confirmed that the United States is ready to begin cutting interest rates. At his keynote speech to the Kansas City Fed’s annual economic conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Powell said […]
DBS (D05); UOB (U11); OCBC (O39): Singapore Banks Dividend Yield And Share Price Performance
Singapore prides itself on being a financial hub with access to high-quality banking, finance, investment, insurance, and Fintech companies and talent. Our trio of local banks—DBS (SGX: D05), UOB (SGX: U11), and OCBC (SGX: O39)—are also the biggest banks in Southeast Asia. Our local banks are often cited as among the world’s best, safest, strongest, […]
