Currency War: US and China

The rise of China’s economic power since the past decade has raised concerns regarding the ability to sustain such growth and whether it will be able to overtake the US as the global reserve currency.

Minimum Wage Laws

In light of the upcoming General Election for Singapore, many political parties are campaigning to entice citizens to vote for them. Among a bundle of policies being promoted by different parties, one of which is the implementation of a minimum wage of $1,000 by the workers party. “Such a move would not only help the…

The Great Depression – A Monetarist’s View

After such a long period, the topic on the cause of The Great Depression has yet to reach a definite answer. The Marxists contended that the depression was unavoidable under free-market capitalism as there was no restrictions on accumulations of capital which when over-accumulate will tend to lead to a crisis. On the other hand,…

What happens if Greece defaults?

Hey I’ve successfully completed my military training phase! So… throughout my 72km route march, a thought occurred to me. What happens if Greece defaults on its debt? It seems pretty bad IF the EU actually allows it to happen, but what if… it really does happen?

Value Analysis on Super Group Ltd

Established in 1987, Super Group is a Singapore-based investment holding company that manufactures and distributes branded consumer products, primarily instant coffee, instant cereals and instant tea mixes products. Its source of revenue stem from

Announcement

Dear Readers, I will be away for Military Training from 17th May to 6th June. As such, there will not be any posts upcoming during this period. Regards, Colin

The Negative Income Tax

Familiar to many, the negative income tax was formerly developed by British politician Juliet Rhys-Williams in the 1940s and later by Monetarist Milton Friedman. The NIT acts like the regular tax system but instead of taxing lesser on people below the stipulated threshold, it supplements them with an additional income determined by the NIT. Take…

Investing from a Business Perspective

The great investor Warren Buffet once said: “When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favourite holding period is forever.”  Take a moment to look at your portfolio, and then ask yourself this

The Significance of Capital Flows

As globalization progress, the economy of countries are becoming more inter-connected. Manipulation on currencies and capital controls to drive up exports are increasingly common in the modern world. These are all by-products of the movement of capital within and between countries. So what exactly does Capital Flow mean?

A Tribute to Mr. Lee Kuan Yew’s Contributions

The recent passing of Singapore’s first Prime Minister Mr. Lee Kuan Yew on March 23rd has left a very deep mark on Singaporeans. Without him, Singapore wouldn’t be what it is today, a developed nation. A man with lots of controversies, he managed to lead Singapore from a country with no natural resources to one…

Bonds Yield and Interest Rates as Economic Indicators

If you’d read the news frequently, economist often use key words such as “Bond yields” and “interest rates” as an economic indicator. At first glance, it could be hard to comprehend why these indicators are used to gauge the performance of the economy. In this article I will endeavor to explain the intricacies of such…

China Economy: Uncertainties in the air

When President Xi Jinping assumed the role as president of the People’s Republic of China on March 2013, he vowed to transform China’s corrupted situation. At that point many people doubted his conviction to change China. To date, it seemed like Mr Xi is one step closer to his objective. From the period when Mr…

ECB Quantitative Easing: What about it?

On the 22nd of January 2015, the European Central Bank (ECB) launched a massive government bond-buying program which will inject hundreds of billions in new money into the euro zone economy. The ECB said that the purchasing of sovereign debt will last about a year and a half from March onwards, till the end of…

The Crashing of Oil Price

When the market closed on 9th Jan, the crude oil ended with a price of USD $48.36. This was almost 50% its value from a year ago in Jan 2014. Before taking an attempt to reason out the cause for such a plunge in its price, it is important to understand that there was no…

Free Market Capitalism and Wealth Inequality

Many countries around the world avoided free market capitalism due to many reasons one of which is that it leads to wealth inequality. Is it really that case? Well, the truth is, where there is wealth, there is inequality. Inequality is a real problem and it cannot be eliminated. A society that puts equality before…