A short read at your local newspaper stand and you’ll find that the world economy isn’t doing very well… From negative readings of economic indicators to political conflicts, it seems like the good days are gone. Stock markets around the world are doing badly, and so are the commodities market and the different sectors as…
6 Challenges Singapore Face Recently, a trip to The Future of Us Exhibition got me thinking of how will Singapore be like during SG100. The exhibition portrayed a very dynamic yet unrealistic future of Singapore. Yet as we take a moment to look back at the past 50 years of transformation,
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…
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?
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
Just last week, the Strait Times Index hit its highest since pre 2007-2008 financial crisis of 3,525 points, breaking the 3,500 barrier.
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
What about the operations of the Federal Reserve System? In this day and age, the actual notes and coins circulating in the economy represent only a tiny portion of the money in existence. In actual fact, majority of the money supply is created by private banks as loans that are payable back to the banks…
A glance at Europe’s economy and you might tell that it isn’t exactly doing very well. The European Union (EU) recorded a trade deficit of 8900 EUR million in August 2014 compared to a trade surplus of 1600 EUR million in July 2014. At different parts of Europe, Germany industrial production has decreased, while Italy…
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