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30-Mar-2010 16:54 |
Biosensors
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Is Biosensors a good buy?
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where is the chart? it was an EightEr ?
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30-Mar-2010 16:51 |
New Wave
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*Reporting Currency in SGD Important: ShareJunction obtains our finance data from a third party. Check financial year before use. EPS values are recorded up to two decimal points.
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30-Mar-2010 16:49 |
New Wave
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Neglected GEM in SESDAQ market.
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*Reporting Currency in SGD Important: ShareJunction obtains our finance data from a third party. Check financial year before use. EPS values are recorded up to two decimal points.
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30-Mar-2010 16:45 |
New Wave
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Neglected GEM in SESDAQ market.
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What WAVE is NEW WAVE? who is the WHITE KNIGHT OR NEW LOVE? |
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30-Mar-2010 16:43 |
Sinotel Technolo Rg
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breaking out
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Z-Obee already brOkE OvEr what happened to sinOtEl's pOwEr drivE ? |
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30-Mar-2010 16:40 |
RickmersMaritime
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Container ships charterer with 170+ years history
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these NEW GiRLS grOw Older by the day. Tuesday, 30 March 2010 4:39PM S$0.260 -S$0.15 |
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30-Mar-2010 16:29 |
GLD USD
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Gold going up this year?
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USD softens and yet GOLD falls this TiME ? GOLD is nOt a HEDGE AGAiNST USD anymOre? |
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30-Mar-2010 16:26 |
China Aviation
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Is CAO going to rise higher??
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 4:25pm S$1.35 +S$0.170 WINDOWS DRESSING ???? |
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30-Mar-2010 16:23 |
Anwell Tech
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When it will move?
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ANNWELL TECH may be latE.... LAST WEEK TV SHOWED SOMEONE MANUFACTURED "SOLAR ENERGY CONCENTRATION BOX" at one-tenth of Normal Solar Cell Panel's Cost but can generate the SAME AMOUNT OF ENERGY. Conventional Solar Cell Panel will R.I.P. due to their traditional Cost which is 10 TiMES HiGH |
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30-Mar-2010 16:15 |
Genting HK USD
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CHERRIES PICKING GOING ON HAPPY HOURS |
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30-Mar-2010 15:54 |
Straits Times Index
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STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors
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TODAY Tuesday, 30 March 2010 Richard Hartung Two US tipping points for S’pore investors
THE United States reached two tipping points last week that could have important implications for investors around the globe, including property owners in Singapore who may find they have to pay more on their mortgages.
The first tipping point came on Tuesday, when there was a historic inversion between the yields for 10-year US Treasury notes and swaps.
This shift means that the interest rate for these US Treasuries, which are usually perceived as lower risk than corporate bonds because they are obligations of the government, was higher than the interest rate for swaps for the first time.
Moreover, there was weak demand in the auctions for 2-year, 5-year and 7-year US Treasury notes last week.
Analysts cited multiple causes for this historic shift. Changes in hedging practices by two big US mortgage corporations, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, as well as traders’ incorrect bets on interest rates were part of the reason.
So too were the upcoming end of the first quarter as well as fears about debt in Greece and Portugal.
Further, the rapid growth in US Treasury notes issued may be increasingly difficult for the market to absorb, with investors perceiving some corporate bonds to be safer than government debt.
The net result is that the US Treasury may need to continue to pay higher rates to ensure it sells enough notes. As interest rates for Treasuries rise, mortgage and other interest rates may rise too.
Indeed, the
The second tipping point came on Wednesday, when the
Unemployment remained above expected levels and payroll growth stayed below forecasts, so a shortfall ensued when Social Security taxes decreased while the number of people applying for Social Security benefits increased.
Social Security in the US is similar to the Central Provident Fund (CPF) in Singapore in that it provides retirement income for Americans.
A key difference, though, is that CPF account holders own the money in their accounts whereas Social Security revenue is put into a common pool to fund future payouts.
When revenue exceeded disbursements, something that was expected to continue until about 2016, the US government used the extra money from this pool to purchase US Treasuries.
Now, however, the surplus that was expected to be available no longer exists and the US Treasury needs to make up a gap of about US$30 billion ($42 billion).
While the gap is small in relation to the total US deficit, it has created a change in mindset and interest rates may need to increase to attract investors to make up the difference.
Does something so far away and perhaps unfamiliar matter in Singapore? Yes, it does. For one, it means that interest rates may well rise here and in other countries sooner than earlier expected.
Even though the US Federal Reserve has kept its benchmark overnight federal funds rate at nearly zero per cent, the rate the US Treasury pays for its borrowings affects other rates.
As the US Treasury pays higher rates to meet increased funding needs while demand for its notes weakens, mortgage and other interest rates in the US and Singapore could also rise.
For another, bond unit trust prices could fall. Since the price of bonds goes in the opposite direction from interest rates, rising interest rates mean lower bond prices. And the change could affect foreign exchange rates, too, with the US dollar weakening if the US is viewed as a higher-risk country.
Reaching these tipping points doesn’t necessarily mean overnight changes.
The timing and the level of increases in interest rates are uncertain.
The shifts could be ameliorated in the short term if, for example, US unemployment drops quickly or the US Treasury borrows less or the debt situation in Europe is swiftly resolved.
But with two inflections at once and the likelihood of slower US borrowing remaining low, a rise in interest rates and a concomitant drop in bond prices could happen here sooner than expected. The writer is a consultant who has lived in Singapore since 1992. |
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30-Mar-2010 15:43 |
Straits Times Index
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STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors
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Tuesday, 30 March 2010 As the US Treasury pays higher rates to meet increased funding needs while demand for its notes weakens, mortgage and other interest rates in the US and Singapore could also rise. |
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30-Mar-2010 15:38 |
Straits Times Index
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STI to cross 3000 boosted by long-term investors
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HK propo ses new Transparency Laws Hong Kong yesterday announced plans to introduce laws that ensure listed firms disclose price-sensitive information early, with those who fail to do so being fined up to HK$8 million ($1.44 million). The proposal was put forward avoid a repeat of the Citic Pacific scandal, when the listed conglomerate revealed in 2008 that it faced a HK$18.6 billion loss from rogue currency bets. The company said it kept the information secret for weeks in order to unwind the trades, a decision that drew public outrage and regulatory attention to how the city’s listed companies disclose information. Apart from fines, the director or officer in breach of the laws could be disqualified from office, or be deprived of access to market facilities, for up to five years. AFP
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30-Mar-2010 15:32 |
Z-Obee
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Z-obee Trailing Profit Protection
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30-Mar-2010 15:01 |
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30-Mar-2010 14:56 |
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30-Mar-2010 14:46 |
Genting HK USD
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CHERRIES PICKING SEASONS JOIN THE CHERRY PICKERS |
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30-Mar-2010 14:42 |
Genting HK USD
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TRANSFORMATION 2009 > 2010 >> 2011 >>> BEYOND GENTING HK has been TRANSFORMED in 2009 Still TRANSFORMING in 2010 Will TRANSFORM in 2011 and BEYOND |
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30-Mar-2010 14:38 |
Genting HK USD
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RecOvery started and confirmed throughOut 2009 Growth started in Decemember 2009 Additional Growth will begin in June 2010 Further Growth will continue in December 2010 More Growth and Growth on their way and BEYOND 2010 |
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30-Mar-2010 14:20 |
Genting HK USD
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Posted on 06:17 PM, March 29, 2010 Travellers Int’l set to open two new hotelsTRAVELLERS International Hotel Group, Inc., the partnership between the Andrew L. Tan-led Alliance Global, Inc. and casino-resort operator Genting Hong Kong Ltd., plans to open two new hotels in Pasay this year, 2010. The six-star luxury hotel Maxims will start operations in June or July 2010 while budget hotel Remington will follow at the end of the year, Jeffrey R. Evora, vice-president for marketing of Resorts World Manila, told reporters late last week. Resorts World Manila is a unit of Travellers International. “The casino occupies the first three floors of Maxims. The fourth floor onwards [consist of] 172 all-suite hotel rooms,” Mr. Evora said. Remington Hotel will cater to the lower-end market through its P1,000 per person per night rooms, he added. Last year, Travellers International committed to invest about $740 million until 2012 to redevelop the old Philippine Air Force barracks in Pasay into a gaming and tourism zone. Resorts World Manila is Genting Hong Kong’s first land-based tourism venture. Formerly known as Star Cruises Ltd., it is the third-largest cruise line operator in the world, with a combined fleet of 17 ships cruising to over 200 destinations. Mr. Evora said Genting Hong Kong last year moved its international headquarters to Pasay in preparation for the completion of the hotels. The 342-room, five-star Marriott Hotel was opened late last year. Meanwhile, Travellers International is preparing to start construction in its Bay Shore project, which is part of the government-initiated $10-billion “Pagcor City” development. “We will start construction at the end of this year. I know they reclaimed the land early last year,” Mr. Evora said. Bay Shore, which will occupy 40 hectares, is likely to cost $1.5 billion, Rafael Butch A. Francisco, president and chief operating officer of state-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor), said in a separate interview. “With the development of this project, we want to be one of the choices when people come [to the Philippines],” Mr. Evora said. “What we want to be is, if not the destination, the jump-off point.” Other investors in Pagcor City include SM Investments Corp. and Universal Entertainment Corp. (formerly Aruze Corp.), the leading manufacturer of gaming machines worldwide and co-investor in the Wynn’s chain of casino-hotels in Las Vegas and Macau, Mr. Francisco said. The government wants to lure 10 million foreign visitors to Pagcor City through new hotel, leisure and entertainment establishments in the 800-hectare entertainment complex near Roxas Boulevard. Tourist arrivals in top 14 destinations nationwide grew by 14% last year to 8.9 million, government data showed. -- Neil Jerome C. Morales |
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