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Global Economy

The global economy is rebounding, but there is one big problem

TOKYO/HONG KONG (June 14): There’s a dark cloud building behind the world’s best period of synchronous growth among developed and emerging economies this decade -- one that in time could rain down volatility in global markets.

KCG said to eliminate 10% of staff, shut two offices in Asia

NEW YORK (May 23): Trading firm KCG Holdings Inc., which Virtu Financial Inc. is buying for more than US$1.3 billion ($1.8 billion), is eliminating 10% of its staff and shutting offices in Singapore and Mumbai, according to a person familiar with the ma

Currencies

Asia's carry-trade darling haunted by politics as Fed hikes loom

KUALA LUMPUR (March 30): Indonesia’s rupiah could reverse gains that made it emerging Asia’s top performer in 2016 as some of the currency’s key supports risk turning into Achilles heels.

Broker's Calls

Serial System on steady growth track, but not without potential risks

SINGAPORE (March 23): NRA Capital is maintaining its “overweight” rating on Serial System, the distributor of electronics components and consumer products, at a fair value estimate of 24 cents following its recent share price run-up since the research

Investing strategies

5 investment themes to prepare for the unexpected this year

SINGAPORE (Jan 10): Bank of Singapore (BoS) Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Johan Jooste is urging investors to adopt a cautious stance going into 2017, going “underweight” on risk assets and “overweight” in cash.

Broker's Calls

This consumer stock should remain steady in the face of stronger competition

SINGAPORE (Nov 30): OCBC Investment Research has declared Sheng Siong Group (SSG) as its latest and sole preferred “buy” pick at an estimated fair value of $1.15, while maintaining its “neutral” stance on Singapore’s consumer sector.

Investing strategies

Could 2017 spell the end of EPS cuts for the Singapore market?

SINGAPORE (Nov 29): UBS Global Research is expecting more cuts to its 2017 earnings per share (EPS) estimates in early 2017, but believes this is set to bottom out before a likely cyclical pick-up in 2H17.

Republicans have swept the Presidency, the Senate and the House of Representatives. Now what?

SINGAPORE (Nov 9): In a unexpected twist, the Republican Party has won the presidency, with Donald Trump as the new commander-in-chief, and have control over the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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Currencies

A Trump win could sink the US Dollar

NEW YORK (Nov 7): The dollar will plunge toward the weakest since 2013 against the yen in the wake of an election victory for Donald Trump, the most-accurate currency forecasters say.
Gold

Commodities

Hedge funds are hiding out in gold

NEW YORK (Nov 7): To understand how fearful investors are of all the wild cards in Tuesday’s US presidential election, just take a look at the gold market.
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