The Singapore Government’s International investment fund, which bought into some Chinese banks and Citi and Stan Chart during the crisis is having serious rethink of its investment in Emerging market prince Standard Chartered. meanwhile, “big brother ” GIC which invested…
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Temasek digs into a big bite of Standard Chartered | Banking Insight
Tagged with: Africa, Asia, Goldman Sachs, Singapore, Standard Chartered, UBS, Volcker Rule
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Retail Lifestyle, US
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Retail Lifestyle, US
Global Mid-Day report: FOMC minutes, London close downward trigger
Equities and Commodities are likely to continue reacting sharply in US markets after the minutes from the June 19,20 meeting were released. The FOMC had shorn US growth projections to 2.3-2.5% in the long term at the meeting and though…
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Tagged with: Burberry, Eric Rosengren, Federal Open Market Committee, FOMC, June, London, Monetary Policy, Singapore
Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, housing, Retail Lifestyle, US
Posted in Amitonomics, Bailout Nation, Banking, housing, Retail Lifestyle, US
Global moves: Singapore production outshines, Dollar retreat from Asia begins?
The Singapore Dollar has come back from below $1.2650 to above $1.28 to the US Dollar in the last 5 days as the Asian currencies have given to the US Dollar and the Dollar Index gets ready for a big…
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Global Economics: A championship belt for the Euro and a pounding for the world
Of course the Euro will survive, even though German manufacturing and thus EU manufacturing indices are at an all time low falling to 45, even below China for the better part of one year now. but then this column is…
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Tagged with: Asia, china, Euro, European Union, India, NATO, Singapore, United States
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, China, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Global, India, US
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, China, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Global, India, US
Bank Results Season: Standard Chartered effectively neutralised in Asia? (Q1 2012)
The Temasek controversy apart ( Aside: This is not much of a controversy really, The investor wanted to hold $10 bln worth of Stan C shares and we assume and hope that Stan C will find ADIA or other bidders…
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Tagged with: Asia, china, Hongkong, India, Middle East, Singapore, Standard Chartered, Temasek
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Europe, Global, India Infrastructure
Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Europe, Global, India Infrastructure
Meet the Volckers Marathon Pt IV – Welcome to Singapore
Editor’s Note: FX Swaps and Forwards are exempt from the clearing reqt in both US and Singapore. Another choice allowing Central governments, central banks and supranational institutions such as the International Monetary Fund to be exempted from the requirements is promising…
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Tagged with: Asia, Bank for International Settlements, Business, china, Derivatives market, Dodd Frank, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, International Enterprise Singapore, Malaysia, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Paul Volcker, Singapore, Volcker Rule
Posted in Financial Markets
Posted in Financial Markets
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Tagged with: Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement, ICICI Bank, India, IndusInd Bank, ING Vysya Bank, Punjab National Bank, Run batted in, Singapore, YES Bank
Posted in Financial Markets
Posted in Financial Markets
US Economy: ISM Manufacturing PMI at 54.1
Production sub index jumped to a 59.9 in the December report and understandably got a subdued 55.7 in today’s report. With Seasonally adjusted 53.1 for ISM in December 2011, the increase is well earned by the Economy, new orders sub…
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Tagged with: Adenosine diphosphate, Canada, Chicago, Chicago PMI, December, Economic Growth, Economy of the United States, Florida, India, Inventory, January, Purchasing Managers Index, Singapore
Posted in Financial Markets
Posted in Financial Markets
ING to sell $6 bln Asian operations | Executive Insight
The insurance assets have to be separated from banking as per a covenant with the Dutch government. additionally ING has to reurn $5 bln to the Dutch government before it is allowed to pay Dividend. The Asian operations are spread…
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Tagged with: Asia, Bank, china, Goldman Sachs, Hongkong, HSBC, ING Group, J P Morgan, Royal Bank of Scotland Group, Singapore
Posted in Banking, China, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Global, Investments
Posted in Banking, China, Financial Markets, Financial Services, Global, Investments
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