Global financial markets are once again confronting a familiar and unsettling force: rapidly rising oil prices. As crude oil surges past the $110 per barrel mark, investors, policymakers, and businesses are grappling with the far-reaching consequences of higher energy costs. The ripple effects are being felt across equity markets, currencies, and inflation expectations, particularly in
Singapore’s investment landscape is entering a fascinating phase. On one hand, capital is pouring in—from global giants expanding private credit funds to government-backed initiatives boosting IPO activity. On the other, external pressures like rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions are reminding investors that risks haven’t disappeared. As of 18 March 2026, the latest developments paint
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Why Cheaper Condos Can Be Riskier Than You Think Introduction: The $400,000 Question Facing Singapore’s HDB Upgraders In today’s Singapore private housing market, $1.4 million and $1.8 million condos often sit just a few MRT stops—or even a few floors—apart. Yet for HDB upgraders, that $400,000 difference can mean the line between long-term stability and
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Every time markets fall sharply, the same phrase starts appearing everywhere: “buy the dip.” You see it on investing forums, hear it from friends, and sometimes even from market commentators on TV. The idea sounds simple enough. Prices drop, you buy at a discount, and when markets recover you make a profit. In theory, it’s
Dear readers, let us take a closer look at the oversold and overbought stocks within the Straits Times Index (STI) as of 13 March 2026. Despite ongoing geopolitical tensions affecting global markets, Singapore’s benchmark index has shown notable resilience. The STI continues to hold its ground relatively well compared with other global indices. However, if
If you invested through 2008—or even just studied it—you probably remember the panic. Banks collapsing. Markets plunging. Headlines screaming about the end of the financial system. Nearly two decades later, investors still ask the same question whenever uncertainty rises: Could another global financial crisis happen? Right now, several worrying signals are flashing. Geopolitical tensions are
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If you follow Singapore’s REIT market, you probably noticed something interesting in the latest earnings season: office landlords are quietly outperforming. While many investors spent the past two years worrying about work-from-home trends, rising interest rates and slowing global growth, several Singapore office REITs actually delivered better-than-expected results. But the story doesn’t end there. Behind
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In Singapore’s property market, upgrading from an HDB flat to a private condominium is often framed as a natural next step — a lifestyle upgrade, a wealth upgrade, a “now-or-never” move before prices run away again. On paper, the numbers look deceptively comfortable. Agents show you a neat progression: sell HDB, use CPF, take a
Dear readers, DBS, OCBC and UOB stocks were among the closely-watched Singapore stocks last year as the trio helped the Straits Times Index (STI) to rally to greater heights. This is not surprising as the almost half of the STI are attributed to the three banking stocks. Now, with the geopolitical tensions surrounding US, Iran
Understanding HENRY in Singapore? Understanding High Earners Not Rich Yet Dear readers, today I came across a new financial term that caught my attention. The term is “HENRY.” In personal finance discussions around the world, and increasingly in Singapore, HENRY stands for High Earners, Not Rich Yet. At first glance, the phrase sounds paradoxical. After