Dear readers, it has been many years since I last paid for photocopying services. The last time I paid for photocopying services, related charges were based on a rate of 5 cents per copy. So, imagine my surprise when in recent days, that I went around the neighbourhoods to source for photocopying services and learnt
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Dear readers, there is an upcoming 1-Year Treasury Bill (T-bill), BY24101X which will be going for the auction on 18 Apr 24. Unlike 6-month T-bills, which are issued twice every month, 1-Year T-bills are issued less frequently, with issuance only once every quarter. With a longer holding period (1-year versus 6-month), it is only inevitable
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Dear readers, today being Hari Raya Puasa and a public holiday, I decided to get nice meals from an outlet of a popular prata chain for my family via a take-away. After tucking into the meals at home, my family and I were shocked that the meals we bought were so much fewer in ingredients
Dear readers, the interest of the stocks and financial markets still seem to be still on higher or lower interest rates and this to me, have been a rather persistent trend. While there has been some spotlight on the geopolitical tensions between Russia-Ukraine and Israeli-Hamas conflict, I believe by and large, many may have forgotten
Dear readers, these few weeks have been extremely hot and humid during the day. On days that I am at home during the day and do not switch on the air conditioners (I have the habit to switch on the air-conditioners only during the night while sleeping), I will wait for comparatively lower temperatures during
Dear readers, I believe by now, you would have read that UOB has cut its interest rates on its flagship account. Specifically, UOB One customers with account balances of up to $100,000 + a credit of a monthly salary of at least $1,600 +a spend in the same month of a minimum of $500 on
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Dear readers, Frasers Centrepoint Trust is the newest addition to the Straits Times Index (STI), having just joined the STI constituent stocks on 18 March 2024 (Monday). If you could recall, the Trust replaced Emperador stock in a quarterly review of the STI. Let us take a look at the performance of Frasers Centrepoint Trust
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Dear readers, in this post, let us take a look at the Singapore’s Straits Times Index from a macro perspective. The Straits Times Index (STI) is the benchmark index of the Singapore Exchange (SGX). It is a market capitalization-weighted index that tracks the performance of the top 30 companies listed on the SGX. These companies
Dear readers, these days have been super super hot, such that I don’t mind going back to office for free aircon! Working from home without aircon on these days is really super uncomfortable. The feeling is not unlike that being in an oven, feeling of being roasted and it really affected the mood working at
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Dear readers, today is Monday, the start of a brand-new week. The day when many of the working adults have the so-called Monday Blues. Make no mistakes, when it comes to work, I do my Best, no matter what day of the week it is. When it comes to charging forward ahead in a new
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