FT notes the lack of activity going on at Keppel harbour, in “Vulnerable Singapore reflects a picture of inactivity”From the palm-fringed beaches of Singapore ’s east coast, i …

In this new, more xenophobic, economic reality, all it takes for China manufacturers to get hit with a 438 percent duty from the US Commerce Department is to not know how to read American.From Reuters “US sets duties on China steel goods as cases mount”:The United States said on Tuesday it set preliminary duties ranging ...

To get the straight dope, it’s always worthwhile hearing from drug pushers on how 1) drugs are good for you, and 2) their drugs are better than any other run-of-the-mill dope out there in the market. So with that, I give you Liew Mun Leong’s treatise on why you should ALWAYS go long on China ...

If you’re one of those who can’t stomach long highly technical and convoluted papers on Austrian versus Keynesian monetary policies, here’s one educated mofo’s rendition of the Keynes versus Hayek battle – in rap. Bring it on, bitches! (and what’s a little economic argument without some T&A?)

If this doesn’t send you running to Bukit Timah Hills, then nothing will. Despite the fact that S-chips make up 5% of the main board’s market cap, they now make up 15.4% of total trading volume in Jan. These guys are punching 3 times above their weight class, and I have a sneaky suspicion that ...

Obama’s decision to politically fix himself to an end date for pulling out of Afghanistan is “brave”, and makes the assumption that Afghan mujaheeds hiding in the caves of Tora Bora don’t have broadband. We’re betting that, as of right now, Al-Qaeda operatives are logging onto Expedia.com and booking 18-month long furloughs in sunny Dubai ...

Michael Pettis, one of the more clear-headed thinkers on the China-US trade relationship, has weighed in with his thoughts on why the odds of a trade war between China and the US are shooting through the roof. In summary, he … Continue reading →

Forget about reading any of the advertising flyers issued by the in-house economists and sell-side analysts. As a public service announcement, I’ve put together a statement that basically summarizes everything a bull needs to know about the Singapore stock market: “Singapore is now solidly in positive growth territory, with April exports going up by 29%, ...

Time for your Monday morning red pill. Just in case anyone still thinks the US has a moral reason to be in AfPak, perhaps this article will help remind us all that “it’s all about the KPIs”. Think Mcnamara and the body-count targets that grunts were required to hit (haha).From NYT “U.S. Admits Role in ...

Indonesian kingpins, Burmese generals and now Bangladeshi politicians? It’s almost news du jour now that regional governments, desperate to bring illegally stashed, and much needed dollars, back into their respective economies, tend to end up sniffing around Shenton Way.From today’s BT “S’pore dragged into Dhaka cash probe, son of former Bangladesh PM …