Author: Beansprout

What happened? Inflation in the US jumped more than expected in December. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.4% in December compared to the previous year, reversing the downtrend in the previous three months. Excluding the volatile food and en…

What happened? Active ETFs are coming to Singapore! It was reported that the first active exchange-traded fund is set to list on SGX on Jan 31. ETFs are investment funds that are listed and traded on a stock exchange. An ETF is made up of basket of sec…

What happened? After we shared our thoughts on the upcoming 6-month Singapore T-bill auction, we received many questions on whether we would apply for the 6-month T-bill or 1-year T-bill. Many of you have probably noticed that there will be an upcoming…

Last week, we shared that some banks have cut their fixed deposit rates. It was hence not a surprise that some promotional interest rates on savings accounts have been taken down. However, we were pleased to see that most banks continue to offer fairly…

What happened? Artificial Intelligence (AI) = Nvidia? The first name that many investors would think of when discussing the AI boom is inevitably Nvidia (NVDA). It is no wonder that Nvidia’s share price more than tripled in 2023, with gains of 246%.&#1…