Author: Just my thoughts on investing

Overall, Reits listed in SGX have performed well in view of the coming rate cut. Today, I want to look at the US office reits in particular, as they have been beaten badly due to low occupancy rate since Covid, and the property valuation affected by th…

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signalled on Wednesday that a rate cut could happen in September, as long as there is no major change or upset from the economic data. Given this confidence, market is shifting to long term  US Treasury …

 It seems $5000 is the magic number to live comfortably for retirement in Singapore, as I have seen a few posts on this, However, one needs to know that this amount will varies as it really depends on one’s lifestyle and situation. Anyway, g…

 Last night (Singapore time), the Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged and indicated that there will be one rate cute before end of this year. Now that there is clarity on the direction of the interest rates, what does one nee…

The most recent inflation data in the US exceeded last year’s figures, aligning with market expectations that the May FOMC meeting would not announce a rate cut. As anticipated, the Federal Reserve Chair refrained from lowering rates and notably …