Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for February 2024

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Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (May 2024)—Rates Up To 3.75%, Minimum Deposits From $500
If you think that fixed deposits are only for conservative cash-rich aunties and uncles, think again. A fixed deposit (also known as a time deposit) account is a type of... The post Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (May 2024)—Rates Up To 3.75%, Minimum Deposits From $500 appeared first on MoneySmart Blog.
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DBS, OCBC or UOB: Which of the Three Singapore Banks Should You Buy?
It can be a tough decision to decide between the three big local banks. We simplify the decision by comparing various metrics across the lenders. The post DBS, OCBC or UOB: Which of the Three Singapore Banks Should You Buy? appeared first on The Smart Investor.
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Warren Buffett "Guaranteed" He'd Get 50% Annual Returns With Only $1 Million As Berkshire's Cash Hoard Soars To Over $189 Billion
Legendary investor Warren Buffett has long advocated for the average investor to regularly put money in an S&P 500 index fund rather than buying actively managed funds. However, that's not to say he doesn't think massive outperformance isn't possible. As far back as 1999, Mr. Buffett famously said he could achieve 50% annual returns if he had only $1 million to manage, stating, "The highest rates of return I’ve ever achieved were in the 1950s. I killed the Dow. You ought to see the numbers. But
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Unveiling 3 SGX Dividend Stocks With Yields Up To 7.4%
As the Singapore market embraces innovation, exemplified by Deutsche Bank joining the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Project Guardian to explore asset tokenization, investors are witnessing a dynamic shift in financial technologies and investment possibilities. In this evolving landscape, dividend stocks remain appealing for their potential to offer steady income streams, particularly when navigating through periods of technological transformation and market adaptation.
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OCBC Launched a Takeover Offer for Great Eastern: Positive or Negative for Investors?
OCBC has made an offer for insurer Great Eastern Holdings. Will this move benefit the lender? The post OCBC Launched a Takeover Offer for Great Eastern: Positive or Negative for Investors? appeared first on The Smart Investor.
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McDonald’s, Apple and Tesla can’t bet on making a fortune in China anymore
For decades, Western companies made a fortune betting on the inexorable rise of the Chinese consumer. Now an economic slump and the emergence of ferocious local competitors means those bets look less safe as price wars erupt.
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Boustead Singapore Limited (SGX:F9D) insiders seem bullish, own 46% and have been buying more recently
Key Insights Insiders appear to have a vested interest in Boustead Singapore's growth, as seen by their sizeable...
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The Next AI Bull Run Just Started: 3 Top Ranked Stocks to Ride the Trend
These product releases just reaffirmed how massively this technology is going to change our lives
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Stock market today: S&P 500 breaches 5,300 as stocks rally to records after CPI
Stocks edged higher on Wednesday as investors digested fresh readings on inflation and consumer spending.
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Compared to Estimates, Sea Limited (SE) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Sea Limited (SE) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended March 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
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Is Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) Potentially Undervalued?
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Japan's economy skids, complicating BOJ's rate hike plans
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's economy contracted in the first quarter, squeezed by weaker consumption and external demand and throwing a fresh challenge to policymakers as the central bank looks to lift interest rates away from near-zero levels. Preliminary gross domestic product (GDP) data from the Cabinet Office on Thursday showed Japan's economy shrank 2.0% annualised in January-March from the prior quarter, faster than the 1.5% drop seen in a Reuters poll of economists. The reading translates into a quarterly contraction of 0.5%, versus a 0.4% decline expected by economists.
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Stock market today: Nasdaq closes at record high, meme stocks surge again ahead of inflation data
Meme stocks soared again as US equities more broadly stayed muted in the countdown to fresh inflation data and a Jerome Powell speech.
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Is Zscaler (ZS) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?
Based on the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), Zscaler (ZS) should be added to one's portfolio. Wall Street analysts' overly optimistic recommendations cast doubt on the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric. So, is the stock worth buying?
Reuters
Strong services fan US producer inflation in April
U.S. producer prices increased more than expected in April amid strong gains in the costs of services like portfolio management and hotel accommodation, indicating that inflation remained stubbornly high early in the second quarter. The report from the Labor Department on Tuesday also showed wholesale goods prices rising solidly last month, though the cost of food declined. It followed recent surveys showing an increase in inflation expectations, prompting traders to trim bets for a September interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.
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US STOCKS-Wall Street boasts record closes as inflation data fuels rate-cut bets
Wall Street's three major indexes notched record closes on Wednesday with the benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq both advancing more than 1%, after a smaller-than-expected rise in consumer inflation bolstered investors' hopes for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. All three indexes hit intraday record highs with technology stocks leading the charge.
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Stock markets set records, dollar slides as US inflation cools
Stock markets struck record highs Wednesday after official data showed US inflation cooled slightly in April, raising hopes that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the coming months.Given the inflation data "combined with Powell's reiteration yesterday that the bar to rate hikes remains very high, it looks like stocks have a clear path to make another run at record highs," said IG analyst Chris Beauchamp.
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China's Tencent Q1 revenue tops forecasts as ad sales, business services shine
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China's Tencent Holdings posted a 6% rise in first-quarter revenue on Tuesday, beating analyst expectations, on strong growth in advertising sales and business services. China's biggest internet company and operator of the WeChat messaging platform said revenue reached 159.5 billion yuan ($22.04 billion) for the three months ended March 31. It's the fifth straight quarter of revenue growth as the company recovers from a regulatory crackdown by Beijing in 2022.
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Cisco Stock Jumps on Earnings. What Drove the Beat.
The networking gear provider said that customers were now working through a glut of routers and switches.
Reuters
Big-name funds pile into real estate debt as banks retreat
LONDON (Reuters) -Some of the world's largest investors are making deeper inroads into lending to commercial property, as they snap up market share from retreating banks and bet on an end to the sharp drops in real estate prices. U.S. fund firms PGIM, LaSalle and Nuveen, Canada's Brookfield and QuadReal, Britain's M&G, Schroders and Aviva, and France's AXA all told Reuters they plan to increase their credit exposure to property. "If I look at our strongest bet currently, it's probably real estate debt," said Isabelle Scemama, who heads up AXA's 183 billion euro ($198 billion) alternative investments arm.

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Freddie Mac Issues Monthly Volume Summary for February 2024

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Best Fixed Deposit Rates in Singapore (May 2024)—Rates Up To 3.75%, Minimum Deposits From $500

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Warren Buffett "Guaranteed" He'd Get 50% Annual Returns With Only $1 Million As Berkshire's Cash Hoard Soars To Over $189 Billion

Unveiling 3 SGX Dividend Stocks With Yields Up To 7.4%

OCBC Launched a Takeover Offer for Great Eastern: Positive or Negative for Investors?

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Strong services fan US producer inflation in April

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