No trade deal between US and China in G20 summit in June 2019.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3011955/donald-trump-says-us-isnt-ready-china-trade-deal-and-they

Trump has just indicated that the US is not ready to make a deal with China and the US tariffs on China goods will increase substantially.

The US economy must suffer quite a lot first before the US will renegotiate with China again.  It will take some time for the bad US economic numbers to surface.  We just need to be patient.

Japfa - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/29/19	CIMB	Japfa	0.82	0.9	Add	Sum of parts
01/30/19	Kim Eng	Japfa	0.81	0.99	Buy
03/01/19	CIMB	Japfa	0.765	0.9	Add	Sum of parts
03/05/19	UOB Kay Hian	Japfa	0.705	0.98	Buy	Sum of parts, PER10.7x FY19
03/05/19	DBS Vickers	Japfa	0.705	0.8	Buy	Sum of parts (15% discount), PER11.4x FY19
03/14/19	CIMB	Japfa	0.715	0.63	Reduce	Sum of parts
03/21/19	Kim Eng	Japfa	0.65	1.05	Buy	Sum of parts
04/02/19	Kim Eng	Japfa	0.665	1.05	Buy
05/03/19	UOB Kay Hian	Japfa	0.605	0.73	Buy	Sum of parts
05/03/19	DBS Vickers	Japfa	0.605	0.61	Hold	Sum of parts (10% discount), PER14x FY19
05/27/19	Kim Eng	Japfa	0.575	0.93	Buy	Sum of parts

Japan Foods - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
02/12/19	Amfrasers	Japan Foods	0.415	0.57	Hold	DCF
03/08/19	DMG & Partners	Japan Foods	0.43	0.45	Neutral
04/05/19	DMG & Partners	Japan Foods	0.435	0.45	Neutral
05/22/19	Amfrasers	Japan Foods	0.44	0.55	Neutral	DCF
05/23/19	DMG & Partners	Japan Foods	0.44	0.4	Hold

Jadason - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/02/19	CIMB	Jadason	0.02	0.066	Add
05/13/19	CIMB	Jadason	0.038	0.059	Add	PB1x CY19

Stock calls for 27 May 2019

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
05/27/19	DBS Vickers	Capitaland	3.28	4	Buy	RNAV (25% discount)
05/27/19	UOB Kay Hian	Capitamall Trust	2.44	2.65	Buy	DDM
05/27/19	OCBC	Golden Agri	0.265	0.27	Hold
05/27/19	Kim Eng	Japfa	0.575	0.93	Buy	Sum of parts
05/27/19	CIMB	Penguin	0.445	0.72	Add	PB1x FY19
05/27/19	DMG & Partners	Valuetronics	0.61	0.67	Neutral	DCF

Apple is resorting to selling customers' data to make up for revenue losses in China. Hahaha!

https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/technology/apple-accused-of-selling-itunes-customers-listening-data

Database selling is a lucrative business because the same set of data can be sold many times.  Apple is caught selling its customers' data and many American firms are doing the same thing.  Is Apple trying to make up for the revenue losses in China? Hahaha!

Baltic dry index - 1068

Today, Friday, May 24 2019, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 2 points, reaching 1068 points.

Baltic Dry Index is compiled by the London-based Baltic Exchange and covers prices for transported cargo such as coal, grain and iron ore. The index is based on a daily survey of agents all over the world. Baltic Dry hit a temporary peak on May 20, 2008, when the index hit 11,793. The lowest level ever reached was on Wednesday the 10th of February 2016, when the index dropped to 290 points.

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Related stock: Sembcorp Marine, Cosco & Pan ocean.

US rig count - 983

Related stock: Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Marine & Cosco.

Google has just killed its own future!

Why?

Google acted as a US state agent by terminating its Android services with Huawei.  This has raised an alarming signal to other nations that they cannot depend on "free" services from Google because it will pursue US political interests.  Therefore, China, India and the EU will develop their own mobile and PC platforms in the future to prevent the same occurrence from happening to them.  Nobody wants to be held hostage by the US anymore.

These alternative platforms will marginalize Google services in the future and make Google weaker.  This is exactly the same significant mistake made by Nokia in the past when Nokia didn't focus on smartphone developments.

Personally, I would like to see Linux ecosystem being developed worldwide so that we won't be held hostage by anybody.

Wow! Li Huan Wu has gotten married in South Africa!

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/li-huanwu-grandson-of-lee-kuan-yew-marries-male-partner-in-south-africa-131110327.html

This is Lee Hsien Yang's 2nd son!

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2018/07/the-lee-family-has-gay-genes.html

ISOTeam - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
02/18/19	DMG & Partners	ISOTeam	0.22	0.23	Neutral	DCF
05/15/19	DMG & Partners	ISOTeam	0.22	0.29	Buy	DCF

ISDN - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
05/23/19	CIMB	ISDN	0.215	0.32	Add	PER10x CY20

Indofood Agri - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
03/01/19	DBS Vickers	Indofood Agri	0.2	0.19	Hold	DCF
04/12/19	DBS Vickers	Indofood Agri	0.28	0.19	Accept offer	offer price $0.28
05/02/19	DBS Vickers	Indofood Agri	0.28	0.19	Accept offer	offer price $0.28

Stock calls for 24 May 2019

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
05/24/19	UOB Kay Hian	Bumitama	0.69	0.81	Hold
05/24/19	DMG & Partners	F & N	1.73	3.53	Not Rated	Sum of parts
05/24/19	Phillip	Frasers Centrepoint Trust	2.44	2.36	Neutral
05/24/19	phillip	Golden Energy	0.198	0.24	Accumulate	PER10x

Omg! The US risk-free rate is at 2.31% now.

The 10-year treasury yield is at 2.31% and is below the Ioer (2.35%).  The US banks with excess cash won't invest in the 10y treasury now because the Ioer return is better.

https://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2019/05/will-us-fed-reduce-its-interest-rates.html

The US economic situation is getting dicey now.

Will the US Fed reduce its interest rates because of the trade war?

Let's check out the 4 interest rates (IR) in May vs April.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2019/04/whats-happening-to-usd-now-why-is-it.html

Iorr: 2.35% (May) vs 2.4% (April)

Effr: 2.38% (May) vs 2.44% (April)

Ioer: 2.35% (May) vs 2.4% (April)

On RRP: 2.25% (April) vs 2.25% (May)

Effr: 2.38%
Ioer: 2.35%

The spread between Effr & Ioer is shrinking which denotes that the monetary tightening condition is starting to ease.  The Iorr, Effr and Ioer have decreased in May, and the declines in IR show that the US Fed is willing to consider interest rate cuts if the economic situation deteriorates further.

The US is pressurising South Korea again after THAAD.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/huawei-south-korea-lg-security-risks-11557438

South Korea is facing intense pressure from the US again after THAAD installation.  If SK bans Huawei, it will antagonize China again.  SK is in no economic condition to do this again because its exports are declining rapidly due to the US-China trade war.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-21/south-korea-faces-greater-export-pain-as-trade-tensions-escalate

IHH Healthcare - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/17/19	Kim Eng	IHH Healthcare	1.86	2.13	Buy	Sum of parts, Ringgit $6.45 target price
03/01/19	Kim Eng	IHH Healthcare	1.85	2.29	Buy	Sum of parts, Ringgit $6.90 target

IFS Capital - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/15/19	Amfrasers	IFS Capital	0.225	0.29	Buy	PB0.7x FY18

Ifast Corp - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
02/21/19	DBS Vickers	Ifast Corp	1.11	1.19	Hold	DDM
04/30/19	DBS Vickers	Ifast Corp	1.12	1.05	Hold	DDM