Taiwan President Tsai won the 2020 election again with help from the US.

Taiwan President Tsai has just won the 2020 election with help from the US.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/01/facebook-is-intervening-in-asia.html

Taiwan looks set to suffer economically for the next 4 years under Tsai.

Baltic dry index - 774

Today, Friday, January 10 2020, the Baltic Dry Index climbed by 2 points, reaching 774 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 - 781

Related stock: Keppel Corp, Sembcorp Marine & Cosco.

The US bases suffered damages in Iraq after Iran's attack.

It looked like some US building structures (hangers) were destroyed.  If some aircrafts were in the hangers, more than US$100m were lost.

Breadtalk - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
02/21/19	DBS Vickers	Breadtalk	0.88	0.92	Hold	Sum of parts
02/21/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.88	0.81	Neutral	Sum of parts
04/05/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.87	0.81	Neutral
05/07/19	DBS Vickers	Breadtalk	0.835	0.92	Hold
05/08/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.825	0.81	Neutral	Sum of parts
07/02/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.75	0.81	Neutral
08/02/19	DBS Vickers	Breadtalk	0.715	0.77	Hold	Sum of parts
08/05/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.69	0.71	Neutral	Sum of parts
09/03/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.665	0.71	Neutral
09/04/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.65	0.67	Neutral	Sum of parts, EV/Ebitda7.64x
09/06/19	DBS Vickers	Breadtalk	0.645	0.61	Hold	Sum of parts
12/11/19	DMG & Partners	Breadtalk	0.625	0.67	Neutral

BRC Asia - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
07/31/19	UOB Kay Hian	BRC Asia	1.37	1.75	Buy	PER11.5x FY20
08/08/19	UOB Kay Hian	BRC Asia	1.31	1.75	Buy	PER11.5x FY20
10/01/19	UOB Kay Hian	BRC Asia	1.34	1.75	Buy
11/18/19	CIMB	BRC Asia	1.47	1.9	Add
11/18/19	Lim & Tan	BRC Asia	1.47	1.8	Buy	DCF
11/26/19	UOB Kay Hian	BRC Asia	1.49	1.75	Buy	PER11.5x FY20
01/09/20	CIMB	BRC Asia	1.54	1.9	Add

Boustead - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
09/23/19	CIMB	Boustead	0.735	1	Add	Sum of parts
11/25/19	CIMB	Boustead	0.765	1	Add
01/03/20	CIMB	Boustead	0.76	1	Add	Sum of parts

Stock calls for 10 January 2020

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/10/20	DBS Vickers	A-Reit	3.06	3.45	Buy	DCF
01/10/20	UOB Kay Hian	SIA	8.93	9.1	Hold	Sum of parts

Biolidics - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
03/27/19	CIMB	Biolidics	0.27	0.32	Add	EV/Sales 12x

Best World - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
02/28/19	DMG & Partners	Best World	2.56	2.95	Buy	DCF & PER18x
02/28/19	CIMB	Best World	2.56	2.43	Reduce	PER14.9x CY20
04/05/19	DMG & Partners	Best World	2.02	2.95	Buy
04/16/19	CLSA	Best World	1.77	1.75	Sell	Up from $1.29
04/26/19	DMG & Partners	Best World	1.62	0	Cease Coverage	Suspension

Banyan Tree - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
03/11/19	phillip	Banyan Tree	0.57	0.76	Accumulate	Sum of parts, PB0.72x FY19
05/22/19	phillip	Banyan Tree	0.535	0.76	Accumulate	Sum of parts, PB0.7x FY19
08/16/19	phillip	Banyan Tree	0.455	0.51	Accumulate	Sum of parts, PB0.6x FY19

Stock calls for 9 January 2020

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/09/20	CIMB	BRC Asia	1.54	1.9	Add
01/09/20	DMG & Partners	Moya Asia	0.08	0.093	Buy	DCF
01/09/20	UOB Kay Hian	Unusual	0.275	0.44	Buy

The US-Iran attack will not escalate into a full blown war.

Trump declared no casualties on the US bases in Iraq.  However, Iran declared 80 Americans were killed by its missiles.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/iran-says-80-american-killed-in-the-missile-strike-here-is-all-you-should-know-about-the-attack/articleshow/73149977.cms

Does the US death toll matter? No! Why?

This is because the unjustified killing of the Iranian top general results in a strong resistance in the US to wage a war with Iran over Iran's retaliation.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/01/08/pelosi-announces-vote-to-limit-trumps-war-powers-against-iran/#734016227a2e

Nancy is trying to de-escalate the tension by limiting Trump's power and the US citizens are not supporting a US-Iran war because they do not want to be conscripted to fight an unjustified war.  Furthermore, Nancy knows that this is not the time to engage in a war because the US economy is weakening.

The upcoming US GDP will be a better number but it is an illusion. Why?

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/07/us-trade-deficit-at-43point09b-in-november-vs-43point6b-estimate.html

The most recent US deficit fell to its lowest level under Trump's presidency because of the huge reduction in imports.  Being a consumption-led economy (70% of GDP), this doesn't bode well for the US because import is a precursor of local consumption.

Please read our post on China to understand the importance of imports since China is also a consumption-led economy.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2019/12/how-is-chinas-economy-doing.html

The reduction in imports usually signals a future reduction in consumption.  Since import is part of the GDP formula, the decline in imports will boost the GDP figure.

Please read our post on the GDP calculation.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-latest-us-gdp-growth-is-not.html

Avi-Tech - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/07/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.3	0.34	Neutral
02/14/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.29	0.3	Neutral	DCF
03/19/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.29	0.3	Neutral
07/16/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.28	0.27	Neutral	DCF
08/29/19	Lim & Tan	Avi-Tech	0.27	0	Buy
09/10/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.31	0.31	Neutral	DCF
10/08/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.34	0.31	Neutral
11/07/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.35	0.41	Buy	DCF
12/10/19	DMG & Partners	Avi-Tech	0.4	0.44	Buy	DCF

Ascendas India Trust - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/25/19	Jefferies	Ascendas India Trust	1.08	1.2	Buy
01/28/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.08	1.25	Buy	DDM
02/08/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.13	1.25	Buy
04/29/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.27	1.4	Buy	DDM
07/29/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.42	1.55	Buy
10/25/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.55	1.65	Buy	DDM
12/19/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas India Trust	1.53	1.65	Buy

Ascendas Hospitality Trust - Stock calls

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/30/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas Hospitality Trust	0.835	0.98	Buy	DCF
07/04/19	DBS Vickers	Ascendas Hospitality Trust	1.04	1.21	Buy	Pegged to ART

Stock calls for 8 January 2020

Date	Analyst	Company	Last	Target	Call	Valuation
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Capitaland	3.84	4.2	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	CDL Hospitality	1.63	1.78	Buy
01/08/20	CIMB	Centurion	0.44	0.61	Add	DCF
01/08/20	UOB Kay Hian	CSE Global	0.56	0.7	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	CSE Global	0.56	0.69	Buy
01/08/20	CIMB	DBS	26.05	28.29	Add
01/08/20	Kim Eng	DBS	26.05	29.92	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Fu Yu	0.255	0.27	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Keppel Corp	6.84	7.8	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Manulife US Reit	0.99	1.1	Buy
01/08/20	CIMB	OCBC	11	11.94	Hold
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Oxley	0.375	0.43	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Sheng Siong	1.26	1.39	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	ST Engineering	4.02	4.55	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Unusual	0.285	0.42	Buy
01/08/20	CIMB	UOB	26.7	29.1	Add
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	UOB	26.7	29.5	Buy
01/08/20	DMG & Partners	Wilmar	4.29	4.75	Buy

Iran has retaliated against the US by attacking 2 US bases in Iraq.

https://sg.news.yahoo.com/thousands-prepare-bury-iranian-general-050819484.html

We had stated that Iran would retaliate against the US even though Trump gave a stern warning to Iran that the US would attack 52 targets including cultural sites in Iran if Iran retaliated against the US for the killing of the Iranian top general.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-recession-constellation-is-aligning.html

The ball is in the US court now.  The US and Iran would enter into a vicious cycle of retaliation if the US retaliated again.  The US had no proper justification to kill the Iranian top general in Iraq in the first place.  This unjustified killing had irked and angered the Iraqis and Iranians which prompted the Iraqi parliament to expel the US forces in Iraq.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-truth-behind-us-killing-of-top.html

Boeing 737 crashed again!

https://news.yahoo.com/ukrainian-airplane-180-aboard-crashes-034030181.html

We had already warned that the Boeing 737 model was a flying coffin on numerous postings.

http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2019/11/do-not-take-boeing-737-because-it-is.html