As usual, we will analyze the 4 US interest rates.
Iorr: 0.1% (April) vs 1.1% (March)
Iorr fell significantly due to the US FED emergency rate cuts in March. The current FED rates range from 0%-0.25% which means that the max limit is 0.25%.
Effr: 0.04% (April) vs 1.59% (March)
Effr fell significantly due to the US FED emergency rate cuts in March.
Ioer: 0.1% (April) vs 1.1% (March)
Ioer fell significantly due to the US FED emergency rate cuts in March.
On RRP: 0% (April) vs 1.5% (March)
Min limit is 0% as set by the US FED.
What is RRP?
The reverse repo programme involves the FED (seller) selling the 1-day debts (backed by treasury & MBS) to the investors (Buyers). The FED is paying an interest rate of 0% for the 3-day reverse repo now which is very unattractive as 1-day RR is unavailable.
The repo market involves the FED (buyer) buying 1-day debts (backed by treasury & MBS) from the sellers. The sellers are paying 0.1% interest rate (3-day repo) now which means they are getting cheap short-term loans from the FED.
3-day repo:
84-day repo: No taker!
The repo market has stabilized because nobody wants to sell 84-day debts to the US FED.
Effr: 0.04%
Ioer: 0.1%
When the Effr (0.04%) is lesser than the Ioer (0.1%), it becomes a monetary easing situation because the US FED banks are unwilling to loan to one another. Correspondingly, the US FED banks will have lesser money to use to buy the US Treasuries. However, there will be more money available for commercial markets like the mortgage and commercial loans since the US FED banks have excess cash available.
We can see from the falling US rates that the US is trying to increase its money supply with cheap loans due to the covid-19 outbreak.
The question now is whether the US will cut its rates below Zero in April.
The repo market is showing that the investors don't need cheap loans when the economy is under lockdown. Therefore, it is pointless to reduce the US FED rates when the economy is under lockdown.
I would prefer the US FED to put the interest rates on hold since the economy is under lockdown and use other stimulative funding programmes to salvage the US economy. It is a tough call this April unless the US government is adamant in reopening its economy soon.
If the US FED did cut its rates to negative, it would symbolize this April cut as a psychological move and mean that it wanted to reopen its economy in May. However, I would classify this as a dumb move.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Baltic dry index - 665
Today, Friday, April 24 2020, the Baltic Dry Index decreased by 7 points, reaching 665 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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Friday, April 24, 2020
First Reit - Stock calls
Date | Analyst | Company | Last | Target | Call | Valuation |
04/11/19 | CIMB | First Reit | 0.99 | 1.2 | Add | DDM |
08/13/19 | CIMB | First Reit | 1.06 | 1.23 | Add | |
11/07/19 | CIMB | First Reit | 1.05 | 1.2 | Add | DDM |
01/30/20 | Lim & Tan | First Reit | 0.995 | 0 | Buy on weakness | |
01/31/20 | CIMB | First Reit | 1.02 | 1.15 | Add | DDM |
Far East Hospitality - Stock calls
Date | Analyst | Company | Last | Target | Call | Valuation |
04/15/19 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.685 | 0.68 | Hold | |
04/26/19 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.67 | Hold | |
04/26/19 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.7 | Buy | |
04/29/19 | CIMB | Far East Hospitality | 0.665 | 0.71 | Add | |
04/29/19 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.665 | 0.8 | Buy | |
06/12/19 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.645 | 0.67 | Hold | |
06/25/19 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.675 | 0.8 | Buy | |
07/22/19 | UOB Kay Hian | Far East Hospitality | 0.685 | 0.82 | Buy | DDM |
07/31/19 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.685 | 0.67 | Hold | |
07/31/19 | CIMB | Far East Hospitality | 0.685 | 0.68 | Hold | |
08/01/19 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.68 | 0.7 | Hold | DCF |
08/27/19 | UOB Kay Hian | Far East Hospitality | 0.65 | 0.82 | Buy | |
09/19/19 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.675 | 0.8 | Buy | |
10/09/19 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.69 | 0.7 | Hold | |
10/30/19 | Lim & Tan | Far East Hospitality | 0.7 | 0 | Hold | |
10/31/19 | UOB Kay Hian | Far East Hospitality | 0.71 | 0.86 | Buy | DCF |
10/31/19 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.71 | 0.8 | Buy | |
11/01/19 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.73 | 0.8 | Buy | DDM |
11/04/19 | CIMB | Far East Hospitality | 0.735 | 0.7 | Hold | |
11/04/19 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.735 | 0.68 | Hold | |
11/21/19 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.72 | 0.8 | Buy | |
12/19/19 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.72 | 0.8 | Buy | |
01/14/20 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.755 | 0.8 | Buy | |
02/03/20 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.68 | 0.69 | Hold | PB0.85x |
02/13/20 | CIMB | Far East Hospitality | 0.67 | 0.64 | Hold | DDM |
02/17/20 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.65 | Sell | |
02/17/20 | UOB Kay Hian | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.65 | Hold | Buy @ $0.60 |
02/17/20 | Kim Eng | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.7 | Hold | DDM |
02/17/20 | CIMB | Far East Hospitality | 0.66 | 0.65 | Hold | DDM |
02/19/20 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.67 | 0.65 | Hold | |
03/16/20 | OCBC | Far East Hospitality | 0.53 | 0.52 | Hold | |
03/20/20 | UOB Kay Hian | Far East Hospitality | 0.375 | 0.5 | Buy | DDM |
04/21/20 | DBS Vickers | Far East Hospitality | 0.49 | 0.6 | Buy |
Ezion - Stock calls
Date | Analyst | Company | Last | Target | Call | Valuation |
04/05/19 | DBS Vickers | Ezion | 0.043 | 0.05 | Hold | PB1.4x |
Stock calls for 24 April 2020
Date | Analyst | Company | Last | Target | Call | Valuation |
04/24/20 | Macquarie | DBS | 18.74 | 18.25 | Neutral | |
04/24/20 | DBS Vickers | ESR-Reit | 0.335 | 0.43 | Buy | DCF |
04/24/20 | UOB Kay Hian | Frasers Centrepoint Trust | 2.06 | 2 | Hold | Buy @ $1.82 |
04/24/20 | DBS Vickers | Ifast Corp | 0.975 | 1.27 | Buy | DDM |
04/24/20 | Phillip | Keppel DC Reit | 2.45 | 2.2 | Hold | DDM |
04/24/20 | Credit Suisse | Keppel Infrastructure | 0.49 | 0.57 | Outperform | |
04/24/20 | Lim & Tan | Keppel Reit | 1.04 | 0 | Buy on weakness | |
04/24/20 | UOB Kay Hian | Koufu | 0.6 | 0.69 | Buy | |
04/24/20 | UOB Kay Hian | Mapletree Commercial | 1.76 | 2.02 | Buy | DDM |
04/24/20 | Macquarie | OCBC | 8.65 | 10 | Outperform | |
04/24/20 | Citi Research | SGX | 10.16 | 10 | Hold | |
04/24/20 | DMG & Partners | SGX | 10.16 | 9.7 | Neutral | PER24x FY21 |
04/24/20 | DMG & Partners | Singtel | 2.75 | 3.3 | Buy | Sum of parts |
04/24/20 | Macquarie | UOB | 19.57 | 21.25 | Outperform |
The southern hemisphere must brace for a possible major covid outbreak from June to August 2020. Why? - Part 3
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/african-nations-300-ventilators-jack-123743505.html
"But the WHO has warned that the continent could see as many as 10 million cases in three to six months, according to its tentative model."
The African nations are preparing for a possible major outbreak in the winter season after our warning. We first warned about this possible major outbreak on 20 April 2020.
http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-southern-hemisphere-must-brace-for.html
http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-southern-hemisphere-must-brace-for_22.html
We are glad that the African nations have taken some actions in the fight against covid but more must be done.
Whenever we warn about something, you guys better take notice! Why? This is because we're not always right but we're also seldom wrong. Heehee!
"But the WHO has warned that the continent could see as many as 10 million cases in three to six months, according to its tentative model."
The African nations are preparing for a possible major outbreak in the winter season after our warning. We first warned about this possible major outbreak on 20 April 2020.
http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-southern-hemisphere-must-brace-for.html
http://sg-stock.blogspot.com/2020/04/the-southern-hemisphere-must-brace-for_22.html
We are glad that the African nations have taken some actions in the fight against covid but more must be done.
Whenever we warn about something, you guys better take notice! Why? This is because we're not always right but we're also seldom wrong. Heehee!
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