Market Journal
Investing for the long-term can be a challenging and emotional journey. Just like a game of Jenga, one wrong move could affect the whole foundation. Have you ever invested in an asset, telling yourself that I am investing for the “long-term”, only to see the asset value drastically decrease in the next few months? If…Read More
Commission-free trading, robo-advisors, free will-writing, commission rebates, free stocks for new account openings. These are the upcoming trends and product features that we have noticed in the last few years. New entrants are slashing commissions and offering freebies to capture a slice of the market share from traditional financial advisors and stockbrokers. Why pay for…Read More
Bankruptcy crisis of Silicon Valley Bank On 10 March 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which had US$212bn of assets, collapsed with spectacular speed, making it the biggest lender to collapse since the global financial crisis of 2007-09. As soon as news broke that SVB was late in returning depositors’ funds, a classic bank run began,…Read More
2023: What you need to know about Market Volatility & Your Investments
Published on March 28th, 2023The S&P 500 finished 2022 with a 18.1% loss, marking the 7th worst loss since the 1920s. The bonds market also had one of its worst years in history. Since the 1920s, there has only been one double-digit calendar year loss for the 10-year US treasuries, yet in 2009, there was a 11.1% loss. In…Read More
Introduction to Global Recycling Day Did you know that the Global Recycling Day falls on 18 March every year? Started out by the Global Recycling Foundation (GRF) in 2018, this special day aims to help recognise and celebrate the importance of recycling and preserving our precious primary resources to secure the future of our planet….Read More
Start trading on POEMS! Open a free account here! Events to note – At a glance: Benchmark interest rates raised by 25 BP Strong non-farm payroll figures Core PCE price index went up 4.7% YoY Worsening US-China relations The three US major indices – Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ had a downtrend in February…Read More
Introduction When the stock markets take a dip, investors tend to panic sell. However, there are ways and opportunities for you to take advantage of the falling prices, even during a downturn. When trading stocks, you can profit from both an uptrend and a downtrend. Comparing the two, downtrends tend to move faster than uptrends,…Read More
Start trading on POEMS! Open a free account here! At a glance: The “January effect” Headwinds faced in 2022 Russian-Ukraine conflict Oil and gas sector Employee layoffs across multiple firms Morgan Stanley (MS.US) and Microsoft (MSFT.US) tops earnings Goldman Sachs (GS.US), Alphabet (GOOGL.US), Amazon (AMZN.US) missed earnings The three US major indices – the Dow…Read More
On 1 Feb 2023, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.25%, bumping the federal funds rate to a target range of 4.5- 4.75%. With this move, it was the Fed’s 8th consecutive interest rate hike in efforts to rapidly reduce liquidity in the financial markets, tamping down high inflation rates. [1] Generally speaking, almost…Read More
In 2022, the Russia-Ukraine war caused prices to spiral globally, causing inflation in the US to reach a 41-year-high in June 2022. With sky high inflation, the Federal Reserve started tightening its monetary policies and did a total of 7 rate hikes. Fortunately, inflation started easing towards the end of the year. Here we are…Read More

