Market Journal
Among the main global issues that, worry investors in stocks, bonds and other instruments these days are the Fed interest rate hikes, inflation, recessions (hard landings and soft landings for the economy), stagflation, energy prices and the conflict in Ukraine and its consequences on the commodities space. The markets have been very volatile as a…Read More
Introduction The annual Great Singapore Sales (GSS) is back this year from 9 September to 10 October 2022. Once a year, the Singapore Retailers Association organises the GSS together with various malls and stores to promote Singapore’s tourism industry. Launched in 1994, this annual event usually runs 6 weeks. In 2020, the GSS was rebranded…Read More
Introduction When analysing market trends and movements, we find that two-thirds of the time, trades fluctuate in a price range without any significant up or down trend. This is also known as a Sideways trend. This leaves us with the remaining one-third of the time, where the market is trending in a pronounced direction. Hence,…Read More
What is Contrarian Trading? Contrarian trading might not be familiar to many, but one of the most well-known traders to use this strategy of Contrarian trading is Warren Buffet. “Be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful”, one of Warren Buffet’s most famous quotes sums up what contrarian trading is about….Read More
As of now, the prices of electricity, fuel, vegetables, hotels and flights to name a few, are rising and just like interest rates. Factors such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, constant lockdowns in China, disrupted production chains and a persistent power crunch have all unsettled the delicate balance between supply and demand, causing prices to soar….Read More
A safe haven for Investors With the constant bombardment of advertisements on cash parking facilities especially in the current market situation, it may be increasingly confusing and difficult to make a choice. In recent times, some bonds have caused suffering, the stock market has not brought much joy, and inflation is increasingly worrisome. But there…Read More
Objective This article, aims to provide essential information regarding the Crude Oil Market (the two benchmarks), discuss factors affecting oil prices (supply, demand, geopolitics, seasonality and key oil prices) and how you can use Oil CFDs to gain exposure and hedge. Introduction to Crude Oil Market Ever since crude oil was discovered, it has gone…Read More
What is US Asian Hours? It is a new service where our clients are empowered with the capability to trade US equities during Asian hours (from 8.00 am SGT to 5.00 pm SGT). Phillip Securities Pte Ltd is the first brokerage firm in Southeast Asia to offer a US Market Making service during Asian market…Read More
Start trading on POEMS! Open a free account here! At a glance: Earnings results for Tesla, Netflix, Alphabet, Microsoft, Citigroup and so on Alphabet and Microsoft upside potential ~20% US Interest rate hike of 0.75% Inflation reached a new 41-year high US GDP fell for the second quarter The three major US indices – Dow…Read More
Introduction In late May, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI), released the results for the Economic Survey of Singapore for the First Quarter of 2022, where they indicated that they will maintain their 2022 full year GDP growth forecast at a range of between 3 to 5 per cent. The MTI further mentions that…Read More

