Manufacturing Surge Is Tempering the Magnitude of Recession
We are revising up our forecast of Singapore's real GDP growth in 2020, to +1.5% (from -1% previously) because of the remarkable resilience of...
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Bank Credit Weekly: Insight 2020 Update on Contingent Capital – CCB (Asia) Curve Value
In preparation for Insight 2020, we change it up this week and update several charts that we will discuss during the event. Notably, we find that...
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The Week That Was in ASEAN@Smartkarma - Singapore Banks, Indonesian Media, and Thai Deals
This past week's offering of Insights across ASEAN@Smartkarma is filled with another eclectic mix of differentiated, substantive and actionable...
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Bank Credit Weekly: Bank Mandiri and RBS Issuance Suggest Value in the Market
The rally in Asia’s high yield index stalled with spreads largely unchanged week-on-week. All Asian bank subordinated Tier 2 and Additional Tier 1...
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OCBC – Only The Beginning
*Weak Quarter: OCBC posted a messy set of results in 1Q20 – as earnings declined SGD 545 mn (43.8%) linked quarter. Credit quality and Great...
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