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  (Image credit: GRACIOUSQUOTES.COM) Market Summary 24-30 Aug 2026 *USA*  -US headline PCE price index rose 0.2% MoM in Jul and 3.7% YoY, Core PCE index rose 0.2% and 3.3%, matching expectations  ± US GDP increase at annual rate of 1.5% in Q2: BEA on 2nd estimate  ± Warsh: Inflation must move toward target at sufficient speed; Fed has ‘work to do’ if above-target inflation persists  + US added average of 11,750 jobs per week in the 4th weeks end Aug 8: ADP  -US consumer sentiment index down 6.3% MoM to 51.7 in Aug, dropped 11.2% on annual level  -US consumer confidence dipped to 89.4 in Aug, vs 90.8 in Jul  -US trade deficit in goods rose by 17.2% from Jun to US$118.8bn in Jul  + US durable goods orders up 1.1% MoM or US$3.6bn in Jul to US$339.3bn  + US Treasury could tap into the US$1 trillion General AC to support govt bond buybacks: CNBC   ± US auctioned US$69bn in 2-year notes at high yield of 4.2%; bid-to-cover ratio 2.6, indic...

  (Source: MAS) The results show more than half of the issue was taken up by buyers. $232.2m out of $400m found buyers. With the rising interest rates, next month SSBs might show a small uptick in yield. The rising bond yields are causing competition for deposits. The local banks have stepped up their fixed deposit promotion. For those amount less than $100,000, looking for safe harbour with less than a year timeframe. FD should be the product to consider. You can find FD paid close to 20 to 30 basis points higher interest than the first year of SSBs.  Please consider following us on telegram for the latest update on Lone Wolf investor by clicking on the link below. No form filling, no payment required, no collection of data, no data mining, no hard selling, no obligation.  Telegram Channel https://t.me/joinchat/oCgkD3sQFRMzMWM1 ( https://buymeacoffee.com/lonewolfinvestor ) Disclaimers   All investments is highly speculative in nature and involves substantial risk of...

  (Source: MAS) It is no surprise the yield on the SSB has increased. It follows the trend of increasing yields around the world for long-dated bonds. The bond markets, especially in the US, Japan and the Eurozone are under pressure from inflation. The central banks are walking on tight rope as an increase in bond yield adds balance sheet pressure on companies doing refinancing. The first yield of the SSBs is producing a yield of 1.52%. With the rising yield. It is best to shop around for a higher yield on a short term fixed deposit. I have seen banks offering an interest rate of 1.68% for a 6 month deposit. If the banks are paying higher interest on deposit, interest rates on SGD loan will have to go up to compensate for higher deposit rates. Closing date for this month SSBs falls on 26th Aug@9pm. Please consider following us on telegram for the latest update on Lone Wolf investor by clicking on the link below. No form filling, no payment required, no collection of data, no data m...

  I waited till I sold the stock before I posted on my blog to prevent giving an impression of pump and dump. I sold HGC because there was no interim dividend. I was expecting some form of goodies for shareholders, unfortunately there was none. The results came in strong with net profit surging more than 325% from $3.4m to $11.2m. Revenue was up close to 10% for the first half 2026. Australia and NZ hotels performed better than last year. Singapore hotel was flat. The strong AUD vs SGD helps lift the number. No dividend was declared. LWF holds no share in Hotel Grand Central. LWF adds a 0.5% return to portfolio. More details at the end of month portfolio update. Please consider following us on telegram for the latest update on Lone Wolf investor by clicking on the link below. No form filling, no payment required, no collection of data, no data mining, no hard selling, no obligation.  Telegram Channel https://t.me/joinchat/oCgkD3sQFRMzMWM1 ( https://buymeacoffee.com/lonewolfinv...

  (Orchard Road) Orchard Wow, Orchard Woes part 2 If JB is picking up our mid to lower end spending and Japan is picking up on our higher end spending. Where does that leave us? Below are my suggestions to bring back the buzz to Orchard. 1.) Stop promoting Orchard as a shopping belt Shopping should only be part of the long list of itinerary of coming to Orchard. I suggest the authorities to incorporate other activities in Orchard. We could have a museum in Orchard. For example, TeamLab museum in Tokyo is very popular with tourists and local. A collaboration with a mall to house a TeamLab museum will attract people to Orchard.  (TeamLab, Tokyo) 2.) Promote pro-family activities   One idea to attract the family, especially those with kids, to Orchard is to set up the biggest indoor playground with water slides. Kids being kids, will pull their parents to the biggest indoor playground. When you attract the kids, parents will come. When parents come, they spend money in Orcha...