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The Professor

Ant Group’s IPO and the rising tide of authoritarianism

by Ethan Yang | Nov 10, 2020

According to NPR, Ant Group, a massive Chinese financial technology company, was suddenly halted from listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange just days before its IPO date. NPR...

The Economist

India’s economic tragedy is Sophoclean

by Matein Khalid | Nov 9, 2020

The covid-19 pandemic has afflicted India with its biggest economic shock since the oil crises of the 1970s. The Indian economy, among the world’s fastest-growing emerging...

The Fund Manager

It’s time to bottom fish in Singapore REITs

by Matein Khalid | Nov 3, 2020

I believe it is now time to bottom fish in Singapore property developers and selected REITs on SGX. Why? One, Singapore benefits from US supply chain reconfigurations away from...

The Guest Essay

Confessions of a valuer, chapter 3: Strawberries at twenty paces

by Norman Harker | Oct 27, 2020

In this very special series of exclusive articles for the Property Chronicle, Australian property legend Norman Harker reflects on his extraordinary 50-year life in real estate....

The Analyst

Singapore REITs – monthly update

by Kenny Loh | Oct 26, 2020

FTSE ST REIT Index decreased slightly from 854.51 to 822.03 (-3.80%) on the month update.REIT Index has rebounded by about 45% as of 21 September from the bottom on 23 March...

Uncorked

Wine investment report

by Miles Davis | Oct 21, 2020

Given the lack of relatively significant news in the wine market, this is the first report since early in the second quarter of the year. In fact, it is fair to say that the...

The Professor

Matt Hancock is wrong about herd immunity

by Sunetra Gupta | Oct 20, 2020

Last week in parliament, Matt Hancock explained to the house why, “on the substance”, the central claim of the Great Barrington Declaration was “emphatically not true”. “Many...

The Analyst

Chart of the month: US crude oil

by Alfred Sadek | Oct 20, 2020

Since the industrial revolution, energy consumption and production has played a central role in economic development as it has set a path for many countries to move from a...

The Economist

Is higher inflation round the corner?

by Nathan Sheets | Oct 14, 2020

The global monetary and fiscal stimulus implemented since the coronavirus erupted has been sizable, and policy-makers have acted with unprecedented speed. While it is recognised...