Why Are Singaporeans Queuing Up For Fixed Deposits?

Stripes0
2022-09-20

Fixed deposit rates have started to increase with promotional rates as high as 2.6% for one-year tenure. In fact, this has created some news about the long snaking queues at the banks.

In the current environment of rising inflation and interest rates, everything seems to be more expensive (including our mortgage payments for those of us on floating interest rate bank loans). However, one upside is that we can get better interest rates on our savings.

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Comments

  • HarryCox
    2022-09-21
    HarryCox
    Because the stock markets fluctuates too much. It's better to do some fixed deposits
  • BruceBryant
    2022-09-21
    BruceBryant
    If the interest is good I will put the money in the bank too.
  • hengonghuat888
    2022-09-20
    hengonghuat888
    this is a very good article! Well written!
  • WendyGoh
    2022-09-20
    WendyGoh
    Ok
  • MoonJin
    2022-09-20
    MoonJin
    good
  • nightfury
    2022-09-20
    nightfury
    [Cool][Cool]
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