$NikkoAM-STC CN EV S$(EVS.SI)$1. New-energy heavy trucksThe sale of new-energy trucks in January 2021 was up 13-fold from the same time last year, Truck stories according to cvworld.cn, a website that tracks the commercial vehicle industry. This is largely due to battery swapping technology. According to a Bloomberg analyst, sales of new-energy trucks is set to grow and take the trajectory of electric buses which “went from 4,300 in 2013 to over 100,000 in 2018.”2. Big profits for lithium manufacturersGanfeng Lithium estimated “an up to 437% yearly surge in its 2021 net profit to reach as much as 5.5 billion yuan” and Tianqi Lithium said it “expects a steep rebound in net profit for 2021” of around 1.8 to 2.4 billion yuan, according to a Caixin

$Lion-OCBC Sec HSTECH S$(HST.SI)$ China's easing of Covid controls could set this stock up to trend upwards 

$CapLand IntCom T(C38U.SI)$ S-reits are looking like a bargain now. Prices have been driven amid US Fed's projections of its hiking cycle. May be time to swoop in

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$MSCI China Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF-NikkoAM(EVS.SI)$ up, up and away. China is looking especially appealing as things eases

$Vanguard Total World Stock ETF(VT)$ took a bet on this yesterday. Buying stocks from all over the world. Most of the top holdings are US giants though 

$Vanguard Total World Stock ETF(VT)$ Buying up stocks all around the world with this ETF. It's at a 52 week low. Good for buying and holding. 

I'm staying the market since its nearly impossible to time when to exit and reenter. Plan to switch out of speculative stocks and DCA into steady ETFs for the long-term at good prices. $Vanguard Total World Stock ETF(VT)$ $Invesco QQQ Trust(QQQ)$$SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF(SPLG)$ 

$MSCI China Electric Vehicles and Future Mobility ETF-NikkoAM(EVS.SI)$ looking set to recover as China reopens

$Alibaba(BABA)$ The mid-March gains after Liu He's assurances has nearly been erased, largely due to Covid situation in China and PBOC's lack of easing (only RRR has been cut). Looks like Beijing will look toward propping economy only after they can fix outbreak. When that will be is anyone's guess. 

$UNITED OVERSEAS BANK LIMITED(U11.SI)$ UOB climbed after earnings. Wonder how the other banks (OCBC and DBS) will perform next week

$Temasek 1.8% 261124(TEMB.SI)$ Coupon on this bond ain't attractive in the current rising interest environment, but it looked good when it was issued back in 2021

I really hope this is the bottom, but I think Chinese stocks will face wild swings in the coming weeks. That said, it looks like the central govt is going to be super reactive in boosting the financial markets from hereon with stimulus, easing and others. Things will get better! 

$Vanguard S&P 500 ETF(VOO)$ Looks like the coming weeks will be volatile

Tianqi Lithium, one of the world’s largest producers of the commodity, says it expects a steep rebound in net profit for 2021, after lithium prices soared for the past year.https://www.caixinglobal.com/2022-01-27/chinese-battery-material-supplier-to-return-to-profit-on-surging-ev-demand-101835637.html

$Alphabet(GOOG)$ Bought some GOOG. Seems awfully cheap... 

$ARK Innovation ETF(ARKK)$ what Cathie up to next? 

$Meta Platforms, Inc.(FB)$ Will FB ride the Twitter momentum? 

$Alibaba(BABA)$ Lockdown in China is easing and Alibaba seems to have performed moderately well 

$MAPLETREE INDUSTRIAL TRUST(ME8U.SI)$ nice jump today [Cool]