Singapore COE Breaks S$125k: Will Chinese EV Be a Better Choice?
The results for Singapore's first COE bidding round in May are out: Category A (Small/Mid-sized) hit S$124,790, and Category B (Large/Luxury) reached S$126,236. This marks five consecutive increases, with the COE price now easily exceeding the cost of a mid-range car itself. 🚗 What is the COE? The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) is a "quota license" required to drive on Singapore's roads. The total supply is controlled by the government, and licenses are auctioned every two weeks. For Category A, there were only 1,265 quotas available, but 2,410 bids were placed—a nearly 90% oversubscription that drove prices straight to S$125k. This piece of paper is valid for 10 years, after which its value drops to zero unless you renew or re-bid. Total Cost of Ownership: A Toyota Corolla Altis (approx
DBS Q1 Beats & Raises Dividend 8%! Will UOB and OCBC Follow?
$DBS(D05.SI)$ reported Q1 2026 results with net profit of S$2.93B (+1% YoY), beating the Bloomberg consensus of S$2.88B. Shares closed +3.4% at S$58.50. Non-interest income and wealth management fees both hit all-time highs. Dividend raised to S$0.81/share from S$0.75 a year earlier. In a lower-rate world, DBS proved the model works — just not the way the market expected. Up next: $UOB(U11.SI)$ (May 7) and $OCBC Bank(O39.SI)$ (May 8). Highlights for DBS earnings 1. Deposit growth blew past expectations. Customer deposits rose 9% YoY to S$629.9B, with more than two-thirds in CASA. CEO Tan Su Shan upgraded full-year deposit growth guidance to "high to higher
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After Seagate Strong Results, Can SanDisk Reach $1100 As MS Expected?
$Seagate Technology PLC(STX)$ released its earnings last night. Goldman Sachs analysts raised their price target from $385 to $700 on the same day — an 82% increase within three hours, with normalized EPS estimates revised from $17.50 to $32.00.$SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$ earnings are about to be released on April 30th.Seagate beat across the boardRevenue: $3.11B (+44.1% YoY), +5.5% above StreetGross margin: 47.0%, +230bps vs StreetEPS: $4.10, +16.8% above StreetQ2 revenue guidance (midpoint): $3.45B, +10.3% vs StreetThe most critical strategic signal: Management explicitly stated they do not plan to increase capacity. Keeping supply tight = deliberately maintaining pricing power.Why Seagate’s results directly i
$DBS(D05.SI)$ reports Q1 2026 results this Thursday, April 30. The stock has pulled back from its record highs since the FY2025 earnings miss in February — when DBS posted net profit of S$11.033B, falling short of the Bloomberg consensus of S$11.375B and down 3% YoY. 4Q FY2025 net profit of S$2.358B also came in 10% below the prior year.Now heading into Q1, the bar has been set lower. But can DBS clear it?What analysts expect for Q1 FY2026Net profit consensus: S$2.78B (−4.0% YoY) — Visible Alpha pollTotal income: S$5.85B (−1.0% YoY)Three things to watchNIM compression continues.CGS International forecasts a −3 bps sequential NIM decline, driven by falling SORA and HIBOR. 3-month SORA dropped sharply since the start of the year. DBS had already g
🎁 LIVE Stream Alert | Middle East Conflict + Rate Volatility: Are Your SREITs Still Resilient?
Click to join the live on Wednesday 19:00 Hey Tiger fam, feeling jittery about the markets lately? 🌍 With escalating tensions in the Middle East and surging oil prices, the S-REIT Index has already dropped ~6.8% YTD — and that rate-cut narrative we were banking on? Gone with the wind... Don't panic! We've brought in Singapore's REITs heavyweight — Kenny Loh (SGX Academy Trainer, MoneyFM 89.3 regular, CFP® certificant) to show you exactly how to navigate this storm. 📌 3 Key Things You'll Learn 1️⃣ The "Rate Cut" Mirage vs. Reality Stop trying to time the pivot! Kenny will break down why you should look past headline yields and focus on Interest C
Amazon +20% This Month! Anthropic $25B Mega Deal: Break $300 Like Google’s Re-Rating?
After Monday’s close, Amazon announced it will invest up to an additional $25 billion into Anthropic, while Anthropic simultaneously committed to spending $100 billion on AWS over the next decade. $Amazon.com(AMZN)$ rose more than 2.4% pre-market to $254. With earnings season approaching (April 29), one core question is now on the table: This time, will Amazon become the next “Google-style re-rating”? Over the past two weeks, Amazon has rebounded strongly by 18%, turning its year-to-date performance positive at +7.5%, completely shaking off its label as “one of the worst-performing Mag 7 stocks” at the start of the year. Now, the weakest names are Microsoft and Tesla — Amazon is no longer on that list. 1. What does Anthropic mega deal really mean
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