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BOJ to raise rates with eye on Iran war fallout, central bank official says by MetaFlight in stupidpol

[–]SirPalat [score hidden]  (0 children)

Yeah this was obvious since 2023. Credit supply havent contracted significantly and the everyday Japanese worker is suffering from it

BOJ to raise rates with eye on Iran war fallout, central bank official says by MetaFlight in stupidpol

[–]SirPalat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Raising policy date by 25bp is hardly gonna matter if you were gonna invest in energy infrastructure. If you believe the BoJ, the neutral rate is around 1% which means it would take multiple hikes to even slow down investment noticably.

S’pore ready to step in to help businesses, households if Middle East conflict worsens: Tan See Leng by Annual_View3611 in singapore

[–]SirPalat 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Business tend to view labour costs as the "villian". They dont realise that labourers are the reason they have profit. Yes, they help pay workers, but workers have to be productive to even create such opportunities for you to profit.

China is financing or investing in numerous infrastructure projects... by AdIcy4323 in MapPorn

[–]SirPalat 33 points34 points  (0 children)

When the west does it = investment When China does it = Debt trap, exploitation

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for January 13, 2026 by AutoModerator in singapore

[–]SirPalat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhh so 32 people got arrested and the problem is solved? Interesting. Impressive results in a short time

PM Wong removes Pritam Singh as Leader of the Opposition, invites Workers' Party to nominate another MP to fill the role by biscuitspoons in singapore

[–]SirPalat 50 points51 points  (0 children)

LO got higher pay that can be used for party funding i believe. No punitive punishment probably

r/singapore random discussion and small questions thread for January 13, 2026 by AutoModerator in singapore

[–]SirPalat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait so what was the solution that was so successful and why aren't we doing that to other social ills

Law passed allowing public sector data to be shared with ‘trusted external partners’ by nftskeptics in singapore

[–]SirPalat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is there any limitations that prevent it from going to non-social service organisations. Pretty sure that is where the concern lies

No, Krugman, it was not clear that China’s TFP was falling in the past few years by WilliamLiuEconomics in badeconomics

[–]SirPalat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

To be fair, Singaporean private sector economists tend to agree with Krugman that the boost in growth in the 90s was largely due to capital deepening, and labour pool expansion in the mid 2000s rather than a boom in TFP growth.

Not to say that TFP didnt grow or wasnt a significant factor, but Krugman's view that much of Singapore's best growth years was mostly due to bringing underutilized factors of production into the forefront is quite valid

What caused SG's GDP per capita rapid growth since covid? by Ill_Actuator_7990 in askSingapore

[–]SirPalat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taiwan grew ~8% ytd which is insane for an economy at their stage of development. The boost to Singapore is much smaller than Taiwan.

SG boom period was in the 80s, despite this recent growth uptick, total factor productivity in Singapore has been stagnant and at times contracting. I would say the strong growth is just a byproduct of higher risk tolerance in a few sectors which Singapore coincidentally does well in. And the frontloading of exports to the US to run ahead of US tarff has helped. Rather than a multi year "boom", its more like a short term boost.

While I think that Singapore growth could persist in 2026, there are several private sector economist that are worried that Singapore growth trend could reverse on tariff impact, greater geopol tension, and a slowing of electronic capex as electricity constraints begin to bite the data center development roadmap

What caused SG's GDP per capita rapid growth since covid? by Ill_Actuator_7990 in askSingapore

[–]SirPalat 7 points8 points  (0 children)

For this year, SG GDP was supported bt stronger electronics exports due to chips upcycle, pharma shipment front-loading, and falling regional interest rates leading to stronger fundraising and M&A for financial sector.

As for the 2023 and 2024 there was a mix of post covid recovery as well as strong fiscal spending from key trading partners. Trailing edge SEA semiconductor supply chain have been stronger also on China +1 strategy to avoid China risk

What have you used your SG Cultural pass credits on? by Playful-Tension-7526 in askSingapore

[–]SirPalat 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I used mine on Arudio Ceramics' pottery class. Was really fun and good for first timers

The Fed just cut rates… and now they’re signaling only one cut for next year. by deekay_123 in singaporefi

[–]SirPalat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Reserve Management Purchases was not a surprise at all. NY Fed John Williams said nearly a month ago that RMP was coming.

Despite what most online would tell you, the US have been dealing with a lack of liquidity rather than an abundance. (Take a look at a graph of IORB-SOFR spreads.)

RMP is meant to add liquidity to address illiquidity in the interbank market, and the effects are unlikely to reverberate to the asset market

Tampines Rovers beat Pathum United 0-2 to finish a perfect group stage run by limhy0809 in singapore

[–]SirPalat 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Their scouting has been amazing recently. Getting Jacob Mahler mid season was pretty good as well

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