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The Federal Reserve System (also known as the Federal Reserve or simply the Fed) is the central banking system of the United States of America. My Sweet Retirement blog posts related to Federal Reserve.

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Debt Clock US

On May 21, 2023 By My Sweet Retirement In Stock News

The National Debt Clock US (United States) shows the outstanding American debt owed by the Federal government. The National Debt includes public debt, federal trust funds, and government accounts. If you have been to New …

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14 Stocks Near 52 Weeks Low in September 2022

Fears of Aggressive Rate Hikes

On December 6, 2022 By My Sweet Retirement In Stock News

Just when we are about to celebrate when Powell shared last week that it was time to slow the pace of upcoming interest rate hikes, the fears of aggressive rate hikes came back. From the …

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Fed Raises Interest Rates

On June 18, 2022 By My Sweet Retirement In Money Management

This week, the Fed Raises Interest Rates by 0.75 percentage points. This was the largest increase since 1994 which is consider as an aggressive move in a bid to bring the current inflation rates down. …

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Federal Reserve Raise Interest Rates and Three Times in 2017

On December 17, 2016 By My Sweet Retirement In Miscellaneous

Against everyone’s predictions, the Federal Reserve has decided to raise interest rates in the recent December Federal Reserve meeting. It was also mentioned that Fed may plan to raise interest rates three times in the …

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Why Fed Decides Not to Increase Interest Rate

On September 24, 2016 By My Sweet Retirement In Stock News

In the month of September 2016, the STI (Straits Times Index) was on a roller coaster ride. The chart below shows the STI trended down in the week of 12th to 15th September 2016 before …

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  • Singapore REITs To Buy in October 2023
    Singapore REITs To Buy in October 2023October 1, 2023
    Let us go back to look at Singapore REITs to buy in October 2023. The United States government is currently sitting on a $33 trillion debt. This week, the United States government faced a shutdown if the lawmakers could not reach a deal regarding the bill. A government shut down means a delay in salaries … Read more
  • Financial Goals Progress May 2022
    Financial Goals For September 2023September 28, 2023
    It is the same time of the month again where I provide an update on the progress of myself trying to reach my targeted financial goals for September 2023. The total value of my financial assets decreased from 70.00% to 69.80%. As this point of writing, the US government is at risk of a possible … Read more
  • When Will You Sell A Stock
    Frasers Centrepoint Trust Divest Hektar REITSeptember 24, 2023
    Frasers Centrepoint Trust divest Hektar REIT. Following my previous post Frasers Centrepoint Trust Hektar REIT Diversifies, Frasers Centrepoint Trust has decided to divest all units of Hektar REIT. Rationale for Divestment of Hektar REIT As shared in the announcement, the manager share that Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s unitholding in Hektar REIT is non-core to its portfolio and … Read more
  • Frasers Centrepoint Trust Acquires Stake In NEX
    Cisco Splunk AcquisitionSeptember 23, 2023
    On 21st September 2023, Cybersecurity leader Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) announced their plans to acquire Splunk (NASDAQ:SPLK) for $157 per share in cash. The Cisco Splunk acquisition represented approximately $28 billion in equity value. If you are not familiar with Cisco, the company is a leader in the Cybersecurity space, providing security solutions. They specializes in switches, … Read more
  • When Will You Sell A Stock
    REITs I Can Still Buy In My Stock PortfolioSeptember 18, 2023
    What are the REITs I can still buy in My Stock Portfolio? This is the question that I have been pondering on. Given the high interest rate environment, this is a disadvantage to all REITs as the interest expense eats into the distributable income. Originally, I thought that I should increase my position in Mapletree … Read more
  • Hektar REIT
    Frasers Centrepoint Trust Hektar REIT DiversifiesSeptember 17, 2023
    Frasers Centrepoint Trust’s associate Hektar REIT diversifies from retail into the Education industry. If you do not know, Frasers Centrepoint Trust held 30.97% of the units in Hektar REIT (Hektar Real Estate Investment Trust). Hektar REIT is a retail-focused REIT in Malaysia listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad. Hektar REIT’s property … Read more
  • Lendlease REIT FY2023 Financial Results
    Lendlease REIT Sold DownSeptember 16, 2023
    Recently, Lendlease REIT has been sold down by investors. The share price of Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (SGX:JYEU) has fallen as much as 16.42% in the past 6 months. What has happened? As you can see from the chart above, Lendlease REIT’s share price has dipped significantly since the mid of August 2023. This happen … Read more
  • Insurance
    Tiq 3 Year Endowment Plan is 4.80% p.aSeptember 9, 2023
    The latest Tiq 3 Year Endowment Plan launched in August 2023 can give you up to 4.80% p.a. This is a single premium, non-participating life insurance savings plan. This plan has a policy term of 3 years. A lump sum guaranteed maturity benefit will be paid at the end of the policy term. Similar to past … Read more

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