Bank Interest Rates

Lock in loans at current rates, advises DBS chief Gupta

Interest rates in the US and in turn, Singapore, are likely to pick up over the next one to two years, said DBS CEO Piyush Gupta. This means now could be a particularly good time for borrowers to lock in loans at current interest rates. Borrowers can look at switching from floating to fixed rate loans, added Mr Gupta. But that is a hard appeal to make to Asian investors, who prefer not to fix...

Will history repeat itself?

Interest rates are at an all-time low, but what will happen if rates begin to rise, asks Colin Tan These days, when I am asked in casual conversations about the local housing market, I am at a loss for words. Do I describe the market assuming that housing interest rates remain as they are, which has been abnormally low for about two and a half years now, or do I launch straight into the explanation of...

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