The application period for the Astrea 7 PE bonds opens on Friday (20 May 2022) and closes at 12pm on Wednesday (25 May 2022). So far, I have seen a couple of glowing reviews about this new class of bonds for retail investors and folks who want to subscribe. However, I will be staying far far away from this particular Astrea 7 series. I have to give a thumbs down for those who keep insisting that bonds are relatively less risky than holding equities. It is all about the market trending and macro-probability. In the face of super inflationary pressure and US Federal Reserve putting an all out stop to combat rising inflation, buying bonds now is just suicidal for me. I only have one thing to say about the issuance of this current tranche, that is, Temasek's Azalea could not have picked a worst time for this particular fund raising exercise....