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Weekly recap: Interest rates continue to rise
By Beansprout  ā€¢  October 7, 2023
At the start of every month, we would look out for the latest SSB and fixed deposit interest rates.  We were pleased to see that the latest SSB offers a 10-year average interest rate of 3.32%, the highest so far this year.  The best 6-month and 12-month fixed deposit rates have also been raised to 3.6%, closing the gap with Singapore T-bills.  As US government bond yields continue to climb, we find out what this would mean for the upcoming 6-month T-bill auction on 12 October.  With the higher interest rates, check out our Guide to investing in the T-bill and Guide to investing in the SSB to make your savings work harder.  Source: Bloomberg. Price as of market close on 6 Oct  

šŸ“ˆ BOND YIELDS SPIKE

What happened? 

US government bond yields rose further after US employment unexpectedly surged in September.

What does this mean?

The strong...
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