For many of us who have spent years navigating the Singapore and regional markets, we often get bogged down by the "noise." We look at quarterly earnings, we obsess over whether a REIT's occupancy dropped by 1%, or if a company’s CEO had a bad day during an analyst call. But after decades of investing, I’ve realized there is a much bigger tide at play. It’s not just about the ships; it’s about the water level. In economics, we call this the M2 Money Supply. In plain talk, it’s just how much "stuff" is circulating in the system. When the taps are open, everything feels like a genius-level investment. When the taps close, even the best companies struggle to keep their heads above water. Let's peel back the layers on how this liquidity truly dictates the price of our assets.

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