[Sg] - DBS has just loaned $30 billion to MAS in a highly profitable win-win deal

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DBS Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta said during an analyst call that the bank had lent the Monetary Authority of Singapore S$30 billion as it is “not finding enough opportunities to put the money to work.”
 
Most interesting phase - "not finding enough opportunities to put the money to work."
 
US Banks do park their Money in FED during the ultra long low interest period
 
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/...r other,would dramatically affect the economy.

  • A lender of last resort provides emergency credit to financial institutions that are struggling financially and near collapse.
  • The Federal Reserve, or other central bank, typically acts as the lender of last resort to banks that no longer have other available means of borrowing, and whose failure to obtain credit would dramatically affect the economy.
  • Some argue that having a lender of last resort encourages moral hazard: that banks can take excessive risks knowing that they will be bailed out.
 
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/...r other,would dramatically affect the economy.

  • A lender of last resort provides emergency credit to financial institutions that are struggling financially and near collapse.
  • The Federal Reserve, or other central bank, typically acts as the lender of last resort to banks that no longer have other available means of borrowing, and whose failure to obtain credit would dramatically affect the economy.
  • Some argue that having a lender of last resort encourages moral hazard: that banks can take excessive risks knowing that they will be bailed out.

There has been a movement to bail out the depositors and not the banks...but the cabal will ensure it never happens
 
It actually smarts thing to do.
It to fund your spending and the costs of loan is lower than you actually fund it yourself.

Jamus Lim has actually suggested funding our spending on the covid with loans, but self-righteous PAP came down hard, saying that we should be prudent with our spending. Of course, we are not fritting money away, but we are prudent with it. Borrowing to spend on something you can't afford vs Borrowing to spend so that your costs of lower are 2 different concepts.
 
It actually smarts thing to do.
It to fund your spending and the costs of loan is lower than you actually fund it yourself.

Jamus Lim has actually suggested funding our spending on the covid with loans, but self-righteous PAP came down hard, saying that we should be prudent with our spending. Of course, we are not fritting money away, but we are prudent with it. Borrowing to spend on something you can't afford vs Borrowing to spend so that your costs of lower are 2 different concepts.
How come cost of spending by loan is lower than using own fund? Borrow money still need to pay interest but own money no interest?
 
Monetary interest rate is actually dependent on MKT rate.
Each country interest's rate is different every time.
MAS will actually have to pay an interest just to use the money from DBS. There will be interest paid. Not totally zero.

I don't know how exact it goes, but the basic fundamental applies to all economist.
 
The interest rate borrowed quoted to loan to MAS by DBS is definitely lower than market rate.
That's why it is better to borrow from DBS.

MAS with exisiting funds can actually lend out their money with higher interest
 
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