Time to cash out? - Page 4

Time to cash out? - Page 4

Quote: Originally Posted by Rosy I still believe the current banking system will stay put. And i also believe US fed will not increase the interest rate significantly within a short time frame too. A gradual increase is inevitable and it is actually very good for the global economies. Everybody knows cheap credits is not sustainable. So for those who hope for a drop in property prices due to interest rate may be dissapointed. A gradual increase of interest rate alone will not cause a drop in property price. A sudden increase in interest rate will send SGD above and beyond USD parity. It will be a instant death to national competitiveness. Interest rate will only increase gradually as the local population increase. We need the domestic demand to compensate for the lost of international demand, should we want to gradually increase interest rate.

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