Daily Briefing: MAS unlikely to turn hawkish on policy review; Is Singtel a bargain now?

And here are four ways to protect yourself from retrenchment.

From CNBC via Yahoo!: Khoon Goh, head of Asia research at ANZ, said in a note on Wednesday that the question wasn't really whether Singapore's central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), would stick with its neutral stance – which was the consensus view – but whether it would keep the "extended period" wording on the policy. Goh expected the MAS announcement on 13 April, although he noted the date wasn't yet officially set.

From Motley Fool: Singapore Telecommunications Limited is the largest company by market capitalisation within the Straits Times Index. As such, it may be on the radar of many investors, with some of them perhaps thinking: Is it a bargain now? At its current stock price of $3.92, Singtel has a PE ratio of 16.3. This is nowhere near a five-year low. Moreover, Singtel’s PE ratio is also higher than those of its peers, StarHub Ltd and M1 Ltd. The other two telcos have PE ratios of 14.4 and 13.2, respectively, at the moment.

From MoneySmart via Yahoo!: Middle-aged PMETs have been some of the biggest casualties of last year’s spate of retrenchments. This group of employees finds it hardest to find jobs and replace their lost incomes, with many giving up and abandoning their previous careers. If that’s the future that awaits us in our careers, what can we do to make sure we don’t go under? Here are four ways all Singaporeans should protect themselves from the possibility of retrenchment.