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Current higher yields on Singapore Savings Bonds and Treasury bills unlikely to last: analysts

The December tranche gives a 10-year average return of 2.81% and attracts S$164.8 million in applications for the S$600 million on offer

Chong Xin Wei
Benjamin Cher
Published Wed, Nov 27, 2024 · 03:40 PM
    • The latest issuance offers a first-year interest rate of 2.66%.
    • The latest issuance offers a first-year interest rate of 2.66%. PHOTO: BT FILE

    THE latest Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) allotted on Wednesday (Nov 27) recorded a rise in the number of applications, with the rate higher than that of the previous tranche.

    The December tranche offers a first-year interest rate of 2.66 per cent, and a 10-year average return of 2.81 per cent.

    This surpasses the interest rates for the last two tranches of the SSBs. The November issuance, which saw yields slip to record lows for 2024, offered a first-year interest rate of 2.25 per cent, and a 10-year average return of 2.56 per cent.

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