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Wesley Hoon
Research Analyst, Global Fixed Income
Wesley Hoon is a Research Analyst with the Global Fixed Income Team at iFAST, where he covers Macro Research and USD and SGD bond markets. In addition to publishing research articles for iFAST, he has shared his insights through local media such as The Business Times. Wesley graduated from the National University of Singapore (NUS) with a Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Economics.
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Attractive 4.8%-5.2% USD yields from ORIX, a diversified Japanese financial group with a stable investment-grade credit profile and 61 years of unbroken profitability.
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