Market Watch

Shane talks about Jacinda Ardern who is the new Prime Minister of New Zealand and the potential changes in Policy. He also gives his take on the upcoming Japanese election as well as his views on President Xi Jinping's speech at the President Xi Jinping's 3 1/2 hour speech at the 19th Communist Party Congress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's 19th Party Congress is kicking off tomorrow. It will select about 200 people to run China for the next five years from army generals to executives from China’s biggest state-run conglomerates. President Xi Jinping is slated to start his second 5-year term as the party boss in the upcoming congress. Is Xi planning on a third term and who are the ones to watch for this meeting? Huang s...

Joe gives his views the NAFTA trade negotiations, the Japanese elections and his outlook on Chinese growth numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

U.S. stocks ended at record highs last week as investors bet on another positive earnings season as shown by some corporates that released their numbers recently such as Bank of America and JP Morgan. Stephen shares his expectation on whether this earnings trend and momentum in the markets will continue. Corporate earnings aside, readings on inflation and retail sales numbers that were released la...

Julia looks ahead to the tabling of Budget 2018 on October 27, assessing how Putrajaya can keep to its fiscal consolidation agenda while rolling out an expansionary budget ahead of the next general elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben expects the recent upgrade of International Monetary Fund's (IMF) global economic growth forecast to be good for equity prices. Meanwhile, he does not expect IMF's downgrade of US growth to have impact on the American markets. He says the catalyst in terms of US markets would be the upcoming corporate earnings. The IMF recently upgraded its global economic growth forecast for 2017 to 3.6%, and...

Dodge elaborates on how politics may be a bigger near-term driver for US and European markets, given recent developments in Catalonia's separatist movement and the US tax overhaul plan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With most markets up year to date and some of them hitting record highs, Michael gives his take on the outlook for world markets. He also shares with us his investment stance and the sectors he thinks are undervalued. He believes investors should go defensive and diversify. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Stephen considers the New Zealand election's effects on the country's currency, and also whether the September US non-farm payrolls data has been fully priced into the greenback. Stephen also believes markets are back on headline watch, be it from North Korea or Spain. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Bank of Japan's "tankan" survey in mind Mikio gives his insights on Japan's growth outlook, exploring it's labour market situation and thoughts on the upcoming elections between Koike and Abe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With Catalonia ramping up its separatist movement, and noting the uncertainty over who'll be the next Fed Chair, the global risk sentiment remains 'pretty good'. Ben also comments on how politics may be hampering economic reform in the 'lucky economy'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Catalonian separatist movement gathering momentum, can Europe's economic story outweigh its political risks? Dodge also looks ahead to September's US nonfarm payrolls data release, and the expected boost in year-end US retail spending. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fadhil shares why he expects the valuation of the KL Construction Index to continue climbing. He also talks about why the recent 1H earnings show compression and uneven earnings in big caps of the construction sector. Fadhil also speaks about the sector outlook in the midst of a tough operating landscape and his top picks for the segment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan joins us today to talk about the possible effects of Trump's proposed tax on offshore profits, the ramifications of the Catalonia referendum, renewed confidence in Japan and his take on the direction of oil prices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

At the start of a new trading month and quarter, Kinglsey shares his view of the markets and the outlook on currencies. With October traditionally being rocky for markets, will it be the same this month? We also discuss the possibilities of a correction as markets continue breaking fresh records- with the Dow posting its first 8-quarter winning streak in 20 years. Kingsley also talks about the pot...

Tim shares his insights on the latest US GDP numbers, the Trump tax plan and how it does not only benefit the rich! He also talks about the potential impact of the Trump tax plan on emerging economies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Le Brun, Market Analyst at OptionsXpress in Sydney Australia, talks about Donald Trump’s tax plan, Janet Yellen’s comments on US interest rate policy and the true health of the the US economy  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on World Market Watch, we talk about the rising geopolitical risk impact on markets and currencies as well as safe havens such as gold and Brent crude prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Loong Chee Wei gives an overview of the performance of the construction sector and talks about the RM144 billion forecast in new business for the sector in 2018. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-Bank Of America Private Wealth Management talks about the outcome of German elections, US President Donald Trump’s upcoming tax plan and unwinding the Fed’s balance sheet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Le Brun discusses the Fed's plan to shrink its bond portfolio, prospects for another US rate increase this year, the US inflation and Janet Yellen's term as Fed chairwoman, which expires early next year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on Market Watch, we talk about the potential market impact from the ongoing Fed meeting and the possible investor reaction to the escalating war of words between US President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un. We also talk about the Dow Jones continuing bull run - as it hit its 41st record high for the year - and the disruption retailers like Toys 'R' Us face. See omnystudio.com/listener f...

Joe shares his views on US equity markets, expectations of quantitative tightening by the Fed, and the looming Japanese snap elections. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

North Korea has just launched another missile over Japan, sending investors into risk-off mode. Mikio outlines key investment strategies given the risks coming out of the Korean peninsula, while also assessing monetary policy clues from the Fed and the Bank of England. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst at Options Express in Sydney, talks Chinese dollar bonds, economic data, overnight commodity price corrections and Apple's iPhoneX launch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.