Market Watch

The Ringgit hit an all-time low against the Singapore dollar at 3.04 yesterday. Dickson Woon, senior forex manager at Phillip Futures Singapore, shares his forecast for SGD/MYR. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What will the "data-dependent" Fed do now that the jobs data isn’t obvious enough to tilt a close rate hike decision one way or the other? Chris Weston, Chief Market Strategist at IG in Australia, shares his expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chart-watchers seem confident the market is in bearish territory. But is this the time for bargain-hunting? Benny Lee, Chief Market Strategist at Jupiter Securities, flags what we need to keep an eye out for this week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roshan Padamadan, fund manager at Luminance Global Fund, talks about the impact of on ASEAN-wide currency devaluations on the palm oil sector and whether investing situations have arisen as a result of the pending Fed rate rise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikio Kumada, Global Strategist at LGT Capital Partners in Hong Kong, offers his views on the U.S. Labor Department's coming monthly jobs report and what it may mean for the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook, his sense of the true health of the US economy, while offering some views on China and other Emerging Markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tan Teng Boo, the fund manager of iCapital.biz, shares his advice on how investors can ride out the volatile global stock markets. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Le Brun, Market Analyst of Option Xpress, Sydney provides context to some of the biggest questions in today's world of finance. Would chart watching reveal everything you need to know about the equity market? Could the healthcare and biotech industry be a potential way to prop up the declining regional and global economy? Where will oil prices track for the near term? See omnystudio.com/listen...

Chen Fan Fai, Chief Investment Officer of Eastspring Investments, comments on PMI (manufacturing) weakness across emerging and developed economies, its impact on Malaysia, as well as his views on the Fed rate hike and whether China will engineer another leg down via a Yuan devaluation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Weston, Chief Market Strategist of Melbourne, Australia-based IG, discusses disappointing China manufacturing data and whether another major Yuan devaluation by the PBOC is just around the corner, whether the China 'economic plague' is spreading with South Korean exports collapsing and Japanese capex growth slowing, and his latest sense of the Fed's rate hike, given ongoing market conditions...

Demand in the Asian markets are slumping the economy. From falling Asian currencies, to cooling of GDP forecasts. Do we see this as a temporary halt to the growth of Asia, or is there something more serious than meets the eye? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-Bank of America Private Wealth Management in New York, weighs the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates in September. He also discusses the reasons behind oil's biggest three-day gain in 25 years. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Suhaimi Ilias, Chief Economist at Maybank Investment Bank gives his take on the current state of Malaysia's economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Mulholland, Managing Director of China-America Capital Company talks about the rally seen in the major global indices and the sustainability of oil prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Edward Lee, the Head of ASEAN Macro Research discusses about the growth in the trade industry and the outlook of ASEAN market in the next few weeks.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben LeBrun, Market Analyst at Options Express in Sydney considers whether China's rate cut and reserve requirement reduction could be the shot in the arm the economy needs. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today's installment of the domestic market watch talks about the prospect of Singapore being a safe haven within the ASEAN region given tumultuous financial times and the possible negative effects of the strengthening Singapore dollar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-Bank of America Private Wealth Management in New York, says the ongoing China- and Emerging Market rout is temporary, while telling clients to 'prepare shopping lists'. Still, he thinks the Fed will now hold off raising rates in 2015. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US markets plunged more than 3% on Friday reflecting rising investor fears of global economic troubles. This may complicate the Fed's interest rate decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mikio Kumada, Global Strategist of LGT Capital Partners in Hong Kong provides analyses on Japan current economic condition and the impact of falling oil prices to the globe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bharat Joshi takes a closer look at Indonesia's new ministerial cabinet and if the new line-up could instigate regulation changes in the republic. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben LeBrun, market analyst at Options Express in Melbourne, Australia, reckons the current turmoil in emerging-nation share and currency markets are but a mere correction, and that the Fed will proceed with raising rates once in September and one more time in December.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The lower volatility REITs will be attractive in this market environment but how will they fare if interest rates rise? Regional REITS also offer diversification away from a ringgit focus. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Weston discusses about the risk of contagion following share market routs in emerging markets, behaviour of the Aussie dollar and what he thinks the RBA will do. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the week ahead, Dodge Dorland, Chief Investment Officer at Landor & Fuest Capital Managers in New York expects more volatility from the Chinese Yuan. He also discusses the paradox of oil prices against global supply and demand.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Media Prima gets a new Chairman amidst the political shifts in the country. We look at some of the analyst outlook for the stock See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.