Market Watch

Beijing has quashed talk of a 10% devaluation in the RMB and is able to back that by putting its money where its mouth is. US analysts continue to fear a recession but is that fair? Meanwhile, contrarian recommendation by JP Morgan calling a buy into the property sector despite higher interest rates possibilities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Malaysian market has, along with other emerging market, fallen to a price-to-book valuation of about 1.6x. While this is reasonable, it is not a screaming buy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China has certainly thrown a curveball in global finance by devaluing the yuan. But Australia is not as alarmed as other emerging markets about their weak currencies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- How will China's Yuan devaluation affect our Ringgit? - How will it affect regional currencies? - What does this mean to China's exports and imports? - Will we see a greater China from this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Michael A. Yoshikami, Founder and CEO of Destination Wealth Management in San Francisco, talks about the Yuan devaluation, its impact on emerging market currencies and how it might affect the Federal Reserve's expected rate rise in September.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan from the US Trust-Bank of America Private Wealth Management in New York talks about Berkshire Hathaway’s biggest-ever deal -- buying the aerospace equipment maker Precision Cast-parts, and what that says about the health of the US economy. He also talks about beleaguered US media and tech stocks, the impact of disruptive technologies and the state of the Chinese retail market. Se...

- ESG is a new fund for Malaysians to work with in the Asset Management world - What are the ESG fund challenges and obstacles? - How is this different from conventional Asset Management funds in the market? - Are returns in ESG fund higher, or lower than conventional funds? - Would there be a target market or sector that this fund can tap into? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- The US Securities & Exchange Commission approves rule to disclose salary of workers to improve transparency against salary of CEOs. Will this bring the top 1% in check? - Athens Stock Exchange plunged on opening day. How far must capital controls be in place to ensure balance between stemming capital outflows with maintaining a vibrant local equities market? - In the LIBOR scandal, an analys...

Indonesia’s economy continued to slow in the second quarter with an annual growth rate of 4.67% -- the lowest level seen since 2009. Wellian Wiranto, Economist at OCBC Bank   discusses what this means for investors of the Indonesian market.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IG's Chris Weston talks about the RBA's decision to halt the Aussie dollar's slide, the Chinese government's meddling in its share market and a view on oil prices.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The ringgit is heading south but Malaysia is no where near Asian Financial Crisis proportions. There might, however, be longer term repercussions for market valuations from reduced accountability. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Howie Lee, Investment Analyst at Phillip Futures looks at safe havens, in a market plagued by fear and risk-off sentiment.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

- Inflation rate is low, will this delay the US interest rate hike expected in Sept? - 19 million Europeans are out of jobs, what is the outlook like - Crude Oil is under USD 50 per barrel. Will commodities track this trend too? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US reported a record poor wage growth and this comes after the Fed left room for interest rate rises in September. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bank of Thailand is unlikely to raise interest rates given the poor GDP showing. Singapore isn't out of the woods either. We look at prospects of Asean markets in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Mulholland, the Managing Partner of China-America Capital Company in Chicago reads between the lines of the Federal Open Market Committee's statement, for clues on the timing of the first rate hike. He also shares his thoughts on the US' second quarter GDP numbers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bank of Thailand is unlikely to raise interest rates given the poor GDP showing. Singapore isn't out of the woods either. We look at prospects of Asean markets in general. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Le Brun from Sydney talks about the need for the markets to brace themselves for an impending interest rates increase. This will strengthen the greenback against major currencies. What does this mean to Emerging Markets currencies? Will this slow trade? How will China react? This and more in today's Market Watch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Against global currencies, the Ringgit is worse off against most currencies but fares better against the Japanese Yen and the Australian Dollar. What does this mean you us and how do we navigate from here? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Analysts are expecting an interest rate rise as the FOMC concludes its two-day meeting tonight. The Chinese stock market and commodities crash might complicate that decision. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the ringgit sliding further against the dollar, the sukuk is yielding higher than conventional bonds. How will this affect investors' portfolios and also how does this play in the greater context of the market. Also, we take a quick look at Indonesia's mega Islamic bank creation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Quinlan talks about the slump in China market, and to what extent should the Chinese government interfere and how US's interest rate hike can influence the China market.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The technical readings for Malaysia are not quite positive yet with the formation of the head & shoulders. Retail participation also appears to be unsustainable. Some buy opportunity may be found in the rubber glove sector which benefits from slumping commodity prices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Commodity prices continue to slide, taking along the FTSE with it. Where does it stop and how do we react to this? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malaysia will host the ASEAN summit in August, on the discussion table are labour movement, Trans Pacific Partnership, and regional currencies. How will the markets react to this changes? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.