Market Watch

With the last FOMC meeting in December, the street is still expecting one more rate cut for 2024. But with a Trump presidency and an uncertain pace of economic growth, what will the pace and quantum of cuts be for 2025? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his perspective whilst weighing in on why US markets continue to hit new record highs. Image C...

After a good start, Malaysia is only up 10% on a year-on-to-date basis, but how will it perform in 2025? Peter Lim, Founder & Chief Research Officer, Trident Analytics Sdn Bhd gives us his perspective whilst telling us his top ideas. Image Credit:shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US markets have rallied despite the economic policy uncertainty , but will it continue to rally? Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management gives us his perspective whilst offering other investment ideas as we head into 2025. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We get Vishnu Varathan's, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank, perspective on the latest 3Q GDP number coming out from the US which came in at 2.8% and whether this changes the trajectory for a December rate cut. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Singapore Straits Times Index after a rather slow start to the year is up 15% on a year-to-date basis. We speak to Kelvin Wong, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA as to the reasons why the market has surged in the last three months and if there is more upside. We also discuss the recent strong market performance of the US markets and if that rally will extend to the small caps. Image Credit: shutter...

Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management explains why markets were sanguine with the nomination of Scott Bessent as US Treasury Secretary as he deep dives into what it particularly means for upcoming tariffs and cryptocurrency. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

So far, the US Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice this year by a total of 75 basis points. In Europe, the ECB's trajectory has been more aggressive - three times to 3.4% currently. Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist at IG International takes a look at the factors leading to these decisions and what we can expect going into 2025. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Michele Schneider, Chief Strategist from Market Gauge, shares her perspective on the recent US jobless claims figures and whether this clarifies a US December rate cut by the Fed amid frothy valuations in the US stock market. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nvidia results beat expectations but yet markets were slightly disappointed as growth was not at the higher end of the range. We ask Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence if Nvidia is still the stock that cannot be ignored despite the expensive valuations and return of 200% on a year to date basis. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP, shares his perspective on the likelihood of the Fed embarking on the December rate cut and whether China's recent uplift in consumer sentiment reflects a sustained economic recovery. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Indian equity markets have corrected sharply from the recent highs in September as foreign investors sold USD13bn of equities. We ask Pramod Amthe, Head Of Institutional Equity Research, InCred Capital if this selloff is a buying opportunity and what investment strategy to adopt. In addition, we ask about the impact of a Trump Presidency with its 60% tariff plans and 20% import duties on the I...

With inflation sticky and potentially rising next year, what choices does the Federal Reserve have when it comes to the pace and quantum of rate cuts? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his perspective whilst we ask what investment strategy to adopt in the coming months ahead of a new US President. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com...

US markets are taking a breather after the recent Trump rally. We ask Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst, and writer of The Macro Butler Newsletter tells us how markets will behave till the end of the year and if other markets offers investment opportunities as US market valuations start to look expensive. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After Fed Chair, Jerome Powell said that the US economy is in good shape and is in no hurry to cut rates, the market took a dip. We ask Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago, what this means for US monetary policy and how we should position portfolios for 2025. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although there remains much uncertainty over Donald Trump's economic policies, what are the implications for Asia? We pose this question to Peter Lim, Chief Research Officer, Trident Analytics, and also ask him specifically if there are any Trump trades here in Malaysia. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US will be reporting CPI, weekly jobless claims, retail sales and industrial production this week. All of which help paint a picture of the economy but are markets still paying attention? Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities tells us his perspective whilst giving us his perspective on the Chinese economy Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener f...

MIDF predicts that transshipment activity could heighten in the short term as firms frontload shipments to the US to preempt the imposition of further Trump tariffs. How might this impact Malaysian shipping players? We discuss the outlook for the transport sector with Imran Yusof, Head of Research at MIDF. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street investors are reacting positively to Trumps’ pro-growth policies, including the prospect of lower taxes and reducing regulations. But is the market getting ahead of itself? We discuss the trends with Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The S&P500 hit a new record high for the 50th time this year on the back of a Trump presidency with his pro-growth policies. We ask Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade as to whether this rally has legs and what sectors to consider if the optimism continues. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As widely expected, the Federal Reserve delivered a 25bps cut in the policy rate yesterday. We ask Brian Arcese, Portfolio Manager & Equity Analyst, Foord Asset Management as to what to expect in December's FOMC and also ahead in 2025. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US markets hit a new high on the back of the resounding win of Donald Trump as the 47th President. We ask Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence if this rally still has legs as valuations turn lofty. We also ask if a strong dollar is good for companies and if China stands to lose from Trump's win. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indonesia is the largest Asean economy with a population size of close to 300 million people. But of late, their economy has slowed while the Jakarta Composite Index has trailed that of the Singapore STI and the FBMKLCI. We ask Jerry Goh, Asia Equities Investment Director, ABDRN why and what investment strategy to adopt. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform...

China’s National People’s Congress Standing Committee is expected to sign off on a stimulus package of between 6 trillion and 10 trillion yuan. We ask Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP for what he is expecting and will it be enough to revive the sluggish economy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Markets are waiting with bated breath for the outcome of the US elections as both candidates have different economic policies. For insights on how Fixed Income markets will react both in the US and in Malaysia, we speak to Winson Phoon, Head of Fixed Income Research, Maybank Investment Bank. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Investors are staying on the sidelines as US heads for the polls but what should the strategy be for the longer term? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his perspective whilst weighing in on the different economic policies of the Presidential candidates. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.