Market Watch

In a busy week for central banks with announcements due from Australia and UK, the US Federal Reserve is expected to cut rates by 25bps. We ask Shane Oliver, Chief Economist, AMP Capital whether he is agreement with consensus and why. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four of the Magnificent Seven reported earnings this week and it was a mixed bag. We ask Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago as to which disappointed, who then surprised on the upside and does this mean that the tech sector is still a buy? Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four of the Magnificent 7 will be releasing their results this week. We ask Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist at IG International for his expectations and if growth stocks are still the theme for this year and beyond. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the Japanese snap elections, the LDP lost their majority causing the Yen to weaken. Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst, Writer at The Macro Butler Newsletter tells us what to expect in terms of monetary and fiscal policies as one of the world's largest economies attempts to form a government and find a prime minister. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

Asian markets are surprisingly more volatile than the US despite the very tight Presidential elections. We ask Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer for Affluent Products and Propositions, CIMB Bank Berhad, whether this American exceptionalism exists. We also explore other investment opportunities in China and Asia. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

A busy week for US economic data with PCE, initial jobless claims and non-farm payrolls due but do markets care since elections take place soon. Clifford Bennett, Independent Economist tells us his perspective whilst weighing in on the impact of the Japanese elections on the yen. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Palm oil prices surged to their highest levels since July 2022 last week, with crude palm oil futures closing at 4,533 ringgit per tonne on Friday. However is this price trend sustainable and will 2025 see new record prices? Chye Wen Fei, Research Analyst, HLIB Research gives us her perspective whilst giving us her top picks for the sector. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listene...

US Markets appear increasingly jittery of late despite a rather decent earnings season. We ask what is dragging sentiment down? Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade tells us his perspective whilst we uncover why Australia has been on the rise recently. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Wall Street has chalked up a three-day losing streak, gold is hovering at all time highs, corporate earnings are a mixed bag and crude oil prices are volatile. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence shares his insights on what's moving markets and what to expect with the upcoming release of US new home sales and jobless claims data. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for p...

A long list of mega projects were notably absent during the tabling of Budget 2025. What does this mean for the construction sector which is usually a sector that benefits. Loong Chee Wei, Head of Research, Affin Hwang Investment Bank gives us his perspective whilst giving his top picks. Brought to you by Mah Sing. Reinvent Spaces. Enhance Life. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/li...

Investors are optimistic that US equities can continue to rally into 2025 buoyed by a healthy US economy. Could this projection be upended by the November elections? We discuss the economic trends with Carlos Casanova of UBP. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US elections will be held in two weeks leading to volatile markets but in the longer term will US equities outperform? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his answers whilst weighing in on the impact of Chinese banks cutting their benchmark lending rates on capital markets. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...

How are investors digesting the provisions of Budget 2025 - will this be a net positive or negative for the FBM-KLCI? We discuss the market implications of the budget, as well as sectors that stand to gain most with Alex Chia of RHB Investment Bank. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Major names in Big Tech will be reporting their quarterly earnings this week, including Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Apple. How will these results shape the appetite for tech stocks moving forward? We discuss the expectations and other global market trends with Kingsley Jones of Jevons Global. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Singapore’s 3rd quarter GDP surprised markets with the economy growing 4.1% thanks to strong exports. What then does this mean for equity markets and who stands to benefit from this? Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, Singapore Exchange gives us his views whil we also ask if there are any winners from China’s stimulus measures.   Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

US retail sales surprised on the upside, indicating the resilience of the consumer. How will this influence the Fed Fund rate direction? Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited gives us his perspective whilst we take a deep dive on US banking results. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The TIV for the last nine months of 2024 is higher than 2023 but the momentum of sales has been slowing. We ask Daniel Wong, Analyst, Hong Leong Investment Bank for his outlook, his top picks and would there be any goodies for the sector in Budget 2025. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan heads to the polls on 27 October with early polls suggesting that LDP might lose their current majority. We ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank if that has any impact on the yen and the economy whilst also understanding the reason for the rate cut by the Bank of Thailand. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Since September, the Chinese government has been annoucing a series of fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to revive the economy and resolve the long term structural issues. We ask Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities as to whether these measures are sufficient and if not, what else we can expect. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

The return of the FBMKLCI on a year-to-date basis has surprised many investors, up 12% in Ringgit terms and more than 20% in US dollar terms. However, the index appears to be trading in a narrow range tilted to the downside. Kenny Yee, Head of Research at Rakuten Trade tells us what are the catalysts that might cause a rerating of the market and what are his top buy ideas. Image Credit: shuttersto...

As the US corporate earnings season gathers steam, stock markets have been chalking up gains and setting new records. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, shares his insights into how investors can take advantage of market volatility to score some gains. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Typically Malaysian Budgets are full of goodies of the construction sector with a list of infrastructure projects. Will Budget 2025 be a repeat of this and which contractors stand to benefit? Adam Mohamed Rahim, Equity Research Analyst, RHB Research tells us. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With less than a month to go to US elections, how will markets trade? We ask Kelvin Wong, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA that question and his thoughts on the recent results from US Banks. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China's Minister of Finance is scheduled to deliver a press briefing on Saturday. Could markets get good news on fiscal stimulus? Yeap Jun Rong of IG International weighs in on what to expect for Chinese equities and also discusses the outlook for the US economy following the latest CPI print. Image Credit: shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Japan's Nikkei 225 Index has registered a gain of nearly 20% year-to-date in a 2024 that saw it swing more than 10,000 points in the space of a month between July and August. Andrew Jackson, Head of Japanese Equity Strategy at Ortus Advisors share his insights into the factors moving markets in Japan and what we might expect going forward. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener...