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Although US earnings season has been generally been positive, corporate guidance has been more conservative. Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence tells us what this means for equity returns. We also try and dissect EV stocks to discern if there is value even amongst the Chinese auto players. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The FBMKLCI has finally managed to be the best performing market in Asean on a year to date basis. Imran Yusof, Head of Research, MIDF tells us the reasons for this outperformance and if we should remain optimistic. We also delve into what are his top picks for Bursa Malaysia. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the Hang Seng and Shanghai Composite Index rallying in the past few sessions, we ask Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP if this means that the concerns over a slowing economy in China are unwarranted. We also ask if the Fed has managed to pull off the amazing feat of getting the economy to achieve a Goldilock's moment. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

With 80% of S&P500 companies reporting numbers better than expected, will earnings till surprise on the upside in coming quarters? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management tells us his views whilst weighing in if there are still buying opportunities in Hong Kong and China even after the recent rally. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener...

With the Federal Reserve maintaining the mantra of “Higher for Longer” with a strong US economy and sticky inflation, what does this mean for policy rates? And subsequently its implications on Asian rates and currencies. Ang Beng Kuan, Head of Investments, Hong Leong Islamic Asset Management tells us whilst weighing in on what fixed income investments are a good alternative to cash? Image Credit:...

The Hang Seng Index has enjoyed a strong rally but does it still have legs? Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global weighs in on this whilst giving us his views on Apple's recent results. We also also examine the results of the 80% of companies on the S&P500 that reported and if that will fuel markets further. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for priva...

Although the Fed has signaled that a rate cut is pending, is a hike actually impossible if the economy doesn't cool fast enough. Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago gives his perspective whilst weighing in on the results of the magnificent seven which have been mainly above expectations. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The US Federal Reserve has indicated that it doesn't plan to cut interest rates until it is more confident of inflation is convincingly under control. This is after it maintain the current two-decade high rate at around 5.3%. Vishnu Varathan, the Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank analyses this decision as well as shares his insights on the current weakness of the Japanese yen. See om...

Markets are not expecting the Federal Reserve to cut rates this Wednesday but have they engineered a soft landing? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his opinion whilst weighing in on the Yen which has hit a 34 year low against the US dollar. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US markets staged their best weekly rally on the back of strong earnings from Alphabet and Microsoft. Is it time to still buy the AI theme? Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG International tells us whilst weighing in on whether the Japan's Ministry of Finance will intervene to support the Yen after it hit a 34 year low against the US dollar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Four out of the Magnificent 7 tech stocks have reported quarterly earnings. Mish Schneider, Chief Strategist, Market-Gauge.com tells us how much of a divergence are we seeing in terms of performance and why these results still matter in spite of the Fed keeping pat on rates. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meta, Boeing and Ford were some of the major US companies reporting earnings results overnight. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence joins us to analyse how investors responded along with how commodities like gold and crude oil performed onvernight, along with how the Japanese yen has plumbed multi-decades lows against the US dollar. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

There is increasingly speculation that the federal reserve might be raising rates with the US economy showing no signs of a slowdown. We ask Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP if that theory is a possibility. We also ask what impact a strong dollar has on emerging markets and will it force the hand of central banks to raise rates too? Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listene...

Last year alone, approximately 14 million electric cars were sold, with BYD and Tesla fighting for the top spot in the sector. But even with price cuts, the overall market has dwindled. Ray Kwok, Director , CGS International Securities Hong Kong shares with us the future of the market and who might come to dominate. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

As we head into the thick of US reporting season, we ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management which matters more; earnings or Fed Fund rates. We also ask if it's too early to write off Japan and Korea which has seen heavy selling of late as investors lock in gains. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On a year to date basis the Jakarta Composite Index has underperformed its regional peers despite the many domestic catalysts and political stability. We ask Jerry Goh, ASEAN Equities Investment Manager, ABDRN what investment strategy to adopt against the backdrop of the weakening Rupiah. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Although unemployment remains low, consumer sentiment has been weighed down by rising cost of living pressures and the weak Ringgit. As for consumer companies, the sharp rise in input cost from fuel to more expensive commodities like cocoa and sugar have meant that margin compression is a concern. We speak to Genevieve Ng, Consumer & glove analyst at MIDF Investment Bank for an outlook on the...

Its a big week for US results with almost 180 companies on the S&P500 due to report. We ask Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global as to how important is this earnings seasons and what does the economic data tell us about Fed Fund rate cuts. We also ask him if Australia will be the lucky country again with investors as the returns have been rather anemic for 2024 so far. Ima...

US equities and Treasuries continued their sell off this week after the realization that the Fed mantra of higher for longer is here to stay. Tim Mulholland, President, TJM Limited, Chicago tells us if volatility is here to stay and how we should position for that. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With the US economy continuing to show growth month on month, questions arise as to when the first Fed Fund rate cut will take place. Jesse Liew, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income, Principal Southeast Asia helps us answer that question and what this means for global bond markets including Malaysia. This Market Outlook is brought to you by Principal Asset Management Image Credit: Shutterstock....

The US Fed's job has been made more complicated by the sticky inflation readings and robust economic data, with Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicating that rates could stay higher for longer. How will this affect emerging market economies? We get analysis from Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

China’s gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.3% in January-March from the year earlier, higher than the Reuters poll for a 4.6% increase. We ask  Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy, VFS Group. if the worse is over for its economy and what then is the investment strategy to adopt in China. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Geopolitical tensions and Fed Fund rate cuts remain the preoccupation of markets in recent days but the sharp correction has put into question whether the US rally is over. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his perspective and does this mean that its time to consider safe haven assets. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

Chinese equities have recovered from the low's seen in early March driven by a series of market popular measures and better economic data. However is this mini rally sustainable. Yu Junqiang, Fund Manager for Equities from Hong Leong Asset Management tells us whilst diving into the best investment strategy to adopt. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Three major banks reported their results with all sounding more cautious of the outlook. Will this be reflected in the rest of US result season and what does this say about the economy. Clifford Bennett, Independent Economist tells us whilst we ask whether there will be any fallout in markets from Iran's attacks on Israel. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info...