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On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Emelia Tan, Research Analyst, SGX for a market wrap of the week. They discuss how the STI performed in the past week; the biggest movers; listing of TSH Resources Berhad; high oil prices and its impact on Singapore's shares; Singapore's inflation numbers; as well as how a potential US government shutdown could impact global markets in the coming wee...

Singapore’s stock market largely followed global market sentiment with major central banks and their interest rate decisions in focus. So how are markets faring this week? What are some investment strategies we should explore when trading on the stock market here in Singapore? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Too Juncheong, Equity Dealer, Moomoo Singapore , to find out more.    High...

It's now all too familiar: Federal Reserve officials have signalled to the world that interest rates are not dropping anytime soon. And another rate hike is in store before the end of the year.  So what’s now the outlook on US markets?  And is multi-asset investing providing a foundation for successful income investing with this backdrop?  On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Todd Brigh...

China's property market woes are going from bad to worse. A Bloomberg Intelligence gauge of Chinese developer shares fell 1.2% today, a day after dropping the most this year as the crisis at real estate giant China Evergrande Group entered a new phase. The developer scrapped key creditor meetings and said it must rethink its debt overhaul plan, raising the risk of a liquidation of the nation’s mos...

Singapore’s core inflation moderated further in August from a year ago. This reflected improvements to supply chains and lower import costs that give its central bank more breathing room to extend its pause on monetary tightening. Official data showed that core inflation, tracked by the Monetary Authority of Singapore to determine policy settings, came in at 3.4% last month. The measure, which exc...

On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX for market wrap of the week. We find out how the STI fared in the past week; the biggest movers; the benefits of Singtel's sale of a 20 percent stake in its Southeast Asia data centre business; what's attracting CapitaLand Investment to the South Korean market; why Singapore's NODX numbers continue contracting; an...

Higher for longer US interest rates coupled with the outperformance of the US economy are keeping the uptrend in the US dollar intact. The greenback has re-confirmed its status as king and continues growing stronger as US Federal Reserve chief Jerome Powell delivered what was expected: a hawkish pause. On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Simon Harvey, Head of FX Analysis at MonFX , to...

The US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady overnight, as was widely expected. Fed Chair Jerome Powell made clear that the central bank is almost done raising interest rates, but his colleagues delivered the message that resonated: borrowing costs must remain higher for longer amid renewed strength in the economy. So will rates stay higher for longer?  On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong s...

China’s stuttering economy has been one of the biggest threat to global commodities demand, as economic activity and credit flows in the world’s top buyer deteriorated sharply and put Beijing’s modest growth targets at risk. But with the second largest economy now showing some signs of recovery, are commodities seeing a rebound as well? And how are oil and gold prices faring ahead of the US Fed's...

The dust has settled on this year's F1 weekend in Singapore, a massive global event that attracts spectators from across the globe.  And like many large scale events it has announced energy goals, the Singapore Grand Prix has  pledged to reduce 50% of their energy emissions by 2028. How will this be achieved? And what do businesses need to know about net zero events? In this week's Eco Money, Rach...

The US Federal Reserve's updated forecasts for its benchmark interest rate - due Thursday morning Singapore - are looming as a potential decider for a Treasuries market at risk of a third year of losses.  The two key questions are whether policymakers retain expectations for one more 25 basis-point rate hike by year-end, and how much easing they are pencilling in for 2024. The Federal Open Markets...

Singapore's non-oil domestic exports contracted for the 11th straight month in August, falling by 20.1 per cent, with both electronics and non-electronics seeing a decline. Is this a worrying sign for the economy? And what is the outlook for the Chinese economy given last week's improved data? Investors are also looking ahead to an action-packed week that includes Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan...

A bond market signal that has shown warning signs for months suggests an economic recession could still be on the horizon. According to data from Bloomberg, the 10-year and 3-month yield curve has been inverted for 212 straight trading days. This is a record that just surpassed the 1980 inversion and is now the longest stretch since at least 1962. The yield curve inverts when short-dated Treasurie...

On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Geoff Howie, Market Strategist, SGX for market wrap of the week. We find out how the STI fared in the past week; the biggest movers; how a newly-launched equity ETF - the largest in Singapore - between SGX and BlackRock, can spur sustainable investing in Asia; the growth opportunities Temasek Holdings is exploring in the Chinese market; and how Sing...

US inflation accelerated in August for the second consecutive month, pushed up by rising gas prices. According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, core inflation, however - which excludes volatile food and energy prices - continued to slow. The Consumer Price Index, a closely watched inflation gauge, rose 3.7% in August from a year earlier, up from July’s 3.2% rise.  On a month-to-month b...

Investors are eyeing new opportunities in emerging markets. They are fast becoming an attractive destination for the latter half of 2023, owing to their resilience and growth advantage over developed markets. French asset management company Amundi forecasts a 4% average growth rate for emerging markets this year, in stark contrast to 1.1% for advanced economies.  And a significant chunk of that gr...

Blue, Grey, Pink, and even Turquoise - its the colour that counts when it comes to sustainable hydrogen. And as conversations of the gas as an eco energy alternative heat up - Rachel Kelly speaks to Dr Thomas Koller APAC Hydrogen Lead at DNV to find out what you need to know when it comes to Green Hydrogen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the month of August, financial markets were heavily focused on China and its sluggish economic recovery, as the nation reported a sequence of continuously  disappointing data. But even as markets suffered losses in the wake of this data, long-term US Treasury yields witnessed a rebound, as bond vigilantes returned. So what led to the return of the bond market? How will current economic cond...

Key data released this past weekend showed an easing of China’s deflationary pressures for the month of August. The consumer price index was 0.1% higher year on year in August, lower than a Reuters poll of analysts who predicted a 0.2% increase. Most importantly, though, the index emerged out of the negative territory of -0.3% recorded in July. The producer price index, on the other hand, fell 3%...

In sunny singapore solar is an important component of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. But as we know, the sun doesn’t shine 24 hours a day, so for those looking to implement solar panels - how can they store that energy? VFlowTech is a Singapore-based long duration energy storage solutions provider manufacturing low-cost and efficient modular vanadium redox flow batteries.  Sounds technical...

Housing was one of the central themes of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally speech.  In fact, under a new framework designed to ensure affordability and cap resale prices of public housing, buyers of new HDB flats in sought-after locations will be subject to stricter resale conditions from next year.  Will these measures have a big impact on the property market? And When can we se...

On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Candace Li, Research Analysts at the SGX for market wrap of the week. We find out how the STI fared in the past week, the biggest movers, as well as some economic news including how Singapore's 2023 growth forecast was cut to 1%, what that means for Singapore's economy as well the retails sales data that showed 1.1% growth year-on-year. See omnystud...

In the past several weeks, Brent oil prices have risen by more than 8%. And they’re set to rise further as Saudi Arabia and Russia extend oil export cuts.  Earlier this week Saudi Arabia and Russia extended voluntary oil supply cuts to year end, with the Saudi cutting by 1 million barrels per day and Russia cutting 300,000 bpd. These were on top of the April cut agreed by several OPEC+ producers r...

Gold prices remain pressured at the lowest level in a week, after declining the most in a month the previous day. That's as the United States soft landing concerns underpin the US Dollar strength. The dollar, meanwhile, is ignoring softer US data while cheering the hawkish Fed. On top of that, downbeat concerns about China, one of the world’s gold consumers, are now also favoring the Gold sellers....

The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points in their last meeting. Now speculations are rising that they might end their tightening cycle soon. But with interest rates remaining high, how should investors be allocating their assets in order to get the best returns? Should you be looking at REITs and Money Market Funds? To find out more, on Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong spe...