In this episode of Market Focus Weekly, St. James’s Place Martin Hennecke joins us to unpack the week of corporate earnings and market movements. We examine the impact of the conflicting outlooks for AI-related capital expenditure means for investors, where opportunities remain in the AI trade, and how to position portfolios amid shifting market and currency dynamics.
Highlights:
04:00 Biggest contributing factors in driving inflation
07:13 Are we reaching a peak in the memory cycle?
10:44 Where to invest beyond AI
14:31 Yen strength, and Japan’s debt crisis
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With Martin Hennecke, head of Asia and Middle East Investment Advisory, St. James’s Place
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Produced by: Nicole Teo & Chai Pei Chieh
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