On this week’s Market Focus Weekly, CMC Invest’s Christopher Forbes joins host Emily Liu to unpack the geopolitical showdown between the US and India over Russian oil. Also, what a surprisingly soft US jobs report means for interest rates. Plus, a look at why Vietnam and Indonesia’s stock markets are outperforming.

Highlights:

01:12 Impact of Trump's tariffs on India

04:24 The dynamics of the oil market

07:18 US interest rates and economic outlook

10:41 Stock market trends in Vietnam and Indonesia

13:08 Emerging market currencies and the US Dollar

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Written and hosted by: Emily Liu (emilyliu@sph.com.sg)

With Christopher Forbes, head of Asia, CMC Invest

Edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Emily & Chai Pei Chieh

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