Wall Street faces another critical week as investors await earnings from Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon alongside the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Concerns over AI spending are intensifying, with SoftBank's sharp valuation decline raising questions about whether the technology boom can justify its enormous costs. Meanwhile, China's stock market has entered bear territory, India continues to underperform and Indonesia faces capital outflows following an MSCI warning. We examine the Bank of Japan's policy outlook, the Singapore dollar's growing role in carry trades and whether Australia's inflation fight risks triggering a deeper economic slowdown.

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Wall Street faces another critical week as investors await earnings from Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon alongside the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision. Concerns over AI spending are intensifying, with SoftBank's sharp valuation decline raising questions about whether the technology boom can justify its enormous costs. Meanwhile, China's stock market has entered bear territory, India continues to underperform and Indonesia faces capital outflows following an MSCI warning. We examine the Bank of Japan's policy outlook, the Singapore dollar's growing role in carry trades and whether Australia's inflation fight risks triggering a deeper economic slowdown.Image Credit: Shutterstock

Dovish or hawkish? Over or underweight? Bull or Bear? Investor paralysis? We speak to leading local and foreign analyst to find out how the different asset classes and markets will react to the latest news, results and even geopolitical events.

Dovish or hawkish? Over or underweight? Bull or Bear? Investor paralysis? We speak to leading local and foreign analyst to find out how the different asset classes and markets will react to the latest news, results and even geopolitical events.