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.

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 &amp; Strategy at Mizuho Bank analyses this decision as well as shares his insights on the current weakness of the Japanese yen.

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.

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Fed Rate Cut(s) : It's Now "When" Not "If"

Singapore’s Second Finance Minister, Chee Hong Tat, recently announced plans to review regulatory structures in an effort to revive the city-state’s equities market. These steps follow increasing calls from industry players for government intervention to address the shrinking market capitalisation and sluggish trading volumes on the SGX. Adrian Loh, Head of Research at UOB Kay Hian Singapore, shares his perspective on the outlook for Singapore’s capital market.


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Singapore’s Second Finance Minister, Chee Hong Tat, recently announced plans to review regulatory structures in an effort to revive the city-state’s equities market. These steps follow increasing calls from industry players for government intervention to address the shrinking market capitalisation and sluggish trading volumes on the SGX. Adrian Loh, Head of Research at UOB Kay Hian Singapore, shares his perspective on the outlook for Singapore’s capital market. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Singapore's IPO Drought

Two days after the US Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point rate cut, equities reacted strongly with the Dow Jones and S&P500 indices closing at record highs, and above key resistance levels. Tim Mulholland, President at TJM Limited in Chicago analyses the market response and where there might be opportunities for investors going forward.



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Two days after the US Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point rate cut, equities reacted strongly with the Dow Jones and S&amp;P500 indices closing at record highs, and above key resistance levels. Tim Mulholland, President at TJM Limited in Chicago analyses the market response and where there might be opportunities for investors going forward.Image Credit: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://shutterstock.com">shutterstock.com</a>

Records Broken On Wall Street Post-Rate Cut

The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years, reducing the target for its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage points, to the range of 4.75%-5%. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank shares his insights into how this decision affects equities, currencies and the overall global economy.

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The US Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates for the first time in more than four years, reducing the target for its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage points, to the range of 4.75%-5%. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics &amp; Strategy at Mizuho Bank shares his insights into how this decision affects equities, currencies and the overall global economy. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com

Fed Rate Cut(s) : It's Now "When" Not "If"

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