US equities eked out a small gain on Monday while Treasuries fell as investors weigh out what it would take to finally reverse the Federal Reserve’s path on rates after a survey of loan demand showed signs of credit tightening.

Paul Wankmueller, CMT, Director of Business Development at Martin Fund Management shares his technical analysis on a surprising bounce in demand for some loan categories, oil prices decline and outlook on the backdrop of recent OPEC+ surprise cuts, drivers of the gold action, as well as expectations ahead of the US debt ceiling talks.

Presenter: Ryan Huang

Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)