US Markets Wrap: Health of consumer in focus
Joseph Sroka, Chief Investment Officer, NovaPoint Capital, discusses how the next week's earnings from retailers like Walmart, Home Depot, and Ross Store will steer sentiment as the reporting season hits a lull. He also shares what investors should look out for with the rising demand for data cente…
US Markets Wrap: Great time to be in bonds for the coupons
Alexander Morris, Chief Executive Officer, F/m Investments, discusses why investors should look more closely at longer term duration bonds and not to be overly worried about timing their trades perfectly. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg) Graphics credits: pixa…
US Markets Wrap: Increase in Wall Street analysts’ Q2 S&P 500 earnings estimates
Christine Short, Head of Research, Global Corporate Events at Wall Street Horizon, a TMX Company shares her analysis of how the markets are reacting to the latest earnings season so far, expectations on the upcoming retail earnings parade, as well as promising sectors investors are looking to park …
US Markets Wrap: Apple unveils record US$110 billion buyback as results beat low expectations; consumer spending shifts
Jay Woods, CMT, Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets shares his insights on the latest Apple earnings and trends that shows about consumer spending. He also shares his sentiments surrounding Starbucks and the EV space. Presented by: Ryan Huang Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.co…
US Markets Wrap: Potential period of stagflation; Will OPEC lose its grip on the global energy market in 2024?
Chris Weston, Head Of Research, Pepperstone weighs in on what seems to be a potential period of stagflation in the market, how investors can navigate the current market situation, as well as the concern over OPEC losing control over the oil markets in the coming months ahead. Presented by: Ryan H…
US Markets Wrap: Why is there value in intermediate term fixed income investments? Plus top 3 conviction calls.
Laila Pence, President & Co-Founder, Pence Wealth Management shares her expert analysis on the sustainability of the strong earnings season, whether Q2 seems even more volatile than Q1, her conviction calls (Streaming Services, Property & Casualty Insurers, Big Tech & AI), why there's value in inte…
US Markets Wrap: China Strategy - Resilience of US consumers and how to build quality exposure
Mark Matthews, Managing Director & Head of Research Asia, Julius Baer shares his insights on policy divergence between the US and China, how Chinese companies are placing a greater emphasis on shareholder returns, in part by increasing dividends and buy-backs, what can investors do to build quality…
US Markets Wrap: Where to look ahead of eventual rate cuts?
David Martin, Founder & Chief Investment Officer at Martin Fund Management LP shares his insights on where else should investors be looking ahead of eventual rate cuts, whether tech giants like Meta Platforms and others will continue to see drops, and if defensive trading is the way to go in the cu…
US Markets Wrap: Is the run over for the seven stocks that drove the lion's share of the stock market rally over the past year?
Dave Sekera, Chief US Market Strategist at Morningstar Research Services shares his insights on whether the US stock market’s ‘bad breadth’ is making even stalwart bulls nervous, implications of market gains driven disproportionately by a handful of stocks, how investors can approach Magnificent 7 …
US Markets Wrap: How strong are inflationary pressures right now?
Inflationary pressures was one headwind that came up in every bank call. Consumer Price Index (CPI) for March came in higher-than-expected, showing sticky inflation is still in play and adding to the reasons why the US Federal Reserve may hold off on interest rate cuts again in Q2. Frank Cappelle…