With Fed Chair, Jerome Powell announcing a 25 basis point cut, we ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Oceania & Treasury Department at Mizuho Bank if markets were confused by his hawkish and also dovish tone. We also discussed Hong Kong's gross domestic  product numbers and whether there are more tough times ahead for this Asian financial hub.

<div class="c-message__content c-message__content--feature_sonic_inputs" data-qa="message_content"><span class="c-message__body" dir="auto" data-qa="message-text">With Fed Chair, Jerome Powell announcing a 25 basis point cut, we ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics &amp; Strategy, Oceania &amp; Treasury Department at Mizuho Bank if markets were confused by his hawkish and also dovish tone. We also discussed Hong Kong's gross domestic&nbsp;&nbsp;<wbr>product numbers and whether there are more tough times ahead for this Asian financial hub.</span></div>
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