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With Asian central banks slowing their pace of rate cuts, what impact will it have on the operations and financials of Asean's financial insitutions? Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst, Asian Financials, Bloomberg Intelligence gives us her perspective whilst telling us if we can expect a deterioration in loans growth and asset quality.

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With the possibility of stagflation in the US, what asset classes will outperform? Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst & Writer of The Macro Butler Newsletter tells us his answers whilst we try to understand why the German and French equity markets are rallying despite their weak domestic economies.

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Recently the listed glove makers have rallied on the back of Malaysian companies benefiting from the US tariffs being imposed on Chinese counterparts. We ask Oong Chun Sung, Equity Research Analyst, RHB Investment Bank if all the good news has been priced in and what his top picks are.

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Asian markets are surprisingly more volatile than the US despite the very tight Presidential elections. We ask Patrick Chang, Chief Investment Officer for Affluent Products and Propositions, CIMB Bank Berhad, whether this American exceptionalism exists. We also explore other investment opportunities in China and Asia.

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A busy week for US economic data with PCE, initial jobless claims and non-farm payrolls due but do markets care since elections take place soon. Clifford Bennett, Independent Economist tells us his perspective whilst weighing in on the impact of the Japanese elections on the yen.

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Palm oil prices surged to their highest levels since July 2022 last week, with crude palm oil futures closing at 4,533 ringgit per tonne on Friday. However is this price trend sustainable and will 2025 see new record prices? Chye Wen Fei, Research Analyst, HLIB Research gives us her perspective whilst giving us her top picks for the sector.

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US Markets appear increasingly jittery of late despite a rather decent earnings season. We ask what is dragging sentiment down? Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade tells us his perspective whilst we uncover why Australia has been on the rise recently.

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Wall Street has chalked up a three-day losing streak, gold is hovering at all time highs, corporate earnings are a mixed bag and crude oil prices are volatile. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence shares his insights on what's moving markets and what to expect with the upcoming release of US new home sales and jobless claims data.

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A long list of mega projects were notably absent during the tabling of Budget 2025. What does this mean for the construction sector which is usually a sector that benefits. Loong Chee Wei, Head of Research, Affin Hwang Investment Bank gives us his perspective whilst giving his top picks.

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Investors are optimistic that US equities can continue to rally into 2025 buoyed by a healthy US economy. Could this projection be upended by the November elections? We discuss the economic trends with Carlos Casanova of UBP.

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