President Donald Trump wasted little time as he moved into the White House for his second term, signing several executive orders to kickstart what he touted would be America’s Golden Age. Song Seng Wun, an economic advisor at CGS International Securities shares his thoughts on what the next four years might bring.

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Oil prices have started on a strong note with brent hitting a 5 month high on the back of Donald Trump presidency. We ask Vandana Hari, Founder & CEO, Vanda Insights whether this trend is sustainable and what will be the factors to consider to determine oil prices for 2025.

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Although there still remains uncertainty over President Donald Trump's economic policies and priorities, the domestic economy looks to benefit. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management for the strategy to adopt and what impact this might have on Fed Fund rate direction.

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Global markets are expected to remain volatile with Trump 2.0 and an uncertain Fed fund policy. How should investors position themselves for outperformance in 2025? James Cheo, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia and India, HSBC Global Private Banking & Wealth gives us his perspective.

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While the US economy remains buoyant, Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst & Writer, The Macro Butler Newsletter reminds us that the consumer that Trump faced in 2017 will be very different from today's as we navigate what Trump's re-inauguration will mean for the broader global economy.

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Wall Street has been unpredictable so far in the first couple of weeks of 2025 although the US dollar remains robust and treasury yields staying elevated. Yeap Jun Rong, Market Strategist, IG International shares his perspectives.

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Singapore's Straits Times Index surged by 16.9% last year, making its first significant charge towards its all-time high in 17 years - will we see this rally continuing this year? Geoff Howie, Market Strategist from the Singapore Exchange discusses the outlook of Singaporean equities with us.

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Wall Street's stocks rallied as the US CPI rose in December by less than forecast, sparking hopes that Fed will cut rates sooner than previously thought. Tony Nash, the CEO of Complete Intelligence, talks about potential trading strategies and themes going into 2025 especially with a Trump administration taking office for a second round.

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This week saw US PPI data coming in below expectations and follow a strong jobs report the week before. All eyes will now be on the CPI number today for an insight into what the Federal Reserve's rate-setting trajectory might be like in 2025. Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP, shares his views.

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The Japanese equity market rallied in 2024, registering a return of close to 20% with the Nikkei 225 hitting an all time new high in late March after 35 years. Andrew Jackson Head of Equity Strategy, Ortus Advisors, talks about his expectations for 2025 and whether or not the Land of the Rising Sun will again be the Land of the Rising Stocks this year.

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