The government has provided a higher allocation for SARA whilst STR continues in 2026. The consumer sector clearly stands to benefit but which names? Soong Wei Siang, Regional Head of Consumer, RHB Research gives us his answers.

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There is as much as USD8 trillion in cash funds earning 4% as investors are nervous over tariffs and geopolitics. But what are some of the safe investment ideas if rates are trimmed? Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management gives us his perspective.

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Precious Metals has continued their price rally in 2026 but has the easy money been made for Gold and Silver?  Dilin Wu, Research Strategist, Pepperstone gives us her view on this asset class while we explore the pace of Fed rate cuts with a new Chair in May.

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Overnight saw some shine return to Wall Street as banks and tech staged a rebound following back-to-back days of declines. Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer at Jevons Global shares his insights into markets to look out for including Malaysia and the region.

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Overnight saw the release of US PPI and retail sales numbers, as well results for some major US banks were released. Gold also hit a new record high with other precious metals following closely. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, shares his perspectives on where investment opportunities might lie.

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How will snap elections affect the Japanese and Thai economies? We speak with Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP, about the expected impact, as well as other developments in Asian markets.

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US markets rallied despite the Federal prosecutors opening a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management why and if markets will continue to rally. We also ask about the banking results that will be released later this week and if the good news is already in the price.

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The petrochemical sector has suffered from global overcapacity for the past few years due to the Chinese players leading to margin pressure and even consolidation. Is the sector at a turning point yet? Ahmad Maghfur Usman, Equity Analyst at Nomura Malaysia gives us his perspective whilst we ask about Capital A's regularisation plan.

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The S&P500 broke another record on Friday but will the rally continue? Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst, KCM Trade tells us his perspective whilst we also look at the upcoming earnings of the banks.

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Tech and AI names in Asia have rallied hard in the beginning of the year as TSMC is up about 8% while the Kospi is up more than 9% in just the first 8 days of the year. We ask Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst & Writer, The Macro Butler Newsletter if these markets or Asia tech names still look attractive.

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