US markets hit record new highs on the back of expectations of positive trade talks with China and strong corporate earnings from the Magnificent 7. We ask Laurent Lequeu, Independent Market Analyst & Writer, The Macro Butler Newsletter if  markets are priced to perfection and if there are other markets that will also provide similar upside.

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With Sabah state elections round the corner, what are the economic opportunities and investment themes that are available? Redza Abdul Rahman, Director of Research, BIMB gives us the facts and also the listed companies that stand to benefit .

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US and China may have agreed to defer rare earth controls, whilst Australia and US have signed a USD 8.5bn deal to develop joint resources on this. But will all deals be financially lucrative? Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global gives us his perspective.

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Dilin Wu, Research Strategist at Pepperstone, expects oil prices to stabilise following the initial surge triggered by U.S. sanctions on Russian oil producers Rosneft and Lukoil. She also anticipates gold prices to steady and regain upward momentum toward the end of the year.

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Wall Street reacted negatively overnight as earnings season gets underway with Q3 earnings being released. Meanwhile, gold has fallen more than 6% in the past 5 days, after chalking up all-time highs. Tony Nash, CEO, Complete Intelligence, analyses the latest price movements for opportunities.

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History has been made in Japan with a female Prime Minister taking helm. However, what economic and monetary policies will Sanae Takaichi introduce? Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP tells us his perspective whilst also weighing in on China's 5 year plan.

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An electricity outage on 15 October that hit parts of the Klang Valley and Johor Bahru has reignited concerns over Malaysia’s power security. Isaac Chow, Senior Equity Analyst, Affin Hwang Investment Bank tell us which companies stand to benefit from capacity expansion and the shift to renewable energy.

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With US- China trade talks happening soon, we ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management for what could materialise and the investment strategy to adopt. We also take a look at why Japanese equities are rallying but not their bond market.

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Wall Street saw significant losses in reaction to how smaller regional banks performed. Meanwhile, gold has been on a tear, reaching a new all-time high as it chalked up a 30% gain in the past 2 months. Tim Mulholland, President at TJM Limited, shares some insights into the current market dynamics and what we can expect.

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The government is looking to introduce legislation that would hold senders and recipients of goods accountable for overloaded lorries, closing a loophole that some in the industry have long been pointing out. How far will this go to prevent accidents caused by the overloading of haulage vehicles? We hear from Prof. Dr. Farhan Sadullah of University Putra Malaysia.

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