The return of the FBMKLCI on a year-to-date basis has surprised many investors, up 12% in Ringgit terms and more than 20% in US dollar terms. However, the index appears to be trading in a narrow range tilted to the downside. Kenny Yee, Head of Research at Rakuten Trade tells us what are the catalysts that might cause a rerating of the market and what are his top buy ideas.

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As the US corporate earnings season gathers steam, stock markets have been chalking up gains and setting new records. Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management, shares his insights into how investors can take advantage of market volatility to score some gains.

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Typically Malaysian Budgets are full of goodies of the construction sector with a list of infrastructure projects. Will Budget 2025 be a repeat of this and which contractors stand to benefit? Adam Mohamed Rahim, Equity Research Analyst, RHB Research tells us.

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With less than a month to go to US elections, how will markets trade? We ask Kelvin Wong, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA that question and his thoughts on the recent results from US Banks.

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China's Minister of Finance is scheduled to deliver a press briefing on Saturday. Could markets get good news on fiscal stimulus? Yeap Jun Rong of IG International weighs in on what to expect for Chinese equities and also discusses the outlook for the US economy following the latest CPI print.

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Japan's Nikkei 225 Index has registered a gain of nearly 20% year-to-date in a 2024 that saw it swing more than 10,000 points in the space of a month between July and August. Andrew Jackson, Head of Japanese Equity Strategy at Ortus Advisors share his insights into the factors moving markets in Japan and what we might expect going forward.

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In the past month, crude palm oil (CPO) prices have appreciated about 10%, bringing it to 4289 ringgit per tonne. We will explore the outlook of the local palm oil sector with Hoe Lee Leng, Head of Regional Plantations, RHB Investment Bank whilst also looking at her top picks for the sector.

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Major banks will kick-off the third quarter earnings season this Friday. What are the trends to watch and are investors back to chasing Big Tech stocks? We get market insights from Tony Nash of Chief Intelligence.

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With the U.S. presidential election looming in November, and another round of rate cuts by the Fed expected, how might these factors affect fixed income markets? Jesse Liew, Chief Investment Officer, Asean Fixed Income of Principal discusses these issues with us.

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China’s national development and reform commission announced a series of fiscal measures but do they go far enough to resolve some of the structural issues the country faces? Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP give us his perspective whilst we also discuss the Yen which has been volatile of late.

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