Latest data reveal that US services activity accelerated in May, while employment registered a slight slowdown. Meanwhile, equities on Wall Street have broken a nine-day winning streak but optimism still surrounds tech and AI counters. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence discusses these developments and their impact on US interest rates going forward.

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How are the major East Asian economies - China, South Korea and Japan - navigating external headwinds? We analyse the latest economic data with Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist at UBP.

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Overnight, news that the US-Israel war on Iran may see a resolution spurred markets. However, this also comes as central banks turn more hawkish and companies continue to ramp up AI and tech spending. Tim Mulholland, President at TJM Limited, outlines how he thinks investor might position themselves going forward.

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Recent positive news surrounding the US-Israel war on Iran have caused crude oil prices to drop, supporting equities but upcoming inflation data will dictate central banks' actions in the coming weeks. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank shares his insights.

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News that there might be a resolution to the US-Israel war on Iran has been dominating market sentiment with the latest (conflicting) updates causing equities to rise and crude oil to fall. Laurent Lequeu, an independent market with the Macro Butler newsletter shares his insights on what sectors to pay attention to.

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Asian indices like the Taiwan Index and South Korea's Kospi have rallied on the back of the global AI boom. How attractive is the Asia tech hardware sector for investors? David Chow of Azure Capital weighs in on this and other market trends.

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Malaysia’s property sector began 2026 relatively stable footing, supported by healthy earnings visibility and strong sales secured over the past two years. But fresh macro data is beginning to paint a more cautious picture. Jessica Low a senior analyst at MBSB Research shares her outlook for this sector, the key risks ahead, and where she still sees value.

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S jobless claims data released yesterday indicate that layoffs remain muted while in Australia, the unemployment rate jumped to 4.5% in April to reach the highest in about 4½ years. Tim Waterer, Chief Market Analyst at KCM Trade, shares his insights on this would guide the decisions of the US Federal Reserve and the Reserve Bank of Australia.

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Overnight, the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes were released yesterday, while results from Nvidia came in above expectations. Tony Nash, CEO of Complete Intelligence, joins us to analyse what these developments might signal for markets ahead.

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Global bond yields have risen over concerns that central banks will be forced to hike interest rates in the wake of the ongoing Hormuz blockade. What does this mean for the outlook of regional equities? We discuss market trends with Dilin Wu of Pepperstone.

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