Premier Li at the World Trade Forum, said that China’s economy grew at 5.2% in 2023 surpassing their official target for the year. We find out from Carlos Casanova, Senior Economist, UBP, the reasons for this better than expected number and if the positive momentum will carry through in 2024.

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With the war in Gaza potentially escalating after attacks on Houthi rebels, oil prices have surprisingly not risen significantly. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist at US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management why and if our money should be invested in real gold instead.

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The Chinese smartphone sector has seen more than 30 months of downward earnings revision and sharp price corrections on the back of slower shipments due to weaker consumer sentiment and 4G to 5G migration in Emerging markets. Ray Kwok, Director, Research Department at CIMB CGS tells us why he is upgrading the sector and his top picks.

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Fourth quarter US banking results were a mixed bag with names like Citigroup making losses but J.P Morgan beating expectations. Kingsley Jones, Chief Investment Officer, Jevons Global helps us unpack the reasons for this and if we will likely see continued weakness in 2024. He also weighs in on the consequence of higher shipping rates due to the widening conflict in the Middle East.

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US inflation as measured by the consumer price index increased by 3.4%, the most in 3 months. Laurent Lequeue, independent market analyst and Writer of The Macro Butler Newsletter weighs in on whether this turns the Federal Reserve more hawkish.

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With increased tensions in the Middle East and shipping companies avoiding the Red Sea, oil prices logically should be on the rise. However, that has not been the case. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank explains why.

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The last two months of 2023 saw an intense rally in bond prices, spurred by expectations that central banks will be cutting interest rates in 2024. But will this bond market rally continue after three straight years of declines? Jesse Liew, Chief Investment Officer, Fixed Income at Principal Southeast Asia provides the outlook whilst weighing in on what bonds still offer value.

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Both the Malaysian technology and telecommunications sectors showed lacklustre performance in 2023 affected by economic and geopolitical uncertainties. Can we expect a greater recovery in 2024? We speak to Tan J Young, senior analyst at Hong Leong Investment Bank for his outlook on the two sectors.

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In 2023, the Singapore dollar surged close to record highs against the Greenback - will this trend be sustained in the new year? Song Seng Wun, Economic Consultant at CGS CIMB Securities, Singapore gives us his take on this and other economic trends to watch.

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In 2023, geopolitics was one of the biggest headwinds that markets faced. We ask Joe Quinlan, Chief Market Strategist, US Trust-BOA Private Wealth Management what will be keeping him awake in 2024 and if Asean is the next market to pay attention to.

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