Traders are now pushing back on bets that the first US Fed interest rate cut will be from July, instead of May. That’s after data overnight in the US showed inflation was stickier than expected last month. The rally that had been predicated on the belief that the central bank’s imminent pivot to interest-rate cuts slammed into reality, as those bets are being frantically rolled back. So should investors trim their equity exposure? What about Asian markets - are there any opportunities there? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Steve Brice, Chief Investment Officer at Standard Chartered Bank, to find out more.

 

Highlights:

1. Can markets continue this rally or at its peak? Is another market correction coming? - 1:09

2. Is now the time to increase the exposure on equities? Or with short-term volatility ahead, is now the time for investors to trim their equity exposure a little bit? - 1:48

3. Meanwhile, over in Asia, it seems like Asia ex-Japan equity markets saw a revival in investor sentiment last week. What triggered this shift? - 6:01

4. China unveiled several measures to help save its recent stock market rout. Do those measures look promising? - 6:52

5. How are markets faring at the moment, amid thin trading due to a shorter week for most Asian markets as well as China markets closed? - 8:53

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