Listen in for expert market insights as Manpreet and Fook Yien discuss whether to add to equities amid the current breakout, our view on the Japanese yen following the recent US-Japan currency market intervention and why we still prefer short-duration USD bonds.

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Speaker(s):
- Manpreet Gill, CIO of Africa, Middle East & Europe (AME/E), Standard Chartered Bank 
- Yap Fook Hien, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank 

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Fook Hien discusses a long-term growth trend for a market that could potentially grow by 10x over the next 15 years.

Speaker:
 - Fook Hien Yap, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank

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With the US equity market reaching new highs, Fook Hien discusses the key market drivers to watch out for in August.

Speaker:
- Yap Fook Hien, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank 

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Manpreet weighs the pros and cons of gold in the current market and its key fundamental and technical factors, explaining why under-allocated investors should consider accumulating at today’s levels.

Speaker:
- Manpreet Gill, CIO of Africa, Middle East & Europe (AME/E), Standard Chartered Bank 

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 Steve discusses the recent volatility of USD-JPY and four key questions investors need to consider when trying to figure out whether this is the end of the Yen carry trade. 

Speaker:
- Steve Brice, Global Chief Investment Officer, Standard Chartered Bank  

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In this episode, Steve Brice explains the fundamentals of digital assets, including blockchain, CBDCs, cryptocurrencies and NFTs. He discusses the opportunities and risks of investing in digital assets, highlighting the importance of understanding the asset class and ensuring any exposure aligns with investors’ financial goals and risk tolerance.

Speaker:
- Steve Brice, Global Chief Investment Officer, Standard Chartered Bank  

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In this deep-dive listen, Ray Heung and Manpreet Gill break down where we see value in current markets. Tune in as they outline why we remain constructive on risk assets overall, why we maintain an Overweight stance on equities and what drove our decision to move bonds back to a Neutral/Core holding within our asset allocation. This episode also covers our downgrade of gold from Overweight to a Neutral/Core holding.

You can read our latest Global Market Outlook today here.

Speaker(s):
- Manpreet Gill, CIO of Africa, Middle East & Europe (AME/E), Standard Chartered Bank 
- Ray Heung, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank

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Rajat Bhattacharya discusses the Fed’s decision to hold rates yet again. Hit play to discover what this pause means for the equity, bond and FX markets.

Speaker:
- Rajat Bhattacharya, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank 

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Fook Hien discusses how sentiment around AI is hitting the brakes amid the recent wave of negative AI-related headlines, but market fundamentals remain supportive of the AI trade. In periods of heightened uncertainty, distinguishing between headlines and fundamentals becomes even more important.

Speaker:
 - Yap Fook Hien, Senior Investment Strategist, Standard Chartered Bank  

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In his final and his 800th “Cut to the Chase” podcast, Daniel talks about the long-term optimism in the AI-trend, and investors’ shifting emphasis of technology companies to monetise and to generate free cash flow. He hands over the baton, to his colleagues in the Standard Chartered CIO team, who will continue to provide to you powerful insights into the Global Markets, in “Cut to the Chase” podcast.

Speaker:
 - Daniel Lam, Head, Cross-Asset Derivative Strategy, Standard Chartered Bank 

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