7 March 2023
Market View: China-focused Reits outperformed peers on SGX; Reading into China’s lower-than-expected GDP target vs incoming PMI data; US February jobs report; Asset allocation strategy in the near term; Impact of current economic environment on tech giants such as Grab and Meta
Singapore shares fell today following mixed activity in US and Europe markets.
The Straits Times Index fell 0.1 per cent to 3,236.61 points in early trade after 157 million securities changed hands.
Some companies seeing new developments include Yangzijiang Financial Holdings, which is partnering with Singapore-based fund manager Tahan Capital Management to invest in private credit assets in Asia.
Meanwhile, several China-focused Reits have outperformed their peers listed on the Singapore Exchange over the last six months amid China’s recovery, but what does this suggest about the speed of China’s recovery from the pandemic?
On Market View, the Drive Time team unpacked these developments with  James Cheo, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth.

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16 November 2022
Market View: Possibility of US rates reaching 6%, Indonesia’s rate hikes, UK fiscal statement

As world leaders gather in the resort island of Bali for the G20 Summit to discuss how countries can “Recover Together, Recover Stronger” from the pandemic, macroeconomic challenges such as inflation, slowing growth and US interest rate hike continue to weigh on governments and central banks.
For one thing, Indonesia’s central bank is set to raise its interest rates by 50 basis points later this week, while further away, the UK is set to release its highly anticipated fiscal statement tomorrow.
So what would all of these mean for markets, and what is the investment outlook ahead for us retail investors in Singapore?
On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with James Cheo, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth for more.

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9 March 2022
Across the ASEAN: Tracking Signs of a Green Revolution in Southeast Asia
James Cheo, HSBC Global Private Banking & Wealth's CIO for Southeast Asia, joined us on Across the ASEAN to discuss what he says are signs of a "Green Revolution" in Southeast Asia. He highlights 4 major trends he's tracking in the region, and how investors can look for ways to identify opportunities in this transformative time.

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29 December 2021
Across the ASEAN: Outlook for regional markets
The year ahead sees questions raised by the new Omicron variant- - could we be in for more uncertainty and potential volatility for a region that’s desperate to normalise and reopen? Coming up in the best of Prime Time, Finance Presenter JP Ong speaks to James Cheo CIO Southeast Asia at HSBC Global Private Banking and Wealth to find out.

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01 September 2021
Across the ASEAN: The Regional Outlook for the Last 4 Months of 2021
We are officially in the last third of the year, and the outlook for ASEAN markets remain hazy given COVID-19 uncertainties. Meanwhile, Singapore's Straits Times Index trudges below 3100 despite many positive factors from a high vaccination rate to brighter GDP expectations. James Cheo, Southeast Asia CIO for Private Banking and Wealth Management at HSBC, spoke to us on Across the ASEAN to kick off the month of September, to share his outlook for regional markets.

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30 June 2021
Across the ASEAN: Looking at What's in Store for the 2nd Half for ASEAN Markets
James Cheo, CIO for Southeast Asia at HSBC Private Banking, joined us on Across the ASEAN to look back at the 1st half for ASEAN markets, and to share what they're looking out for in the latter half of 2021.

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17 March 2021
Across the ASEAN: How Rising US Bond Yields are Shaping ASEAN Markets
Markets continue to talk about the rise in US bond yields and concerns about inflation. But what might this mean for broader Southeast Asian markets? James Cheo, Southeast Asia CEO for HSBC Private Banking and Wealth Management, joined us on Across the ASEAN to take stock of the recent bond selloff, and what it might mean for ASEAN bonds and equities. He also talked about why he likes Indonesian hard currency bonds, why he's seeing better days ahead for Singaporean markets, and what he makes of the recent uptick in retail investing across the ASEAN.

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27 January 2021
Across the ASEAN: The Changing Outlook for ASEAN Markets According to HSBC
James Cheo, Chief Market Strategist for Southeast Asia at HSBC Private Bank, joined us on Across the ASEAN to take stock of the first month of the new year for regional markets, and what may be in store for Southeast Asia under the new Biden administration in the US. He shared with us his outlook for regional markets, why they're a bit more positive on Singapore, and why there may be better opportunities in Chinese fixed income versus their ASEAN counterparts this year.

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28 October 2020
Across the ASEAN: Taking Stock of ASEAN Bonds, Credit Risks and Currencies
Though markets may be bracing themselves for the upcoming US elections, James Cheo, Chief Market Strategist for Southeast Asia at HSBC Private Banking, thinks that developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic will matter more for ASEAN markets in the long run. He joined us on Across the ASEAN to also give us his assessment of opportunities in the ASEAN bond space, potential credit risks facing the region's banks, and which ASEAN currency he's watching closely as we near the end of the year.

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14 October 2020
Across the ASEAN: The Regional Outlook with HSBC Private Bank's James Cheo
Markets across the ASEAN have underperformed others for the most part, finding it difficult to match recovery gains in other regions. James Cheo, Chief Market Strategist for Southeast Asia at HSBC Private Bank, joined us on Across the ASEAN to talk about the major challenges hampering broader ASEAN markets, as well as what he made of Singapore's Advanced 3Q GDP figures.

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29 March 2019
US-China Trade, EM, Yield Inversion
James Cheo, Chief Market Strategist, Southeast Asia, HSBC Private Bank shares what investors should be keeping an eye on this week, including US-China Trade, Emerging Markets, and the yield inversion.

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