1 December 2022
Market View: US Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech, China’s reopening theme and India’s Q3 GDP
We cast the spotlight on the world’s top economies, namely the US, China, and India today. In the US, investors sift through Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell’s speech at a Brookings Institution event last night for hints on the magnitude of future rate hikes.
Back in Asia, Chinese health officials had announced measures earlier this week to improve vaccination rates among the elderly - but to what extent does this speak about China’s plans to open up to the world once again?
Meanwhile, India released its GDP figures for the third quarter yesterday, but to what extent is demand resilient in face of elevated price gains and borrowing costs?
On Market View, Prime Time’s finance presenter Chua Tian Tian broke down the key topics of the week with Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ.

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14 October 2022
Money in the Market: Is the risk for a technical recession completely gone for Singapore?
The Monetary Authority of Singapore tightened its monetary policy for the fifth time in a year, boosting its support for the Singapore dollar to fight inflation, but the move was not as aggressive as widely expected. On top of this - Singapore’s economy beat expectations and grew 4.4 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter. On Money in Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ to find out more.

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1 April 2022
Forex Fridays: How Volatile Might 2Q Be?
We're seeing volatility staying elevated and unpredictable heading into the second quarter of the year, and also impacting the second quarter. Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, helped us kick off the new quarter on Forex Fridays, to talk about what's in store for currencies like the USD, the AUD, the RMB, and the unpredictable JPY.

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9 December 2021
Bigger Picture: Singapore's 2022 growth forecast raised to 4%, from 3.9%
Khoon Goh, Head of Research, ANZ Bank discusses what's driving the brighter outlook for the Singapore economy in the latest MAS survey for professional forecasters.

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1 October 2021
Forex Fridays: Setting Up the 4th Quarter for Forex Markets
Heading into the 4th quarter, investors are becoming concerned about a Chinese economic slowdown, with power shortages the latest worry. But will this matter for a Chinese Yuan that's been fairly steady throughout all the uncertainty? Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, joined us on Forex Fridays to talk about how this may play out for currencies heading into the last 3 months of the year, along with his outlooks for the Australian Dollar and the Singapore Dollar, ahead of key policy decisions for both.

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23 July 2021
Forex Fridays: Safe Havens and Economic Pressures on the AUD and SGD
Signs of risk-off sentiment bolstered safe haven currencies like the greenback and the Japanese Yen, while COVID-19 concerns weighed on sturdier currencies like the Australian Dollar and the Singapore Dollar in recent times. Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, spoke to us on Forex Fridays about the week that was for these currencies, and which ASEAN FX may be most vulnerable to the global COVID resurgence.

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16 April 2021
Forex Fridays: What China's 1Q GDP Means for the Yuan, the AUD and the SGD
While China's 1Q GDP growth of 18.3% actually missed estimates, it was still the biggest economic expansion on record for the Mainland. How might this impact the Chinese Yuan, and other closely linked currencies like the Australian Dollar and the Singapore Dollar. Also, with both Australia and Singapore's economies staging solid rebounds, which currency gets the upper hand when placed head to head? Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, joined us on Forex Fridays to discuss.

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22 January 2021
Forex Fridays: Assessing the Year's Early High Flyers in the FX Space
The Biden Administration has officially taken over, and hopes for more stimulus has seen the US Dollar soften once again. But what of the recent strength for currencies like the South Korean Won, the Taiwan Dollar and the Aussie at the start of 2021? Khoon Goh, the Head of Asia Research at ANZ, joined us on Forex Fridays to assess the FX landscape, share his outlook on these currencies, along with the growing ambitions of both the Euro and the Chinese Yuan to challenge the Dollar's status as the global currency of choice.

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9 October 2020
Forex Fridays: Are FX Markets Pricing in a Biden Victory?
There may be signs that forex markets are slowly pricing in a potential Biden victory at the US presidential elections next month. Is it risky to be against President Trump though, who upset the polls back in 2016? Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, spoke to us on Forex Fridays on how the US Elections are shaping FX markets, and which currencies might benefit should the US elect a new leader.

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17 July 2020
Forex Fridays: What Singapore and China's 2Q GDP Numbers are Telling the FX Space
While Singapore's 2Q GDP figures revealed a deep slump that pushed the local economy into a recession, The Chinese economy grew by more than expected from April to June. What are these telling the FX space? Khoon Goh, Head of Asia Research at ANZ, joined us on Forex Fridays to parse through the economic data, and also shared his outlook on the USD, the AUD and what regional currencies are most at risk from the coronavirus.
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17 April 2020
Forex Fridays: What China's GDP Numbers Mean for the FX Space
ANZ's Head of Research Khoon Goh joined us on Forex Fridays to give us his impressions of China's 1Q GDP numbers. Was that big 6.8% contraction as bad as he thought it was going to be, or was he expecting worse? He also touches on what currencies may be worth watching in the 2Q given the numbers, his updated outlook on the SGD and if Gold still has some upside.

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21 Nov 2019
Singapore Avoids a Technical Recession: But Are We in the Clear?
Final 3Q GDP numbers showed that SIngapore did avoid that much dreaded recession, but rising trade uncertainties and continued economic headwinds continue to cloud economic prospects heading into 2020. ANZ's Head of Research Khoon Goh joins us on Prime Time to discuss these numbers, and how they're affecting his projections next year for the economy and the Singapore Dollar.

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