22 August 2019
The Bigger Picture: FOMC July meeting minutes and the current state of IPOs
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, at Financial Alliance shares more about the FOMC's July meeting minutes which has slightly disappointed markets, as well as how investors are seeing more reports showing more companies pushing back plans to list.

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25 July 2019
The Bigger Picture: US, Eurozone PMI and US-China Trade Talks
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance shares more about the latest set of PMI numbers out of US and the Eurozone, as well as what the next round of US-China trade talks would mean for the market.

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27 June 2019
The Bigger Picture: Market fatigue over global trade concerns
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial alliance discusses how markets are being affected by recent headlines, and are showing signs of trade dispute fatigue one day before the G20 Summit.

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13 Jun 2019
The Bigger Pic: Hong Kong Protest and How It Will Affect
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance discusses about the Hong Kong protest and how it will affect Hong Kong's market.

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30 May 2019
#TheBiggerPicture: Trade Wars and Flattening Yield Curve
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance discusses what the flattening yield curve means for investors this time, and how much ASEAN can benefit from the US-China trade war.

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2 May 2019
The Bigger Picture: US Fed Rates, Banks and China
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance shares how markets were weighed down by the Fed’s guidance reducing the likelihood of a rate cut in the pipeline.

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18 Apr 2019
The Bigger Picture: Sani Hamid
Wrapping up the last day of trading in a short work week heading into Good Friday, Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance discuss the latest headlines like the China economy data dump that could move markets.

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4 Apr 2019
The Bigger Picture: Hospitality Stocks
With Singapore’s two integrated resorts set to grow with a S$9 billion investment plan, Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance shares more on how markets in Asia might be affected.

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21 Mar 2019
FOMC & Economic Outlook
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance shares what investors should keep an eye on this week, including the latest decision by the US Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged.

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7 Mar 2019
US-China, OECD & Airport REIT
Sani Hamid, director of Wealth management at Financial Alliance shares what investors should be keeping on their radar this week, including the latest with the US-China trade talks, the OECD cutting its growth outlook for 2019 again and the possibility of an Airport REIT.

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19 Feb 2019
Budget 2019
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth management, Financial Alliance breaks down how Budget 2019 might have an impact on the stock market.

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7 Feb 2019
State of the Union, Trade Talks & Property
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance shares what investors should keep on their radar this week, including how the markets react to President Trump's State of the Union speech, ongoing US-China trade talks and what to look out for in the property market.

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24 Jan 2019
Earnings Season, Davos & Venezuela's President
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance shares what investors should be keeping an eye on today, including the latest from earnings season, the World Economic Forum in Davos and how oil prices might move after Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido has declared himself interim president.

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10 Jan 2019
The Bigger Picture: Are Bulls Back To The Markets?
Sani Hamid, Director of wealth management, at Financial Alliance shares what investors should be aware of today including; the wrap up of talks between US and China trade negotiators, the FOMC minutes, the China slowdown, and a look at how Malaysian stocks are doing.

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27 Dec 2018
The Bigger Picture: Post-Christmas Rally On Wall Street
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance helps us make sense of the best post-Christmas rally on Wall Street in history after a sharp sell-off pre-Christmas.

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13 Dec 2018
The Bigger Picture: Brexit, The Pound, Wall Street
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management for Financial Alliance shares what investors should be focusing on this week, including Brexit drama, the fluctuations of The Pound and the latest happenings on Wall Street.

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29 Nov 2018
The Bigger Picture: US Economy, Markets And Noble Group
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth management, Financial Alliance gives us The Bigger Picture on what investors should be looking out for, including US economy, Markets and the latest probe into Noble Group.

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1 Nov 2018
The Bigger Picture: OCBC Q3 results
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance  shares his thoughts on OCBC's latest Q3 earnings.

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4 Oct 2018
The Bigger Picture: Palu Update, US Markets & Italy's Debt
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance who is in Palu, Sulawesi as part of a humanitarian effort, walks us through his view of the US economy on the back of 10-year bond yields jumping overnight and how Italy's debt could impact the rest of Europe.

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12 Jul 2018
The Bigger Picture: Dow Breaks 4-Day Winning Streak, What Next?
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance shares how the trade war is likely to affect markets in the near term.

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10 May 2018
The Bigger Picture: Market Impact Of Malaysia GE14 Surprise Results
Opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan has pulled off a surprise victory by gaining a simple majority over ruling coalition Barisan Nasional, which has dominated Malaysian politics for over 60 years.

To find out what this will mean for the markets, MONEY FM 89.3's Ryan Huang speaks with Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance.

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5 Apr 2018
The Bigger Picture: Trade War Or War Of Words?
We’re all watching closely to see how the markets will digest the tit for tat between the US and China over trade tariffs. Are we going to be seeing trade wars or is this just a War of Words?

The latest move is by China, it wants to impose tariffs on $50 billion worth of American goods. Following that announcement, US stocks tumbled at the market opening on Wednesday night. But they eventually recovered through the day as White House officials downplayed the prospects of a trade war - even going so far as saying that the US tariffs may not even happen depending on their review.

To get the Bigger Picture on how this will move markets, MONEY FM 89.3's Ryan Huang chats with Sani Hamid, Director of Economy & Market Strategy, at Financial Alliance.

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16 Mar 2018
The Bigger Picture: Sani Hamid, Wealth Management Director, Financial Alliance
On the Bigger Picture (16 Mar 2018), MONEY FM 89.3's Ryan Huang chats with Sani Hamid, Wealth Management Director, Financial Alliance to get a sense of how the shake up in the White House will affect Asian markets.

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