25 May 2022
Market View

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12 May 2022
Bigger Picture: Is the worst of inflation over?
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how the hotter than expected inflation data from the US and China will mean for markets, and the plunge in stablecoin, UST, dragging down sentiment.

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11 May 2022
Market View: Is a tech bubble forming or is it bursting?
On Market View, Melissa Hyak is joined by Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management of Financial Alliance, as they discuss US President Joe Biden's latest speech on considering lifting China tariffs to lower consumer prices, whether a tech bubble is forming or is it bursting? plus what should investors take note of for the rest of 2022.

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4 May 2022
Market View: Market sentiments ahead of Fed May meeting
On Market View, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, as they look at market sentiments ahead of Federal Open Market Committee meeting (May 3-4), where the Fed is expected to raise rates by 50 basis points and announce a reduction in its balance sheet. Both also discussed the STI index being the better performer in the region so far this year as well as the impact on Australia's latest interest rate hike.

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28 April 2022
Bigger Picture: Meta earnings lift market sentiment
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance discusses what are the takeaways from Facebook parent Meta's beat on user growth, and the significance of the Keppel-Sembmarine deal to merge, as well as Yangzijiang Financial Holdings' debut on the SGX.

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4 April 2022
Bigger Picture: China removes key hurdle to allow U.S. full access to audits
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses if the latest compromise by China signals that the slump for Chinese stocks has bottomed out, and also other key events to watch out for this week.

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25 January 2022
Market View, 25 Jan
On Market View, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, as they deep dive into MAS's latest announcement  to 'raise slightly' rate of appreciation of policy band to counter rising inflation, the reason behind Asian shares taking a tumble today, what to look out for upcoming flash PMIs this week, the Reits sector, revenge buying and investor sentiments.

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6 January 2022
Bigger Picture: Emerging trends from tech innovations at CES Las Vegas
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance gives his view on the tech sell off overnight on Wall Street, and some of the highlights from CES Las Vegas, including a TV to display and transact your NFTs.

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24 December 2021
Bigger Picture: Investing in virtual land
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance discusses the rising trend of NFTs and virtual real estate, and what investors need to consider.

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10 December 2021
Bigger Picture: China Evergrande labeled defaulter for first time
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses the impact and potential ripple effects from Fitch Ratings' move to downgrade Evergrande's rating to "restricted default".

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25 November 2021
Bigger Picture: Fed opens door for quicker tapering
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses the latest FOMC minutes and the pressure on other central banks to also tighten amid rising inflation.

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19 October 2021
Market View: The launch of the Bitcoin ProShares ETF, merger between ESR REIT and ARA Logos Logistics Trust, China's Q3 GDP, Fantasia Holdings, P&G, J&J and Singapore's stocks in early trade
What is the advantage to the investor of the launch of the Bitcoin ProShares ETF today? What can we make of consolidation in the REIT sector? Were China's third quarter numbers a surprise? What can we make of earning season so far?

Michelle Martin and Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management at Financial Alliance discuss.

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13 October 2021
Bigger Picture: IMF trims global growth outlook, warns about dangerous divergence
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses what investors should take away from the latest forecast by the International Monetary Fund, which warns that the recovery momentum is fading and poorer countries are struggling to get access to vaccines.

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16 September 2021
Bigger Picture: China's clampdown on casinos
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how China is cracking down on the "seven deadly sins" and reports about Temasek and GIC planning to invest more in the local stock markets.

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2 September 2021
Bigger Picture: Changing paradigm with herd immunity a more distant hope
Sani Hamid, Director, Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses how the recent shift in thinking in managing COVID-19 affects how investors approach vaccinated and unvaccinated economies.

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19 August 2021
Bigger Picture: Fed Minutes signal tapering this year
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses what investors should takeaway from the Fed's latest minutes and where the division in the views lay.

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8 July 2021
Bigger Picture: China expands crackdown on overseas listed firms
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses the impact of China's expanded crackdown on overseas listed firms, the less hawkish tone from the FOMC's latest minutes and the upside for the STI amid restrictions being lifted.

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27 May 2021
Bigger Picture: Big Oil under bigger pressure to go greener
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses the investment prospects of oil companies amid renewed pressure on them to go greener faster, and where crypto currencies fit alongside gold in an investment portfolio.

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1 April 2021
Bigger Picture: Biden's infrastructure plans & tax hikes
Sani Hamid, Director of wealth management, Financial Alliance discusses how markets will price in official unveiling of President Biden's infrastructure bill, which is alongside plans to hike tax rates to 28%.

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4 March 2021
Bigger Picture: Does the STI need a makeover urgently?
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses whether the Straits Times Index needs a revamp to have more diversity of sectors and equal weightings of individual companies.

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18 February 2021
Bigger Picture: Texas deep freeze threatens oil market crisis
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth management, Financial Alliance, discusses the spike in oil prices as 40 percent of US crude production goes offline, and if the inverse relationship between bonds and stocks is still intact.

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21 January 2021
Bigger Picture: Lookback on wealth management in 2020 & Outlook for 2021
On Bigger Picture, IG Senior Market Strategist, Pan Jingyi speaks to Sani Hamid, Director for Wealth Management, Financial Alliance who shares a summary of wealth management in 2020 and trends he is looking into for 2021 in terms of asset allocation.

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7 January 2021
Bigger Picture: Markets shake off Capitol Hill chaos
Sani Hamid, Director of Wealth Management, Financial Alliance, discusses why investors are more focused on the Blue Sweep of Congress than the unprecedented storming of Capitol Hill by hundreds of Trump supporters.

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