The Afternoon Update with Lynlee Foo
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APR 29, 2024
29/04/24 - What’s Trending: Titanic’s golden relic out for auctionOn What’s Trending, a gold pocket watch auctioned from the Titanic cemented its status as a new world record for Titanic memorabilia. Our fur friends also made headlines this week - a dog became a ring bearer during its owners wedding and Seoul has a new paw-trolling team.
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APR 26, 2024
26/04/24 - Financial Hit: Should you sell in May and go away?On The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong and Sean Cheong discuss a popular seasonal trade strategy - Sell in May and go away. But should you sell in May given the current market conditions? Or should you buy?
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APR 26, 2024
26/04/24 - Money in the Market: Are investors’ expectations of the Magnificent Seven boost from AI too high?The Magnificent Seven is in focus this week, as a slew of earnings from the big tech behemoths was released. Tesla kicked off the earnings from big tech, followed by Meta Platforms’ disappointing outlook, leading to a drop in tech stocks. But tech stocks saw revival after Alphabet and Microsoft crushed forecasts. On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Too Juncheong, Equity Dealer, Moomoo Singapore, to find out more about the latest tech earnings.
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APR 26, 2024
26/04/24 - Market Wrap: The latest on S-REITs earningsOn The Afternoon Update, Hongbin Jeong is joined by Dan Chang C S, Trading Rep, Phillip Securities, for a market wrap of the week. They discussed how the STI fared in the past week, the biggest movers, a look-back on the slew of S-REITs earnings results, and what to expect in the rest of the earnings season.
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APR 26, 2024
26/04/24 - ECO MONEY: RHB ramps up sustainability initiativesRHB, Malaysia’s fourth-largest bank by assets has announced ambitious climate targets.
Setting its sights on net zero by 2050 and increasing its sustainable finance target to RM50 billion by 2026.
The news was shared at the inaugural RHB sustainability media day.
Speaking at the session, Mohd Rashid Mohamad Group Managing Director / Group Chief Executive Officer of RHB Banking Group shared that the goals are the result of over a year of work under the group climate action programme.
Rachel Kelly with the details.
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APR 25, 2024
25/04/24 - Money in the Market: Will the yen weaken past the 170 level against the US dollar?Japanese authorities are keeping a close eye on currency markets as the yen has fallen to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar. Now this has further fueled speculation of an intervention to support the currency. So what would an intervention look like? And what can we expect in currency markets ahead of Japan's interest rate decision on Friday? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Kelvin Wong, Senior Market Analyst, Oanda, to find out more
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APR 25, 2024
25/04/24 - What's Trending: How about a long distance call from the moon?On What’s Trending, NASA and Nokia are planning to introduce 4G cellular network on the moon. Also, a new fried snack has been introduced - fried dandelions.
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APR 24, 2024
24/04/24 - Money in the Market: Can earnings give the S&P 500 a boost?Earning season kicks into high gear this week as Big Tech giants report results. The S&P 500 already saw a turnaround to start the week, ending its six consecutive days of losses. So can this rise be sustained? Can the earnings from the Magnificent Seven boost the index? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Steve Brice, Chief Investment Officer, Standard Chartered, to find out more.
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APR 23, 2024
23/04/24 - Money in the Market: Will alternative investments make a comeback this year?Alternative investments have lagged behind public markets last year. This marks a complete reversal from 2022. But are they making a comeback this year? What’s the outlook for alternative investments? What are the key asset classes in the alternative investment universe? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Alex Catterick, Senior Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investment Solutions, Manulife IM, to find out more about where the opportunities lie in the alternative asset space.
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APR 23, 2024
23/04/24 - What’s Trending: The latest furry addition to Taiwan’s police forceOn What’s Trending, Jaguar, a Taiwan’s first native dog, is joining the country’s police force. Also, an ostrich died after swallowing a staff’s keys. And lastly, San Francisco is preparing for the arrival of Pandas.
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