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China’s central bank last week cut the interest rate on its medium-term funding for financial institutions, marking its third policy rate change in three days amid efforts to support the slowing economy through renewed monetary loosening. How do these moves affect the future outlook for markets in China and globally? Another big decision will be made tomorrow regarding the loan prime rate. Can we also expect the central bank to make cuts on that front? On Money in the Market, Emaad Akhtar speaks to David Finnerty, FX/Rates Strategist at Bloomberg, to find out more. Highlights 1:13 - Were the PBOC's lending rate cuts a surprise move? 3:06 - What was the impact of rate cuts on Chinese and global markets? 5:08 - Did the US Fed's decision to hold steady on interest rates have a bearing on PBOC's decision? 6:17 - Is there a possibility China's central central bank will slash rates further? 8:03 - What other measures should be taken to encourage businesses to invest?

Speculation was rife about the performance of the US dollar as markets deliberated upon whether or not the US Fed would hold firm on interest rates, or tighten its monetary policy. The Fed ultimately decision to pause rates, while also signalling that borrowing costs will increase by another 50 basis points by end-December, causing the greenback to rally in Asian trading. How and why did this happen? Meanwhile, the Japanese yen fell to a 7-month low following the Fed's decision. Was this surprising, and how have other Asian currencies fared? On Money in the Market, Emaad Akhtar speaks to Simon Harvey, Head of FX Analysis at MonFX, to find out more. 

The US Fed decision to keep interest rates steady at the conclusion of its two-day policy meeting this week has moved markets around the world. How have Singapore shares and banks reacted to the latest pause? On the economic front - Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports were down a surprising 14.7 per cent in May, a steeper slide than April’s 9.8 per cent contraction. What can we make of these numbers? Meanwhile, private sector economists have downgraded their full-year economic growth forecast for Singapore to 1.4 per cent this year in a quarterly survey. Was this expected? On Market Wrap, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Candace Li, Research Analyst, SGX, to find out more. 

The US Federal Reserve announced it would hold its policy rate steady today at the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. It marked first time the US Fed has not raised rates since March 2022, when it launched the first of ten consecutive increases. The target range for the federal funds rate thus stays at 5–5.25%. How are markets reaction to this decision and can we expect further hikes in the future? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities, to find out more.  Highlights 1:12 - Was the US Fed's decision to pause rates widely anticipated?  1:41 -  How much did recent US CPI inflation numbers play into this decision? 4:17 -  How are Asian markets reacting to the US Fed's rate pause? 6:56 - When can we expect the US Fed to hike rates again? 9:36 - How are Treasury yields faring in the aftermath of this decision?

Gold is in the midst of a pivotal week as traders and investors await the US Federal Reserve's interest rate decision late on Wednesday.  How is the continued repricing of rate hike probabilities for the US Federal Reserve weighing on the recovery of Gold prices? And what factors could determine the direction of gold prices going forward? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Priyanka Sachdeva, Market Analyst, PhillipNova, to find out more. 

Oil prices rose initially in the immediate aftermath of Saudi Arabia's unilateral decision to reduce output by a million barrels per day from July. However, prices have since declined after analysts highlighted rising global supplies and concerns about demand growth just ahead of key inflation data and a US Federal Reserve meeting that concludes on Wednesday. So what is the price outlook for global benchmarks moving forward? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to KangWu, Head of Global Demand and Asia Analytics CEO for S&P Global Commodity Insights, to find out more. 

Roughly US$25 billion worth of IPOs was priced globally in March and April, nearly twice the amount seen in the first two months of the year when listings virtually ground to a halt. Why has the IPO market been so deflated this year and what’s behind the recent resurgence? And why is Southeast Asia fast emerging as a hotspot for new offerings as global deals - overall - decline? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Alex Tan, CEO, ZICO Capital, to find out more. 

​​Investors are in a feeding frenzy over artificial intelligence software players.  In recent weeks, stocks exposed to AI technology have rallied hard, giving rise to fears that these stocks could have moved into a bubble. What’s driving this new hype towards AI stocks? And can it last? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Hal Hodson, Special Projects Writer, The Economist, to find out more.

Singapore Airlines’ share price soared 1.6 per cent to a three-year high of S$7 earlier this week – a figure last seen in March 2020, when the pandemic started to hit the national carrier’s passenger traffic. Can we expect this optimism for SIA to continue? Singapore’s retail sales also rose 3.6 per cent year on year in April. What do these numbers tell us? And will the US Fed’s next policy decision have an impact on MAS’ policy move? On Market Wrap, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Emilia Tan, Research Analyst, SGX, to find out more. 

Turmoil in the global banking industry, and the consequence of aggressive monetary tightening, have led many to question whether we're on the verge of yet another financial crisis.  And it’s added to volatility in the credit default swaps market as well.  So how were the credit default swaps of our Singapore banks affected? And what’s the outlook for the CDS for the second half of the year? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Rena Kwok, Credit Analyst, Asian Financials, Bloomberg Intelligence to find out more.