13 August 2024
US Markets Wrap: Is the US heading for a recession?
Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research & Executive Director at UOB shares his insights on the weakness and indicators pointing to weakening US economy, how severe a US recessionary story would look like, and whether it's a concern that consumers are tightening their purse strings down the value chain. He also shares his perspectives on the criticism surrounding the speed of upcoming rate cuts and how early we might see those cuts.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
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27 December 2022
Market View: How will markets react to China's reopening on Jan8?
On Market View, there's been a lot of buzz since China's eased its Covid-zero policy and announced its reopening to the world on Jan 8 next year. How will that impact global markets and economies, Willie Keng speaks with Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB for more insights.

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14 July 2022
Market View: A look at how the ASEAN region is dealing with inflationary pressures
Central banks around the ASEAN region are working to quell inflationary pressures. At home, the Monetary Authority of Singapore announced hours ago that it would re-centre the mid-point of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate or (S$NEER) policy band in a surprise off-cycle move after raising its full-year core inflation forecasts by 0.5 per cent to between 3 and 4 per cent. And earlier we saw Indonesia’s headline inflation for June spiked to a 5 year high of 4.4 per cent on-year, breaching Bank Indonesia’s 4 per cent target upper-bound. To what extent will central banks move to rein in soaring prices dampen growth? And what's the economic outlook for ASEAN? In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research at UOB for a detailed overview of the region.

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14 June 2022
Market View: No sign of abating in inflation - what do investors have to look out for?
US Federal Reserve officials are set to hold a two-day meeting to discuss its monetary policy decision, which increases the fear among investors. There will possibly be a 75 basis point interest rate hike to cool red-hot inflation in the US. In Market View, Prime Time’s Finance Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB on what to expect in the coming week.

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29 December 2021
Bigger Picture: Q1 Economic Outlook
Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB discusses how Omicron, inflation, central bank policies and supply chain disruptions will impact the global economy and markets in the first quarter.

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15 October 2021
Bigger Picture: Q4 outlook amid inflationary pressures
Suan Teck Kin, Head of Research, UOB discusses whether rising costs might sap the momentum from the global economic recovery.

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