22 July 2022
Bigger Picture

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5 July 2022
Bigger Picture: Biden poised to roll back China tariffs
Jeff Halley, Senior Analyst, OANDA, discusses how much the unwinding of tariffs will do in Washington's fight against inflation, as well as the implications of strikes across Europe amidst rising wage pressures.

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23 May 2022
Bigger Picture: Opposition Labour party wins Australia elections
Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA discusses how the Aussie dollar will be affected by the change in government, and what's in store from central banks this week in action: Indonesia, New Zealand, and South Korea.

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5 May 2022
Market View: Fed rate hikes to fight inflation, is recession imminent?
On Market View, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific at OANDA, as they discuss what it means after Fed's biggest rate hike since 2000, and chair Jerome Powell signaled with more to come; the market outlook for the rest of 2022, with all eyes on China given their zero-covid policy; moves by central banks around the world - including RBI, RBA, BOE and what's next for MAS and finally, are we seeing a recession soon?

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4 May 2022
Market View: What to know as the Fed embarks on its biggest fight against inflation in years
The Federal Reserve is about to deliver its biggest punch yet in the fight against surging inflation. Policymakers are widely expected to raise interest rates by half a percentage point, the largest rate hike in more than two decades.
On Market View, Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish spoke with Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, APAC at OANDA to discuss all about rates and their impact.

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22 April 2022
Bigger Picture: Powell hardens stance on front-end loaded hikes
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA discusses the implications of a few consecutive 50 basis point hikes for investors, as well as how Chinese markets will continue to get rattled as Beijing shows no signs of letting up on its COVID-zero strategy.

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12 April 2022
Bigger Picture: Tech plays tempt investors despite rising rates backdrop
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, shares his view on GoTo's successful market debut on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, Chinese videogame companies getting a reprieve, and Elon Musk making a U-turn on joining Twitter's board.

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7 April 2022
Market View: What The Trimming of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet Means
In a new hawkish twist, the minutes of the Federal Reserve's last policy meeting revealed that FOMC officials aren't just gearing up for multiple rate hikes, but also a significant shrinking of the Fed's near- 9 Trillion Dollar balance sheet. But what will this mean for markets? Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to discuss the Fed's latest moves, and the current volatility in crude oil markets.

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10 March 2022
How Russia and Oil Spikes are Shaping Market Sentiment
Market sentiment this week seems to be tied to crude futures and the wild swings up or down for Brent and WTI. This in turn is connected to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and the potentially huge shortfalls should Russian oil be removed from global markets. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to discuss.

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1 March 2022
Bigger Picture: Buy-the-dippers driving recovery
Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, discusses how sustainable to market rebound will be in view of escalating tensions and sanctions around Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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20 December 2021
Bigger Picture: Biden's $2t stimulus proposal hits roadblock
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Oanda talks about how much has already been priced into markets as investors adjust to the prospects of the stimulus plans being trimmed.

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10 December 2021
Forex Fridays: The Busy Week Ahead for Central Banks
A number of central banks are set to make policy decisions next week, with none perhaps bigger than the US Federal Reserve's last meeting of the year. Jeffrey Halley, OANDA's Senior Market Analyst, joined us on Forex Fridays to discuss the busy week that will also see decisions from the likes of the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, and Turkey's Central Bank, among others.

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26 October 2021
Bigger Picture: Facebook shares shake off whistleblower news to push higher
Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, discusses why Facebook shares are still pushing higher despite negative headlines, and other things investors are watching for in the week ahead.

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22 October 2021
Forex Fridays: Of ASEAN Reopenings, Commodities Strength and Inflation Hedges
OANDA's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us once more on Forex Fridays to talk about the reopening plays across Southeast Asia, the recent strength in commodities and what it might mean for various currencies. Also, which among gold, the US dollar and bitcoin is the better inflation hedge?

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10 September 2021
Bigger Picture: US jobless claims hit new pandemic era low
On The Breakfast Huddle, Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Oanda discusses the latest US jobless claims data that reached a new pandemic low, inflation in China that's currently at a 13.5 year high, and concerns about conflict of interest around Fed officials trading markets.

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15 June 2021
Market View: Counting Down the Days to the Fed's Decision
Markets continue to trade cautiously ahead of the Federal Reserve's Thursday policy decision. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, spoke to us on Prime Time about whether the Fed will address any potential tapering of asset purchases, inflationary concerns and what the possiblity of inflation and rising rates could mean for markets in Singapore and across the region.

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14 June 2021
Bigger Picture: G7 hits and misses
Jeff Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, discusses what investors can take away from the G7's vaccine pledge, as well as stances on China and climate change, plus how recent inflation and jobs data will nudge the FOMC on its interest rate hike timeline.

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27 May 2021
Market View May 27
In Market View, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, as they take a deep dive into New Zealand's latest monetary policy announcement, the New Zealand property outlook, as well as the impact of Victoria's latest lockdown for Singaporean investors, commodities - oil outlook into the second half of the year, how will gold prices perform in the short and longer term, plus the impact of rising Covid-19 cases in the region on global supply chains.

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25 May 2021
Market View May 25
In Market View, Claressa Monteiro is joined by Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, as they take a deep dive into how the markets moved after Singapore announced its GDP and trade outlook for 2021, how Singapore will do in the second half of the year and in view of the heightened alert measures and vaccine rollout, why stocks are still doing well, REITS are in the green, how Malaysia's markets are looking up and many more.

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4  May 2021
Market View: Commodity prices, Semiconductor chip shortage, COVID, Apple v Epic, Verizon sells AOL and Yahoo, NASDAQ, USD, Rupiah, Gold, Ethereum and the STI
Is it still a good time to invest in commodities or are prices too high? Is a semiconductor chip shortage ‘bad for consumers, but good for investors’? How will COVID fears impact markets in the near term and will there be a divergence between US and Asian shares?
Michelle Martin and Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA go beyond the headlines and market buzz in this edition of Market View.

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4  May 2021
What OANDA's Tracking Across Asia
OANDA's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on Prime Time to discuss what he's tracking in regional markets this May. He touches on what's keeping the Straits Times Index stuck around 3200 and the Hang Seng Index bogged around 29,000, which ASEAN market he's tracking more closely, if the lifting of short-selling in South Korea will shake markets up in Seoul, and whether the European Investment Bank's choice to do its next bond listing on Ethereum's blockchain network is a game changer for crypto.

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12 April 2021
Market View: Assessing the Skittish Start to the Week for Markets
The Straits Times Index extended its pullback from that 3200 level, with major markets across the region also stuck in the red ahead of China and Singapore's 1Q GDP releases. Rising COVID-19 infections across parts of Asia and inflationary worries may be weighing on sentiment as well. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time, to discuss the rocky start to the week for markets.

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1 April 2021
Weekly Wrap Up: Suez repercussions, Archegos saga & Biden's $2.25T infrastructure plan
On The Weekly Wrap Up, Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific at OANDA shares his analysis on the biggest headlines from the past few days including; The refloating of the Ever Given cargo ship previously stuck in the Suez Canal, the fallout from the Archegos Capital saga, and gives his reaction to President Biden's $2.25 trillion infrastructure proposal.

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22 February 2021
Market View: Should Markets Be Wary of the Steepening Yield Curve?
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to discuss the recent steepening of the yield curve, that is pricing in expectations of higher economic growth but also calling into question current equity valuations. He also touched on the recent rise in crude markets on the back of the Texas deep freeze, and what risks he's warily watching in the month of March.

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9 February 2021
Money and Me: Bitcoin and Tesla, Dogecoin's boost, Tesla selling cars in SG, SG's banking sector and the VanEck ETF for social media
Michelle Martin and Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA discuss the convergence between Bitcoin and Tesla, the value of Bitcoin as a currency, Dogecoin's boost, Tesla's approval to sell cars in Singapore, Gold treading water, reasons for a strong USD, the Singapore banking sector, GameStop's saga and the VanEck ETF that will track social media buzz.

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28 January 2021
Companies to Watch: What lessons can be learnt from GameStop's frenzy?
US retail game store GameStop has been struggling for the past four years, and is expected to lose money this year and next. But that hasn’t stopped ‘average joe’ investors piling into the niche stock, sending its shares up 1744% so far this year! The big question is why and what lessons can be learnt from this? Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific at OANDA gives his analysis on GameStop's meteoric rise.

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3 January 2021
Weekend: Jeffrey Halley on 2021 investment trends
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA about the investment trends to watch for in 2021 as well as the possible impact on Singapore of Brexit and the cancellation of the High Speed Rail (HSR) between Singapore and KL.

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21 December 2020
Market View: Of New COVID-19 Strains and S&P 500 Shake-Ups
Monday was supposed to be the day when Tesla was added to the S&P 500 Index. Yet, investors dealt with worries regarding a new strain of COVID-19 in the UK. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to assess how markets started out the shortened trading week, the possibility of stronger inflation in 2021, and how Tesla's inclusion to the S&P 500 might shake up markets stateside.

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8 December 2020
IPO and Fundraising Frenzy, the focus for markets, World Economic Forum, BREXIT, Singapore's digital banking licenses and a look at the year ahead
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to discuss the IPO frenzy with Doordash and Airbnb, factors driving markets, the impact of the vaccine, the World Economic Forum in Singapore in May, the impact of Brexit on trade for the UK and Europe, Singapore's first digital banking licenses, the narrative for 2021 and a lighting round.

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27 November 2020
Bigger Picture: Bitcoin plunges as risk assets struggle for direction
Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst, OANDA discusses if Black Friday/Cyber Monday sales will reflect stronger consumer spending this year, and if Bitcoin's 20% plunge is a chance to buy on dips.

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24 November 2020
Market View: Of COVID-19 Vaccines and Fading Precious Metals
More positive developments surrounding COVID-19 vaccines boosted markets earlier this week, with the Straits Times Index taking aim at the 2900 level. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, joined us on Prime Time to discuss how this is changing the landscape, and whether or not it will prompt a prolonged downtrend for gold prices.

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26 October 2020
Market View: How the US Elections, China's Plenum and Ant Group's IPO Might Matter for Markets
The timing couldn't have been better for markets, with the US elections next Tuesday and China's plenum to map out the next 5 year plan of the world's second largest economy currently underway. OANDA' Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on Prime Time to discuss how these might matter, along with his thoughts on Ant Group's upcoming mega IPO.

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23 October 2020
Money and Me: Tracking the final US Presidential Debate live
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to break down possible investor reaction to the debate and key topics from COVID-19 to foreign policy to impact on America's economy.

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13 October 2020
Money and Me: Should you put your money in RMB?
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to discuss why the Chinese yuan is surging and whether new regulations will halt its rise. They also explore whether Chinese government bonds are a good investment and whether European and US rules will rein in tech shares.

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24 September 2020
Market View: US FED remains in a deep hole of joblessness and weak demand, Allianz report, Ant Grp raising billions in Hong Kong share sale
On Market View, Claressa Monteiro speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to discuss the US economy needing fiscal stimulus, asset growth in Singaporean households, Jack Ma’s Ant group aiming to raise 17.6 billion in a share sale and more.

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22 September 2020
Market View: September 22
On Market View, Claressa Monteiro spoke to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst from OANDA about the market drivers today, the possible risk off sentiment, local banks and tech stocks.

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15 September 2020
Lessons for Markets from Jakarta's Second Lockdown Measures
Indonesian stocks tumbled last Thursday when second lockdown measures for Jakarta were unveiled -- showing how sensitive markets might be to renewed COVID-19 social restrictions. OANDA's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on Prime Time to discuss what lessons we can learn and also what to expect as we near Thursday's monetary policy bonanza from the Federal Reserve, the central banks of the the UK, Japan and Indonesia.

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21 August 2020
Money and Me: USD, Asian Currency Markets and Stocks to Watch
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, who shares more about the latest regarding US markets, the current state of the USD and other currency markets, as well as some stocks for investors to watch.

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3 August 2020
What’s up more than gold? What can we take from the tech giants earnings? Where is the USD heading?
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA to discuss the four tech giants earnings, the era of US dominance, the US second quarter GDP data, a breakdown on currencies and a lightning round on the market for gold, equities and currencies.

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23 July 2020
Where Market Momentum May Be Shifting
Momentum may be shifting out of equities to other asset classes like the FX space, according to OANDA's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley. He spoke to us on Prime Time about his recent views on the markets, and if investors may be suffering from probably analysis paralysis.

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23 June 2020
Money and Me: Stay at home vs remote work companies? Why Fastly is outperforming Zoom, what does backwardation of oil signal?
Michelle Martin speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific at OANDA to discuss the unfolding narrative of the US-China trade war, the idea of growth over graves, remote working companies, the Wirecard debacle and stocks to watch.

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8 June 2020
Is It All Systems Go For Markets?
The Straits Times Index has seen nothing but green in the first 6 trading sessions of June, with more investors betting that historic levels of stimulus and a faster economic recovery will send stocks back up to new heights. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst for Oanda, helped us gauge the markets chances of making an extended return into bull territory, and what to make of all the upside momentum.

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29 May 2020
Money and Me: Trump, Twitter and Tech, US dollar, Asian equities
Will Trump's actions hurt tech companies? The rotation out of the US dollar is gaining pace; why? Does gold's performance tell us investors are ready to take new risks? Asian equities vs US which has better growth potential? Michelle Martin puts these questions to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA.

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4 May 2020
Do We Have to Worry About Tariffs Again on Top of COVID-19?
A worrisome start to the month of May, with the US threatening tariffs on Chinese goods again for Beijing's alleged role in the COVID-19 pandemic. OANDA Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on MONEY FM 89.3 to discuss the risk-off start to the month of May, and if April's gains will fade on renewed economic worries.

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22 April 2020
MONEY AND ME: Possible signs of a deepening oil crisis?
Is an oil collapse deepening? Could we see a shakeout in energy sector? Will we see negative oil prices again? And given conflicting reports on Kim Jong Un's health are we seeing rather measured reaction to a possibly messy succession up ahead? If reports prove true what can we expect by way of market reaction? Michelle Martin speaks with Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA to find out.

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21 April 2020
Money and Me: What happened with Oil Futures? Who bought at negative prices?
Are negative prices here to stay? What are the possible knock-on scenarios and who could (and maybe has already) benefited from the oil patch? Michelle Martin and Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst for OANDA discuss the implications of the plunge in oil futures.

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20 April 2020
Strategies in a Seeming Disconnect Between Market and Economic Trajectories
Despite falling corporate earnings and a dismal 1Q for China's economy, markets seem to be set to close in the green for the month of April, and shrugging off the downturn brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. So, why the disconnect? OANDA Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joins us on Prime Time to discuss why, and also delve into what recent falling crude prices will mean for emerging markets and the banks.

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14 April 2020
Bigger Picture: Investors brace for disappointing earnings season
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA, shares his view on how earnings especially for banks might be lifted by higher trading income to offset weaknesses elsewhere, and a preview of the stream of China economic data this week to reflect the impact of COVID-19.

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17 March 2020
Strategies in a Falling Market, and What's in a Margin Call?
The COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the region -- with surging cases in countries like Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia. Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst for OANDA, happens to be in Jakarta, and talks to us about how life has been impacted in the Indonesian capital. He also talks to us about how bad this market rout is compared to other episodes, why it's important to stay defensive, and also how these margin calls triggered a decline in gold.

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17 December 2019
Assessing Market Sentiment With OANDA's Jeffrey Halley
Will a phase one US -China trade deal calm the waters for markets in the future? How might a slowdown in the Chinese economy affect other nations? And is the property glut in Singapore something to trouble property stocks? OANDA's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on Prime Time to share his thoughts.

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6 December 2019
Bigger Picture: Waiting on clarity around OPEC cuts
Jeffrey Halley, senior market analyst, Oanda, discusses how expected production cuts may run into some obstacles from members in the OPEC oil cartel, and the significance of Japan's $120 billion stimulus package.

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20 November 2019
The Holding Pattern for Markets Awaiting More US-China Trade Details
OANDA's Market Analyst Jeffrey Haley joined us again on Prime Time to talk about the holding pattern that markets are in as traders await more details regarding a possible US-China phase one deal. He also shares his thoughts on the resilient start to the week for the Hang Seng, and what's going to shape the outlook for the STI towards the year-end.

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12 Nov 2019
Bigger Picture: Hong Kong markets see biggest drop in 3 months
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, Oanda gives his take on whether it is a chance to buy on the dips for Hong Kong markets, and if there is still momentum for US stocks which have been pushing new highs.

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18 October 2019
Bigger Picture: Severe volatility awaits on Monday
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia-Pacific, Oanda gives his take on the high level of optimism being priced into a Brexit deal on GBP/USD, and market expectations for China's Q3 GDP to come in at its slowest pace in nearly 30 years.

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8 October 2019
Countdown to US-China Trade Talks with Oanda's Jeffrey Halley
US-China trade talks are set to resume on October 10. Oanda's Senior Market Analyst Jeffrey Halley joined us on Prime Time to discuss the implications for markets, and why defensiveness may still be the prudent strategy moving forward.

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12 September 2019
The Bigger Picture: Trump delaying China tariffs, HKEX bid for LSE and ECB Preview
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Oanda shares how markets are reacting to US President Donald Trump's announcement of delaying tariff hikes on October 1st by two weeks out of "goodwill"; the likelihood of the Hong Kong Exchange offer to buy the London Stock Exchange going through and a preview of the ECB's policy decision.

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15 August 2019
Market Wrap: 10yr vs 2yr Bond Yields invert for first time since 2007
Glenn van Zutphen and Ryan Huang speaks to Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Oanda who discusses the impact of negative interest rates and lower bond yields on markets, as well as what investors will be watching closely in the near future.

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29 May 2019
#TheBiggerPicture: Singapore Added Into Currency Manipulators Watchlist
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at Oanda talks about Singapore being added to latest watchlist from the US treasury department on currency manipulators and Apple releasing a new iPod.

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28 Mar 2019
ECB, Brexit & URA
Jeffrey Halley, Senior market analyst at Oanda shares what investors should keep an eye on this week, inclduing the latest from the ECB, what's next for Brexit and the URA plans to makeover the Central Business District.

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5 Mar 2019
NPC, SCI & RBA
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, OANDA shares what investors should be keeping an eye on today, including the National People's Congress in China, The Shanghai Composite index rising and what is the likely outcome from the latest RBA meeting.

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8 Feb 2019
US-China Trade War, Earnings Season & Gold
Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA shares what investors should be keeping an eye on this week including, the US-China trade war, the latest in the earnings season and the boost in gold.

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