22 November 2022
Market View: State of the US economy, Prospects for federal funds rate to reach 5-7% , Disney's new CEO
The US economy and stock market are in focus as investors mull mixed signals coming out in recent days. Earlier, consumer prices in the country jumped 7.7% on-year in October, the smallest yearly increase since January. Similarly, producer prices also increased less than expected at 8% for October, providing more evidence that inflation was starting to subside.
While investors took that as sign for the Fed to take its foot off the pedal, St. Louis Fed President James Bullard said terminal federal funds rates could reach the 5 to 7% range, dampening hopes of a Fed pivot.
But what is the current state of the US economy and how are market watchers reading into these developments? On Market View, Prime Time's finance presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist at TD Ameritrade for more.

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19 October 2022

Money in the Market: Favourite US stocks Singaporean retail traders are investing in
TD Ameritrade Singapore has published its Singapore Investor Movement Index for September 2022. The IMX is a behaviour-based index that measures what investors were actually doing and how they were positioned in the markets. On Money in the Market, finance producer Hongbin Jeong speaks to Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist at TD Ameritrade to find out what the IMX tells us about the trends of Singapore retail investors in the US market during the month of September.

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26 July 2022
Market View: A quick lookahead into a week packed with earning reports and economic data releases
It’s going to be an extremely busy week for investors particularly those in the US. For one thing, US Federal Reserve officials are set to meet later today and tomorrow to decide how its going to move interest rates to quell red hot prices. About one third of the S&P 500’s companies are also due to report earnings this week. There’s just so much to look forward to - but which companies should we focus on, and how are markets preparing ahead of the incoming data? On Market View today, Financial Presenter Chua Tian Tian spoke with Shawn Cruz, Head Trading Strategist, TD Ameritrade to find out more.

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