15 April 2024
Money in the Market: Will this earnings season continue to disappoint?
Large US banks kicked off the first-quarter earnings report season. However, results fell shy of projections. Regardless, big banks’ results have offered the latest window into how the US economy is faring amid uncertainty in the interest-rate trajectory as inflation remains sticky. On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities, to find out more about the potential impacts of these earnings reports on market sentiment and investment strategies.

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1 April 2024
Money in the Market: Will the market’s winning streak continue in April?
US stocks capped off their best start to the year since 2019 to end the month of March. With Thursday’s gains, the broad-market benchmark closed the month in the greed, clocking in not only its fifth-straight monthly gain, but also climbing 10.2% in the first quarter - its best start to the year in five years. So what moved markets in the month of March? Could this rally continue in April? Or will the winning streak come to an end this month? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities, to find out more.

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4 March 2024
Money in the Market: Fed back in focus - will the tech-led rally fizzle out?
Despite the US Federal Reserve expected to begin cutting rates later rather than sooner this year, markets have seen optimism due to stellar earnings results, especially from big tech firms in recent weeks. Now with earnings season largely out of the way, investors will be looking this week to more economic releases and Fed boss Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress, where he’s expected to double down on his message that there’s no rush to cut interest rates. So how will markets react? Will the market optimism from the tech-led rally fizzle out? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities to find out more.

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8 January 2024
Money in the Market: Does the first week market slump set the tone for the rest of the year?
A reversal from the everything rally in the final months of 2023. All major asset classes fell in the holiday-shortened week to kick off the new year. Usually, the year tends to play out in January. So will the downbeat mood set the tone for the rest of the year for markets? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities to find out more.

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27 November 2023
Money in the Market: Can the S&P 500 set a new high next year?
In 2023, S&P 500 rose approximately 19% as investors are increasingly betting that the Federal Reserve will soon stop raising interest rates. What can we expect from this rally? And is the market rally welcomed? What kind of hurdles should we expect from those who are wary of it? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading at Maybank Securities, about his insights.

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30 October 2023
Money in the Market: What are the odds of a year-end rally?
October - usually known as the month when stocks tend to see heavy declines - is coming to an end.
So how did this year’s spookiest month fare?
It seems like with the volatility index VIX hitting 20, stocks on the brink of its worst October in five years, and the bond market throwing a fit every other day, markets have been under turmoil.
But can we see an upside in markets by the end of the year?
On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities to find out more.

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16 October 2023
Money in the Market: Are markets finally pricing in the Israel-Hamas Conflict?
It’s red across the screen in markets as Asia kicks off a new trading session this week. And that’s as traders are concerned Israel’s expected ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza could spark a regional war, embroiling other Middle East Nations, including Iran. Now if that happens, it has the potential of fueling another round of inflation pressures. And it could even tip the global economy in a recession. What would that mean for stock markets? What risks should investors be wary of? On Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities, to find out how markets are faring to kick start the week on the back of the conflict.

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21 August 2023
Money in the Market: Will global investors continue to dump Chinese stocks?
Global stock markets have been jittery in recent weeks owing to the economic turmoil that is erupting within China.
A Chinese media outlet recently reported that China plans to allow local governments to sell 1.5 trillion yuan ($205.9 billion) of special financing bonds to help 12 regions repay debt.
The report added that the People’s Bank of China may even set up a special purpose vehicle with banks to provide low-cost and long-term liquidity to local government financing vehicles.
So how are investors coping with the spiralling state of China’s economy?
On Money in the Market, Emaad Akhtar speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities, to find out more.

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7 August 2023
Money in the Market: Are US stocks in a bubble, a bear market rally, or a bull market?
Wall Street indexes ended last week in the red, after a mixed jobs report. There was something for every bull and bear in Friday’s data, but markets are still clinging to hopes that the Fed is close to wrapping up its hiking cycle. But despite that the S&P 500 erased gains. So is the rally in the S&P 500 now reversing? To find how Asian markets are faring to start off the week in response to this, on Money in the Market, Hongbin Jeong speaks to Wong Kok Hoong, Head of Equity Sales Trading, Maybank Securities.

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15 June 2023
Money in the Market: What does the US Fed's latest pause in interest rate hike mean for markets?
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.

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