12 December 2024
US Markets Wrap: Where will oil prices head as Middle East tensions rise?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations, IHT Wealth Management shares his insights on the latest rise in US inflation as Americans' confidence improves, whether he's expecting a rate cut at next week's FOMC meeting and sectors that he's closely watching, and the key trajectory for oil prices in the coming months, especially with the tensions in Syria rising.
Presented by: Emaad Akhtar
Produced by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: Kyodo / via Reuters

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6 September 2024
US Markets Wrap: Are automakers nudging EV investments along? And are investors still believing in tech?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management shares his insights on how he views the investments in the EV versus tech space, as well as advice for investors’ positioning through the rest of the year, especially in the fixed income space.
Presented by: Yeap Junrong
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo credits: team Hewins

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12 July 2024
US Markets Wrap: Benign Inflation Data Good News for the Fed, But Not Yet Enough to Trigger Rate Cuts + Early Earnings Season
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations, IHT Wealth Management shares his insights on the latest inflation data and prospects of rate cuts further down, as well as performance in the early earnings season, with a focus on AI and technology.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Produced & Edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Assistant Producer: Simone Chuah

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9 April 2024
US Markets Wrap: The AI Hype & whether Stormy April will hit Investors’ Nerves?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management weighs in on whether the AI hype can power their portfolio to greater heights in the months ahead, interconnectivity between the stormy season in the US of late and markets, as well as whether the risk-reward ratio poor for different reasons than the Fed.
Presented by: Sean Cheong
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Photo & Graphics credits: AP, pixabay & its talented community of contributors

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26 January 2024
US Markets Wrap: Is it ‘mission accomplished’ for the Fed?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations, IHT Wealth Management weighs in on the latest US GDP figures, effects of the tight labour market on the US economy and inflation, as well as things to watch out for against the backdrop of the US Presidential Election.
Presented by: Ryan Huang
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)
Graphics credits: pixabay & its talented community of contributors

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10 November 2023
US Markets Wrap: Are there any 'Fallen Angels' presenting a glimmer of opportunity in the bond markets?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management shares his take on whether the Fed is done with its rate hikes, what's fuelling the optimism surrounding Disney, possible opportunities investors can look at in the bond markets and the key risks as the year-end approaches.
Presented by: Sean Cheong
Produced and edited by: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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28 September 2023
US Markets Wrap: Are we starting to see a normalisation of the yield curve?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management weighs in on whether rates are expected to go higher against a hot GDP and tight housing market, how the yield curve is panning out, potential implications of the US government shutdown on the markets, as well as key opportunities to look out for.
Presented by: Willie Keng
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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15 August 2023
US Markets Wrap: Has a soft landing become the latest narrative?
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management provides insights on investors' sentiments surrounding an earlier tech rally, consumers' willingness to spend against a mixed batch of inflation reports and how China's deflation is set to impact the US manufacturing sector.
Presented by: Sean Cheong
Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)

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5 May 2023
US Markets Wrap: Bank jitters alongside ECB hike & Fed talk; and should you bet on big tech and AI?
Stocks closed lower for a fourth day running, coming on the back of renewed bank worries, The Dow too, turns negative for the year, pulling back 0.06% year to date, with declines in Boeing, Disney, Goldman Sachs and American Express shares dragging on the Dow.
Yussef Gheriani, Director of Investments and Operations at IHT Wealth Management gives a deep dive on ripples shaking the banking sector, how things are shaping up for AI and big tech, as well as spaces to watch out for.
Presenter: Ryan Huang

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Producer: Yeo Kai Ting (ykaiting@sph.com.sg)