Bayani Cruz

2 weeks ago | cn.theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

Investor sentiment in short-dated Asian local currency ( LCY ) bond markets has moved from a deep negative to a strong positive skew in just a few weeks from late March to early May, suggesting a major shift in market expectations.

2 weeks ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

Investor sentiment in short-dated Asian local currency ( LCY ) bond markets has moved from a deep negative to a strong positive skew in just a few weeks from late March to early May, suggesting a major shift in market expectations.

1 month ago | cn.theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

The Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate unchanged, but its chairman Jerome Powell warns that sustained tariffs on trade partners could lead to higher inflation, slower growth, and increased unemployment.

1 month ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

The Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate unchanged, but its chairman Jerome Powell warns that sustained tariffs on trade partners could lead to higher inflation, slower growth, and increased unemployment. The federal funds target rate was left at 4.25% to 4.5% for the third straight meeting of the policy-making Federal Open Market Committee on May 7 ( early Thursday morning in Hong Kong ), after being cut three times in a row last year.

1 month ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

Structured products are playing a pivotal role in the investment strategies of Asian investors amid the extreme market uncertainty and volatility arising from the tariff crisis. Although structured products maintained decent growth in 2024 as investors diversified their portfolios, the asset class was overshadowed in relative terms by the strong performance of equities and fixed income.