Bayani Cruz

Hong Kong

Executive Editor at The Asset Magazine

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Rate cut delays put portfolios built on policy easing hopes at risk

1 week 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.
Rate cut delays put portfolios built on policy easing hopes at risk

1 week 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.
Structured products in strong comeback amid tariff uncertainty

3 weeks 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.
Investors urged to diversify urgently in wake of Trump

1 month ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

Investors must urgently diversify their global stock and bond portfolios to navigate the highly volatile period expected to follow US President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" announcement of across-the-board tariffs, analysts say, amid rising concerns about a possible US recession and global economic slowdown.
JPMAM aims to be top player in Asia's active ETF market

1 month ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

J.P. Morgan Asset Management ( JPMAM ) aims to become the dominant active exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) provider in Asia-Pacific with the goal of generating US$1 trillion out of a total of US$30 trillion in active ETFs by 2030. Unveiling the ambitious plan, Philippe El-Asmar, APAC head of ETF, direct and digital at JPMAM, says: "Our headline for 2030 is US$1 trillion of AUM ( assets under management ). We currently have US$240 billion.
JPMAM aims to be top player in Asia's active ETF market

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

J.P. Morgan Asset Management ( JPMAM ) aims to become the dominant active exchange-traded fund ( ETF ) provider in Asia-Pacific with the goal of generating US$1 trillion out of a total of US$30 trillion in active ETFs by 2030.
US Fed to keep interest rates on hold

1 month ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates at their current level for the second consecutive meeting on Thursday ( Hong Kong time ) to reflect its cautious monetary policy approach amid economic uncertainties.
US Fed to keep interest rates on hold

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

The US Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates at their current level for the second consecutive meeting on Thursday ( Hong Kong time ) to reflect its cautious monetary policy approach amid economic uncertainties.
Fair-valued Asian equities lure investors away from US markets

2 months ago | theasset.com | Bayani Cruz

Investors have been shifting away from US equities and towards Asian shares, with the markets in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea expected to gain more as they present fair value and more upside potential compared to the highly volatile S&P500, which has been falling over the past three weeks. As of March 10, the S&P500 index has declined by 8.6% from its February 19 peak - that's almost a 10% drop that can be considered a market correction.
Fair-valued Asian equities lure investors away from US markets

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

Investors have been shifting away from US equities and towards Asian shares, with the markets in Hong Kong, Japan and Korea expected to gain more as they present fair value and more upside potential compared to the highly volatile S&P500, which has been falling over the past three weeks.