The markets are not settling down very soon as FED continues to hike rates in 2023. We witnessed equity and bond markets under much pressure in 2022. The S&P 500 $SPX ended 2022 on an absolute return basis down 23.9% adjusted for inflation, making it the 7th worst year for stocks in history. Many advanced…
Global economic fragilities are getting deeper into the financial markets. It is becoming clear that inflation will stay elevated and central banks will continue to hike interest rates until year-end. A total of 91 central banks have raised interest rates YTD to ward off inflation. However, inflation in advanced economies seems unmovable. There is a…
Are we in a recession yet? With many uncertainties in the global macroeconomic outlook, let's look at what Juwai IQI Chief Economist Shan Saeed says.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin's announcement of a confidence vote in next month's Parliament sitting could help reduce uncertainty among investors, especially on the country's economic outlook.
Juwai IQI chief economist Shan Saeed said today's announcement has given clearer signals on the political uncertainty in the country and may have given a…
Malaysia's trade is expected to remain resilient in April and pugnaciously strong in the next few quarters, growing between 25 to 45 per cent in the coming months, an economist said.
Juwai IQI Global chief economist Shan Saeed said the Malaysian economic outlook is strongly linked with the positive outlook for China, ASEAN and the…
Banks’ targeted assistance approach to help needy customers is viewed as the most appropriate solution for now as the movement control order (MCO) 3.0 would likely be a short one.
The acceleration of the ongoing vaccination programme to curb the spread of Covid-19 is expected to drop in the number of cases soon said an…
Bank Negara Malaysia's (BNM) decision to hold the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) signals that the central bank has a lot of confidence in its monetary policy landscape to manoeuvre if the need arises to buttress economic outlook in the long run.
Juwai IQI Global chief economist Shan Saeed said BNM had done plenty of OPR…
Shan Saeed, Chief Economist at Juwai IQI's Malaysia office, on Thursday, discussed with Global Watch regarding the Belt and Road Initiative and how it will play a major role in the modern era.
Shan, in his comment, "It is critical for both countries to work very closely. China has shown remarkable brinkmanship globally in vaccine…
We  have again made the right call in 2021 in the oil market. As the year commenced, we at Juwai IQI shared with our valued clientele, through our newsletter, that according to our global market intelligence reconnaissance, oil prices will meander around US$50 to US$70 a barrel and that the forward price curve is very…
COVID-19 has created a financial bazooka for the global economy. Markets are going through an interplay between epidemiology and economics. Governments are having to trade off between healthcare and economic care.
Around 60-73 million people have lost their jobs globally. So the big question is: Is the global economy heading for reset…