Ringgit To Appreciate But Not So Soon

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

28-Dec-23 07:00

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The mantra of "higher for longer" dominated markets in the last few months but with the year ending, the focus has changed to rate cuts. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank tells us his expectations on the Fed Fund rate for 2024. We also ask him his views of the Singapore dollar and the Ringgit.

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Produced by: Mike Gong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam, Anwar Mahbob

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: malaysian disinflation, world market watch, 2024 outlook, us economy, asean, singapore dollar,

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