Amid Market Volatility, Stay Tight For The Long Term

Jack Kouzi, Director for Strategy, VFS Group

07-Aug-24 07:00

Amid Market Volatility, Stay Tight For The Long Term

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Global markets have bounced back after investor jitters over a potential US recession, dimming prospects of A.I. tech and monetary policy tightening wreaked havoc on Monday. Is the selling done or is this the calm before the storm? Jack Kouzi of VFS Group weighs in on market sentiment and strategies to weather the volatility.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam, Wong Shou Ning

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Categories: markets, economy

Tags: us recession, global market, china, japan,

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