Looking Out For The Fed's Next Moves

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

07-Apr-22 07:00

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Eyes are on the Fed on the rate of reduction of balance sheet in treasuries and in mortgage-backed securities in the months to come. Also what is driving the STI on its stellar performance and why is the FBMKLCI index and the ringgit trading in a tight range? Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy at Mizuho Bank tells us. Image credit: Shutterstock.com

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Categories: trends and forecasts, markets

Tags: fed rate hike, us federal reserve, sti, straits times index, fbmklci,

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