Reading The Tea Leaves to Determine A Recession

Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities

12-Mar-25 07:00

Reading The Tea Leaves to Determine A Recession

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US CPI will be watched keenly for signs of persistent inflation that will inform the Fed rate decision. A feat which is made more challenging by the plethora of executive orders from the White House. We ask Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities as to whether he thinks a recession is on the cards for the world's largest economy.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam

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Categories: markets, economy, managing, Corporates, international, investments

Tags: investments, inflation, world market watch, donald trump, recession,

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