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US Slowdown Likely But Recession, No

Michael Lai, Executive Director of Wealth Advisory, OCBC Bank Malaysia

04-Aug-25 07:00

US Slowdown Likely But Recession, No

With the worse than expected US payroll figures in July and a revision down for the prior two months, are there signs that the US economy is showing signs of cracking? Michael Lai, Executive Director of Wealth Advisory, OCBC Bank Malaysia gives us his views whilst telling what investment strategy to adopt in this volatile markets.

Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See, Elaine Boey


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Categories:  markets,  economy,  investments

Tags:  us economy,  slowdown,  recession,  volatile markets,  investment, 


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