Cautious Optimism Amid Shifting Economic Indicators

Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities

16-May-25 07:00

Cautious Optimism Amid Shifting Economic Indicators

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Song Seng Wun, Economic Advisor, CGS International Securities reflects on the US PPI data as well as the retail sales data and how this impacts the outlook of the US economy and inflation. We ask him about the Fed Chair Jerome Powell's monetary strategy in light of this data and the US dollar trending during the 90-day pause between US and China.

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Produced by: Natalie Tan

Presented by: Aisalli Ayub, Keith Kam, Shazana Mokhtar

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Categories: markets, economy, politics, government, international, controversies, investments

Tags: monetary strategy, us ppi, economy, inflation, fed chair, jerome powell, us-china, cgs,

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