This week on Market Focus Weekly, host Emily Liu and Saxo Bank’s Charu Chanana break down the latest movements in US and Asia markets.

From US jobs and inflation data fuelling expectations of a Fed rate cut, to gold’s unstoppable climb and whether Oracle’s stock surge signals an AI bubble.

In Asia, Japan’s political shake-up brings more uncertainty, while in Singapore, DBS hits a record high and powers the Straits Times Index.

Highlights:

03:26 US Fed outlook

04:30 Gold prices keep going up

08:31 Bank of Japan outlook

11:45 Oracle’s AI boom

16:34 DBS makes history

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Written and hosted by: Emily Liu (emilyliu@sph.com.sg)

With Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist, Saxo Bank

Edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Emily & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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