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Francis Tan

THE WRITER IS CHIEF STRATEGIST, ASIA, AT INDOSUEZ WEALTH MANAGEMENT

While equities generally outperform gold in terms of long-term returns, gold’s purpose isn’t to compete with high-growth assets – it is to provide balance and resilience.

Gold’s role in today’s evolving safe haven landscape

The greenback still accounts for around 60% of global foreign exchange reserves and is involved in nearly 90% of forex trading.

The US dollar’s decline is not the end of its dominance

The surge in equities was spurred by expectations of early and sustained rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year. An unwinding of the expectations may dampen the stock and bond market rally.

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Investing in the Dragon year: No room for complacency

UOB expects one more 25 basis point hike during the Fed’s November meeting, with rates likely to remain at this “terminal” level until the end of first half of 2024.

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Higher for longer, but not forever

Geely Automobile, one of China's largest independed car makers, exports vehicles to Europe. Sales of electric vehicles in China rose 30 per cent in the first quarter and could hit a record eight million units for the full year.

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Has China become uninvestable?

The manufacturing sector's Purchasing Managers Indices of 41 economies and regions showed that 60 per cent reported a contraction in March.

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Prepping your portfolio to ride through the seasons

Supermarket in California. A decline in the Food and Agriculture Organisation's Food Price Index in July marks a softening of food prices.

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Is inflation really peaking?

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