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Markets Breathes A Sigh Of Relief With Debt Ceiling Raised

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics and Strategy, Oceania and Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank

25-Jul-19 07:05

Markets Breathes A Sigh Of Relief With Debt Ceiling Raised

01:16 - Democrats and Republicans agree to raise the debt ceiling to USD 22 trillion giving markets a sigh of relief but does that mean the Feds are under pressure to raise rates more aggressively? We ask Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Oceania & Treasury, Mizuho Bank for his views on this and also what monetary policy direction the Central Bank in Singapore will take with the weak economic data points.

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah, Wong Shou Ning


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Categories:  Business Analysis,  Trends and Forecasts,  Markets,  Investments

Tags:  US,  debt ceiling,  Federal Reserve,  Boris Johnson,  UK,  pound,  Japan,  South Korea,  trade restrictions,  Singapore, 


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