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Federal Reserve Staying Hawks

Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank

08-Feb-24 07:00

Federal Reserve Staying Hawks

Recent statements from the U.S Fed indicate that they may be pulling back from an earlier dovish pivot to aggressively cut rates. How has this affected sentiment on U.S Dollar assets like Treasury Bonds and the Greenback. Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics & Strategy, Mizuho Bank tells us whilst weighing in the upcoming Chinese IPI and inflation data.

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Produced by: Mike Gong

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Keith Kam


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