Cheng Chye Hsern

2022 ended on a far more sombre note, and the 4th quarter rally in stocks fizzled out in December. Equity and bond indexes fell in December after [...]

Stocks and bonds soared in November after lower-than-expected US inflation data in October and the Fed signalling a slowdown in rate hike. [...]

After 2 months of consecutive losses, the stock market rebounded amidst a possibility of a slowdown of rate hike by the Fed as well as positive [...]

September was a brutal month for stocks as markets fell to the lowest since March 2020. After 4 rate hikes this year, the Federal Reserve raised [...]

Markets spent the last 2 months second-guessing the Fed with hopes of rate cuts in 2023 as recessionary fears loomed. Unfortunately, the old [...]

After a terrible June, stock markets rebounded strongly in July as investors found some relief from earnings that were not as bad as expected and [...]

After a month of reprieve in May, selloff in the market resumes in June as the Fed raises rate by 0.75% to curb stubborn inflation. Our reference [...]

Erratic trading sessions dominated the month of May as major indices fluctuated between gains and losses. The S&P 500 fell for the 7th [...]

April was an extremely difficult month for stocks and bonds. The S&P 500 fell 8.8% in April, its worst month since March 2020, while our [...]