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Business Times
01-08-2025
- Business
- Business Times
US tariffs, Fed signals, and why Asian markets are staying cool
In this week's Market Focus Weekly from The Business Times, host Emily Lu sits down with Cedric Ho, portfolio manager at MAD Partnership, to unpack why Asian markets are keeping their cool despite a storm of headlines. First up: tariffs. US President Donald Trump's latest round targets everyone from Brazil to Canada, but the real sting is landing on American corporations. With companies like Nike and GM swallowing the costs, Asian exporters may escape the worst of it. Then there's the US Fed. Jerome Powell is holding the line on interest rates, and Ho explains why. Inflation's still sticky, and political pressure is mounting but Mr Powell isn't blinking. The result? A rebound in the US dollar and a ripple effect across Asian currencies. And while Thailand's brief border flare-up with Cambodia rattled markets early on, Thai equities have bounced back. As Ho puts it, markets fear uncertainty more than they fear conflict. Why listen? Because Trump's tariffs are back but this time, markets saw them coming BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up So who really gets hit? Because the Fed isn't pivoting anytime soon Sticky inflation means rate cuts are on ice. Because Big Tech's doubling down on AI It's not hype. It's a trillion-dollar investment strategy. Because even conflict has a market rhythm After the panic comes the rebound. Market Focus Weekly is a podcast of The Business Times. Listen at , on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Got feedback? Email us at btpodcasts@ . --- Written and hosted by: Emily Liu ( emilyliu@ ) With Cedric Ho, portfolio manager, MAD Partnership Edited by: Chai Pei Chieh & Claressa Monteiro Produced by: Emily & Chai Pei Chieh A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media --- Follow Market Focus Weekly podcasts every Friday: Channel: Amazon: Apple Podcasts: Spotify: YouTube Music: Website: Do note: This podcast is meant to provide general information only. SPH Media accepts no liability for loss arising from any reliance on the podcast or use of third party's products and services. Please consult professional advisors for independent advice. Discover more BT podcast series: BT Money Hacks at: BT Correspondents: BT Podcasts: BT Branded Podcasts:
South China Morning Post
12-05-2025
- Sport
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long, other top fencers to skip Challenge Cup event
Olympic champion Cheung Ka-long might not compete at Kai Tak Arena before Hong Kong co-hosts the National Games in November after his name was omitted from the entries for this month's Challenge Cup Fencing Championships. Advertisement Cheung was not the only big name missing from the line-up for the annual local event – which will double as the test event for the Games – at the arena on May 31 and June 1. Hong Kong's top men's and women's epeeists, Cedric Ho Wai-hang and Kaylin Hsieh Sin-yan, will also be absent. However, promising names including men's and women's foilists Leung Chin-yu and Daphne Chan Nok-sze, and men's sabreist Royce Chan Lok-hei, were among the 374 fencers listed for the open category. Greg Koenig, the city's foil team head coach, said Cheung was not on the list, which was updated on Friday, because the Challenge Cup clashed with other tournaments. 'This competition is quite close to the Asian Championships [from June 19 to 22 in Bali] and it's not critical for his ranking, so I'll preserve him to be fully prepared,' the Frenchman said. Promising Hong Kong foilist Daphne Chan is among those taking part in the Challenge Cup. Photo: Elson Li The city's men's foil team will also compete in the Grand Prix in Shanghai from Friday to Sunday, while the men's épée team has just completed a Grand Prix event in Bogota, Colombia.
