What’s top of investors’ minds this week?

Friday’s weaker than expected US payrolls data point to stronger Asian currencies, lower Asian interest rates, and trend gains for Asian equities. Much of this stems from the increasing likelihood of interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) that should depress the US dollar. Payrolls of 75k in July with sharp downward revisions to May and June were much weaker than expected.

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Vis Nayar

Vis Nayar is the Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Executive Management Committee at Eastspring Investments. Vis spearheads Eastspring’s investment platform encompassing equities, fixed income, multi asset and quantitative solutions, and oversees investment offerings across markets.

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