For Asia, the importance of the central bank meetings lies heavily with their implications for US dollar directionality. Asia’s currencies tend to trade on individual country fundamentals when the USD is directionless versus the major currencies but tend to trend with the USD when it trends against the majors.

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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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