{"id":464,"date":"2025-05-12T00:50:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/?p=464"},"modified":"2025-05-12T00:50:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T00:50:46","slug":"market-wrap-for-week-ending-9-may-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/?p=464","title":{"rendered":"Market Wrap for Week Ending 9 May 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"129\">U.S.-China Trade Talks Spark Market Optimism<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">Global markets rebounded as U.S.-China trade negotiations in Geneva showed signs of progress.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reported &#8220;substantial progress,&#8221; and both sides agreed to establish a consultative mechanism for continued economic negotiations.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">While no formal deal was reached, the talks signalled a potential de-escalation amid concerns about global supply chains. The Chinese side confirmed the positive meeting progress. <strong>Note<\/strong>: this is just the first step forward towards resolving the ridiculous tariffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\">FED: Wait and See.<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\"><span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] bg-[#FCECC1] dark:bg-[#64572A] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">At its May 6\u20137, 2025 meeting, the Federal Reserve&#8217;s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided to maintain the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5%.<\/span> <span class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\">This marks the third consecutive meeting where rates have remained unchanged, reflecting the Fed&#8217;s cautious approach amid economic uncertainties. Market reactions to the Fed&#8217;s decision were mixed. While some investors were reassured by the Fed&#8217;s commitment to data-driven policy, others expressed concerns about the potential for stagflation\u2014a scenario characterised by high inflation and stagnant economic growth. Interestingly, <a href=\"https:\/\/truflation.com\/marketplace\/us-inflation-rate\">Truflation<\/a> is suggesting that inflation has fallen substantially.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-465\" src=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.45.09\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"785\" height=\"529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.45.09\u202fAM.png 785w, https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.45.09\u202fAM-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.45.09\u202fAM-768x518.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\">Market Internals Repair Job: Work-in-Progress<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\">Buyers are still winning for now as the good news continue to roll in, with the US-UK trade deal, resilient US labour market, and less negative outcome for US-China trade talks. Advance-Decline index continues to improve,<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"131\" data-end=\"325\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.50.18\u202fAM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.50.18\u202fAM.png 691w, https:\/\/inmyopinion.com.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-12-at-8.50.18\u202fAM-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S.-China Trade Talks Spark Market Optimism Global markets rebounded as U.S.-China trade negotiations in Geneva showed signs of progress. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reported &#8220;substantial progress,&#8221; and both sides agreed to establish a consultative mechanism for continued economic negotiations. 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