[Outlook-in-Five] After The Plunge, What’s Next?

Global equity markets, especially the US, experienced another wild ride last week. The earnings growth in the US, is visibly turning downwards and investors are increasingly less confident about the ability of the Fed to engineer a soft landing of the economy. Inflation and supply chains remain increasingly concerning, as well as the impact of China’s ongoing Covid-19 restrictions, and the potential that it could add to persistence of inflation, especially in the US. Neo Bee Leng, investment strategist at Bank of Singapore, reviews the latest market conditions and how investors should prepare themselves in the coming weeks.