So many things happening in the past 4 months or so.
Here’s the snippets
Market has been crazy volatile in the months of August and September. Lots of bond sell downs in the emerging market space, where and especially malaysia that wasnt spared from it. a combination of global risks, weak inflation and tighter financial conditions encourage the monetary policy heading to year end more dovish that before. on top of that, the emerging market assets have weakened largely due to commodities slump, slowdown in China (growth forecast below 7%?), strength in dollar as well as the possibility of US’ Feds policy tightening
Oil price again plummeted to below $50 level. Coupling that with slowdown in China and devaluation of yuan, have brought ringgit down to 17 years of historical low against dollar. It was crazy.
But as they say, whatever goes up must come down. Now we see market has somewhat less shaky, given that the US’ Feds ‘delaying’ interest rate hike and the market has also managed to price in the rate hike up until 1Q next year. Currently the US dollar position has also calmed a bit that brought ringgit level up a bit.
Brent crude oil hovers at below $50 level which serves as an indicative level for revenue generation forecast for the country. Now analysts are expecting the level will go up to $70 starting only in 2017 onwards. Hence, 2016 continues to be a volatile year.
Expectations from the market:-
- Further targeted stimulus by PBoC on China stability
- Abenomics aint working, sorry Mr. Abe. Japan is viewed to be facing a possible relapse into recession. Given that S&P has cut Japan rating to A+ from AA- in September due to economic support for Japan’s sovereign creditworthiness has continued to weaken in the past three to four years. Plus they are also in view that the govt’s economic revival strategy is not able to reverse the deterioration in the next few years.
- US’ Fed hike by year end, up by 25bps. If not, then by 1Q2016.
Honestly none of analysts and economists I met is positive for 2016, at least for the first half. I’m not seeing any bright spot either.
what's brewing? 