THE current economic environment is in a “sweet spot” for risk assets, said DBS senior investment strategist Daryl Ho, citing moderating inflation and the potential for gradual interest rate cuts as key drivers of market optimism.

Key Takeaways With a Federal Reserve meeting coming up later this month, officials are preparing for a debate over whether to cut their influential interest rates for a third time in a row.Federal Reserve Gov.

Battling the throes of inflation can apparently feel like a full-contact sport. That was the message from Fed governor Christopher Waller during a speech Monday, where he compared the more than two-year fight against inflation to a tiring bout of sparring in a mixed martial arts cage.