Vishnu Varathan, Head of Economics and Strategy, Mizuho, discussed US initial jobless claims,  durable goods, and oil prices in the context of a surprise supply surge from the US. He ends with the Bank of Japan's pledge to keep interest rates extremely low and keep monetary policy "highly accommodative".

Presented by: Lyn Mak, Sharidz Abdullah, Khoo Hsu Chuang

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