Japan goes to the polls on October 27. In the US, Americans will vote on their next president in a couple of weeks. 

How will elections impact both the USD and the Japanese Yen? What is the effect on the Sing dollar against these major currencies?

Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, shares his insights. 

Japan goes to the polls on October 27. In the US, Americans will vote on their next president in a couple of weeks. 
How will elections impact both the USD and the Japanese Yen? What is the effect on the Sing dollar against these major currencies?
Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, shares his insights.

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Market View: How elections can shake up the currency markets

Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s largest real-time payments markets. In the last decade, there has been rapid proliferation of digital payment solutions such as digital wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, and contactless payments, which have enabled the growth of digital economies across Asia and beyond. While the payments experience may seem simpler, providers face growing challenges from regulations, fragment systems and the advancement of AI.

In a wide-ranging interview, Thomas Warsop, CEO of global payments company ACI Worldwide, provides his insights on current trends and challenges shaping the way we pay.

Asia Pacific is home to some of the world’s largest real-time payments markets. In the last decade, there has been rapid proliferation of digital payment solutions such as digital wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, and contactless payments, which have enabled the growth of digital economies across Asia and beyond. While the payments experience may seem simpler, providers face growing challenges from regulations, fragment systems and the advancement of AI.
In a wide-ranging interview, Thomas Warsop, CEO of global payments company ACI Worldwide, provides his insights on current trends and challenges shaping the way we pay.

Industry Insight: Real-time payments: Cross-border challenges, AI in fraud management

The US presidential election is just a week away.

A win for either side will significantly change what happens in the world, including market movements. What would a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump victory mean for the US stock market and global markets?

Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, looks ahead to the possibilities, the various permutations of the results and the impact on the S&P 500, Chinese Markets and Emerging markets. 

The US presidential election is just a week away.
A win for either side will significantly change what happens in the world, including market movements. What would a Kamala Harris or Donald Trump victory mean for the US stock market and global markets?
Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, looks ahead to the possibilities, the various permutations of the results and the impact on the S&amp;P 500, Chinese Markets and Emerging markets.

Market View: Trump vs Harris. Who's better for the markets?

Over this year’s Singapore Grand Prix weekend, a 20 percent increase in the number of international visitors was observed, while the number of high-net-worth visitors surged by over 70%. According to data from Visa’s Formula One Travel Spending Data Report, the exciting and busy weekend drove close to 30% spending uplift. 

With several high-value tourist events happening this year besides the Singapore Grand Prix, such as concerts featuring music icons Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Bruno Mars, what is the economic significance of the international visitor influx?

Ken Wong, Head of Data Science for Asia Pacific at digital payments firm Visa, tells us more. 

Over this year’s Singapore Grand Prix weekend, a 20 percent increase in the number of international visitors was observed, while the number of high-net-worth visitors surged by over 70%. According to data from Visa’s Formula One Travel Spending Data Report, the exciting and busy weekend drove close to 30% spending uplift. 
With several high-value tourist events happening this year besides the Singapore Grand Prix, such as concerts featuring music icons Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Bruno Mars, what is the economic significance of the international visitor influx?
Ken Wong, Head of Data Science for Asia Pacific at digital payments firm Visa, tells us more.

Market View: How elections can shake up the currency markets

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