Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the US is considering sending American officials to Syria. Also on the show: Republican-led House has voted down a temporary funding plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump; investors await the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge for fresh clues about its policy outlook; millions of dollars worth of Russian and Iranian supplies have changed the course of Sudan’s brutal civil war; Blinken says Washington is receiving positive signs from Syria’s rebel group that swept Bashar al Assad from power; Alibaba is offloading Chinese department store chain Intime for around 30% of the company’s valuation in 2017; Ark Investment Management CEO, Cathie Wood, says deregulation will be a core focus of President-elect Donald Trump’s second term; Bloomberg understands Hungary’s Viktor Orban has told European leaders he wants to wait until the inauguration of Donald Trump before deciding whether to extend sanctions against Russia. Guests include: Eddy Loh, Maybank Group Wealth Management, CIO; Mahjabeen Zaman, ANZ, Head of FX Research.
00:00 Intro
04:01 House votes down Trump-backed funding
07:36 US weighs sending officials to Syria
14:05 Eddy Loh, Maybank Group Wealth Management, CIO
27:39 Russia, Iran fuel Sudan’s civil war
34:05 US weighs sending officials to Syria
38;30 Alibaba to sell Intime for $1B
42:34 Wood: Markets see Trump administration supporting innovation
50:41 House votes down Trump-backed funding
54:35 US weighs sending officials to Syria
01:00:45 Mahjabeen Zaman, ANZ, Head of FX Research
01:14:20 Russia, Iran fuel Sudan’s civil war
01:20:25 US weighs sending officials to Syria
01:27:40 Orban asks EU to wait for Trump before extending Russia sanctions
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