(Bloomberg) Developing Asian currencies rallied Thursday as investors piled into riskier assets after the Federal Reserve damped bets for a super-sized rate hike.
Clara Cheong is a Singapore-based global market strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management. Part of the Global Market Insights Strategy team, she is responsible for formulating and communicating the market outlook and investment views in the Asia region. She has more than 10 years of experience in global asset allocation, investment strategy and portfolio management. Prior to joining the Market Insights Strategy team, Clara was a multi-asset portfolio manager on the J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Chief Investment Office team based in New York, focusing on strategic and tactical asset allocation, cross-asset trade idea generation, portfolio construction and multi-asset risk modeling. She obtained a double degree in Bachelors of Science in Economics and Bachelors in Business Administration (Finance) from Singapore Management University. She is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and holds a professional graduate certificate for Data Science from Harvard University.
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian shares rose on Wednesday boosted by U.S. inflation figures that fared better than markets' worst expectations.