Middle East conflict jolts oil prices and sparks stagflation fears. As the safe-haven dollar surges, is gold losing its lustre? JP Morgan’s global market strategist Raisah Rasid breaks down the geopolitics vs. economics debate, reveals Asia's tech winners in the AI race, and decodes China's new 5-year plan.

Highlights:

01:10 Impact of Middle East conflict

05:59 Impact of conflict on Asia

09:51 China’s new 5-year plan

11:44 The AI race winners

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Written and hosted by: Howie Lim (howielim@sph.com.sg)

With Raisah Rasid, vice president and global market strategist, JP Morgan Asset Management

Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro

Produced by: Howie Lim & Chai Pei Chieh

A podcast by BT Podcasts, The Business Times, SPH Media

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