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Olivier d’Assier, Qontigo, Head of APAC Applied Research discusses inflation and growth stocks. He speaks with Yousef Gamal El-Din and Manus Cranny on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East.”

Olivier d’Assier joined MONEY FM 89.3 on Prime Time to discuss what indicators Qontigo is tracking to determine market bubbles, and how badly should investors brace themselves should these potential bubbles burst.

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A hellish week for hedge funds will be remembered for how much damage Reddit traders caused by chasing a handful of the most-shorted names in the $43 trillion U.S. stock market.

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Against the backdrop of positive vaccine developments and upbeat Chinese data, the benchmark Straits Times Index (STI) rebounded from the previous day’s loss to close 0.29 per cent or 8.17 points higher at 2,814.12.

According to Olivier d’Assier at financial intelligence and risk firm Qontigo, a Biden presidency and a Republican Senate would be “the best case for markets” among a range of outcomes.

“Top-line market volatility has indeed declined but remains high relative to history. In fact it would have to go down another 30 percent just to get to the long term median level,” said Melissa Brown, global head of Applied Research at Qontigo.

Rising volatility and correlation could trip markets, according to Olivier D’Assier, head of applied research for Asia-Pacific at Qontigo.

“Investors view data breaches as the cost of doing online business,” said Olivier D’Assier, head of applied research for Asia-Pacific at Qontigo GmbH.