The US indices have recorded eight straight weeks of declines and the Hang Seng Index has been lingering at 5 year lows. This is due to issues around the world such as the Russia-Ukraine conflict, inflationary pressures, China’s zero-covid policy and the tense China-US relations which has impacted economic growth. Amidst this backdrop, central banks such as the US Federal reserve and European central banks are looking at monetary tightening policies to try and reduce the deficit that was allowed to balloon during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic. There has also been an increased number of mentions of the dreaded “recession” word by market watchers as the longer these issues linger, the higher the likelihood of an economic contraction. With the US 10 year treasury yield hovering at 2.85% at the point of writing, investors have also demanded higher returns to compensate for any investments. With this, we look for strong blue chip stocks on...