Shuli Ren

The energy shock from the Strait of Hormuz's closure has not led to a collapse of Pakistan's public finances. There is no currency crisis, either.
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Pakistan is defying some long-held investing myths

2026-05-26T23:00:00.000Z
The fact that SoftBank cannot cash out from OpenAI is a big problem for Masayoshi Son, who habitually uses leverage to juice up returns.

OpenAI is so yesterday — even for SoftBank

2026-05-07T01:22:19.000Z
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index on Wednesday (Mar 4) dropped 698.37 points, or 12.06%, to close at 5,093.54.

Why the Iran war has morphed into panic selling in Asia

2026-03-04T12:09:39.000Z
The renminbi's recent winning streak against the greenback – the longest in over a decade – is a sign that Beijing is warming up to the idea of a stronger renminbi, says the writer.
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A crisis lurks as Asians bring money back home

2026-03-02T22:30:00.000Z
Increasing the supply of Labubus would show whether the toy by Pop Mart is a passing fad, says the writer.
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Imagine OpenAI bonds, Labubu everywhere

2026-01-05T09:30:00.000Z
President Xi Jinping was the only foreign leader that stood up to US President Donald Trump’s bullying tactics.

Repeat after me: Never underestimate China

2025-12-24T23:00:00.000Z
By 2023, China already had 217 million people aged 65 and over, or about 14% of the population.

A great wealth transfer is happening in China

2025-11-03T10:06:22.000Z
Pop Mart has also captured grown-ups – fashionistas playfully pairing Labubus with their designer handbags and working mothers gifting to appease their overworked school children.

Sorry, Pop Mart, Labubu is just not Lego or Pokemon

2025-10-22T08:40:47.000Z
Bank of America Merrill Lynch sees gold reach US$5,000 per ounce by next year. The rationale is brutally simple – investment demand.

Gold’s ‘semi-rational’ run gives Wall Street vertigo

2025-10-17T08:06:56.000Z
Roughly half of HSBC’s Hong Kong commercial real estate exposure comes from Hang Seng Bank.

HSBC is tackling Hong Kong’s commercial real estate crisis

2025-10-09T06:58:46.000Z