asia markets

AI boom drowns out Iran war fears to fuel Asia’s great market divide

LNG deliveries to the region declined 8.6 per cent in March from a year earlier to about 20.6 million.

Asia LNG imports drop most since 2022 as Iran war upends supply

Tokyo Gas's LNG terminal in Japan. Natural gas has accounted for a declining share of power generation in Asia, including in Japan, as a result of a rise in the use of renewables.

Asia pivots to coal as Middle East conflict chokes LNG supply

Investors have been grappling with concerns around the additional trade tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump following the recent Supreme Court ruling.
RETHINKING MATTERS

Trading in the ‘Year of Geopolitics’

Trump’s tariff push has strained Washington’s diplomatic relations across Asia.

Asian economies weigh impact of fresh Trump tariff moves, confusion

Customers at a shopping centre in Jakarta. Asean, with nearly 700 million consumers and rapidly expanding middle classes, represents one of the fastest-growing demand bases in the global economy.
NEW GLOBAL ORDER

Asean+3, not the US, is now the world’s largest market