Financial markets

COMMENTARY

Forward guidance: Why it matters and how to get it right

With clear communication on anticipated earnings and business strategies, listed companies can signal confidence and build credibility

India experienced record net outflows of US$19 billion in 2025, even as other stock markets in the emerging world saw net inflows.
THE BOTTOM LINE

India needs to import more capital and export fewer workers

Despite strong headline growth numbers, the country is slipping from the global spotlight

Casting an eye across the outlooks of the major investment banks and big asset managers, one would be hard-pressed to find a naysayer.

Why the melt-up is still on

As 2026 begins, optimists are talking down bubble anxiety

Vietnam has established the VIFC’s governing council, as well as separate executive bodies in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.

Vietnam puts 1,200-hectare, two-city International Financial Centre into operation

Hanoi introduces sweeping frameworks that include Common Law elements, 10-year residency for foreign experts, and 30-year tax incentives

While signs point to an advanced-stage bubble in AI, history shows that there is no exact point at which a bubble bursts under its own weight, the writer notes.

The four ‘O’s that shape a bubble

And what this test tells us about the artificial intelligence wave

The price of silver hit US$63.86 per ounce on Dec 10, nearly double its level a year ago, after the Fed trimmed rates by 25 basis points.
THE BROAD VIEW

Is silver the new gold?

The surge in the precious metal’s price could have ominous implications for the markets

The market for private credit is an estimated US$40 trillion. It is a big engine for the economy that fuels innovation, growth and the industrial renaissance.

Private-credit fears are based on four myths

The growth of private credit in all forms has actually made our financial system more resilient and less concentrated

Despite the shocks of 2025, India’s economy has held up better than expected, with GDP expanding 8.2% in the September quarter from a year earlier

Wall Street predicts rebound in Indian markets after tough year

AFTER one of India’s worst years of market underperformance in decades, some of Wall Street’s biggest names are calling for a rebound.

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang reported the company's record-high quarterly revenues on Nov 19. The next day, its share price fell 3%.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why investors are increasingly fatalistic

Everyone knows share prices have a long way to fall. Even so, getting out now might be a mistake