Financial markets

Hong Kong’s ‘ambitious’ 5-year plan to boost role as global financial hub wins industry backing

2026-09-18T03:00:00.000Z
Digital tools have made it easier to spot duplicate financing, but detecting fake invoices remains “notoriously difficult”.

Commodity-finance risks back in focus amid Radiant World scrutiny

2026-09-09T23:00:00.000Z
The AI bubble popping will signal the start of a new era of tighter money, in which AI mega projects will be harder to fund.
THE BOTTOM LINE

Why America’s debt binge is starting to matter

2026-09-07T08:58:54.000Z
In Singapore, retirement portfolios tend to be concentrated in cash, fixed deposits and insurance products, says James Ooi of Tiger Brokers.

Retirement portfolios are getting eaten up by inflation. Here are some assets to consider

2026-08-28T06:00:00.000Z
No fewer than three times in three weeks, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has given the message to investors to please stop selling his bonds.

Bossing the bond market around never works

2026-08-23T08:18:17.000Z
Data from the Bank of New York shows that investors have been consistent and sizeable sellers of yen every day since the US intervention.

Traders are spoiling for a fight over the yen

2026-08-16T07:43:34.000Z
The greenback’s position rests on the size of the US economy, the depth of its markets and institutional credibility – pillars no rival currency can currently replicate.
THINKING ALOUD

Has the Iran war damaged US economic credibility?

2026-08-11T23:00:00.000Z
US President Donald Trump’s erratic approach to policymaking raises uncertainty to an unprecedented level.

How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?

2026-07-19T23:00:00.000Z
The latest plunge in IBM’s shares came after it reported preliminary Q2 sales that fell short of forecasts, blaming customers shifting spending to chips and servers amid AI-fuelled shortages.
THE BOTTOM LINE

When IBM acts like a penny stock, something is wrong

2026-07-15T09:37:49.000Z
AI has become the dominant investment theme of the decade, with investors paying little attention to valuations.
THINKING ALOUD

If AI looks like a bubble, acts like a bubble, then…

2026-07-14T23:00:00.000Z