Market volatility

South Korea’s chip surge hides the market’s vulnerabilities

The Kospi’s sharp sprints and volatility make for a perilous investing landscape, especially for average investors

Leung says that clients increasingly need to understand how systemic shocks, such as sharp movements in interest rates or oil prices, impact their portfolios.

Volatility pushing the wealthy to focus on risk, succession: HSBC’s Tommy Leung

The shift is especially evident among business owners, whose wealth remains tied to their operating countries

As stocks and bonds increasingly move in tandem, exposing portfolios to greater volatility, DNCA Investments Paul Lentz explains why fixed income strategies must be rethought.
BRANDED CONTENT

End of the 60/40 model? What a multipolar world actually requires of your portfolio

The foundations of classic portfolio theory are shifting – and DNCA Investments argues that building a truly resilient portfolio in today’s volatility requires a deeper reset than most investors expec...

BT

Why are markets hitting record highs despite the Iran war?

[SINGAPORE] Is it just me, or has the stock market gone a little bonkers? 

On Monday, the price of Brent crude had briefly surged to US$119.50 per barrel, and US-produced West Texas Intermediate also briefly soared to US$119.48 per barrel.

Singapore, Asia stocks rebound after oil prices fall, reversing on Trump comments on Iran war

The STI closes 2.2% higher while the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI advances 1.6%

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’

Asian investors should take a more nuanced approach than either pure complacency or panic selling

The mega-cap technology sector's stocks are still driving the S&P 500 index’s record-breaking performance.

Embrace volatility and find opportunities

Long-term quantitative models are still giving positive signals for equities while Fed rate cuts still support a soft-landing expectation for the US economy

Over the long run, equity markets give annualised returns of about 10 per cent.

WealthBT: Navigating tariff-based market volatility

Are Trump's tariffs impacting your investments? Dr Wei Dai breaks down why this is all part and parcel of long-term investing.

Even though investors were fearful of events last weekend, the reaction in markets was more extreme than many countenanced.

Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama

After a week in which Asian stocks posted both their biggest-ever plunge and their largest one-day gain since 2008, investors in the region are working weekends, skipping sleep, interrupting business ...

A Ukrainian soldier on the front line, as the conflict in Eastern Europe continues. The writer says that stocks hate uncertainty from mounting tensions more than regional conflict itself.
COMMENTARY

Stock markets are less afraid of war than we imagine

A look at the past shows that most regional conflicts have not been bear-market catalysts