Stock Markets

Stock market moves on from SpaceX with Iran deal, US Fed in focus

The next major event risk looms on Jun 17, when the US central bank votes on interest rates

CPI and PPI reports expected to reach multi-year highs due to fuel cost shocks over in the US.

Hawkish Fed, hot inflation, fragile currencies: ASEAN’s delicate balancing act explained

Navigating energy shocks, a hawkish Fed, dollar pressure, and an AI-driven trade shift amidst regional inflation and fiscal policy volatility with Yun Liu from HSBC.

SpaceX (above), Anthropic and OpenAI's IPOs are expected to raise US$170 billion combined at valuations that may exceed US$4 trillion.

SpaceX IPO will not break capital markets but add to strains

The stock debut will widen the valuation gap between the constituents of indices and the companies outside them

The venture ecosystem has evolved materially over time, with larger platforms emerging.
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For many, the current turbulence is not the result of a single week but the cumulative effect of a series of policy shifts under President Prabowo.

Indonesia’s crisis of confidence as markets decode Prabowo

INDONESIA spent much of the week ended Jun 7 confronting a question that might have seemed unthinkable a few short years ago: what happens when investors stop believing in South-east Asia’s largest ec...

SpaceX plans to release its locked-up shares in a series of tranches.

Can the stock market swallow SpaceX, Anthropic and OpenAI?

As it attempts to absorb billion-dollar giga-IPOs, investors should watch out for indigestion

The AI theme appears "impervious to war worries," driving Asian stock indices to record highs.

Peace hopes, profit-taking and a Bitcoin plunge: making sense of a rollercoaster week

War, oil, AI, crypto — markets are moving fast. Where should the smart money go? Howie Lim speaks to Thomas Rupf of VP Bank to find out.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto's recent move to take direct control of key commodity exports to curb tax evasion has triggered a sell-off in exporter stocks.

‘Sell Indonesia’ sweeps trading desks as Prabowo tightens grip

What has unnerved investors is the more populist and interventionist agenda that the president has been pursuing

Market participants warn that the effects of index exclusions can quickly feed through to capital flows and funding costs.

Indonesia’s sector stalwarts are growing, yet many are disappearing from global indices

The recent exclusion from benchmark gauges reflects broader investability concerns, say observers

The total market capitalisation of South Korea-listed companies has soared 86% this year to US$5 trillion.

South Korea overtakes India as world’s sixth-largest stock market

The Kospi Index has powered past President Lee Jae Myung’s 5,000 goal earlier this year