Stock Markets

Navigating chaotic markets

US President Donald Trump earned more than US$1 billion in 2025 from digital currency interests, real estate and stock trades.

Investing in an age of lawlessness

What are the knock-on effects of a persistently weak yen for Asian investors?

Chips, yen wobbles and a gold bull call: where Standard Chartered sees Asia markets heading

The effect retail investors are having on markets is particularly evident in South Korea; the Kospi is among the best-performing stock markets this year.

An epic David-and-Goliath stock battle is under way

The rise of AI introduces an additional layer of complexity because investors are no longer simply evaluating products and services.
THINKING ALOUD

Investors should pay more attention to AI firms’ corporate governance

The yen’s slide during the New York session to its weakest point since 1986 will stir unease in Japan, with traders on alert for authorities entering the market.

Asian stocks erase gains, yen hits 40-year low

Is the current market dominance merely a byproduct of the AI-specific supply cycle?

Is the AI trade still intact? And why oil might be your next surprise

Indonesia and Vietnam have fared very differently this year, with the Jakarta Composite Index slumping nearly 30% and the VN-Index rallying around 5%.

The quest for global capital: Vietnam eyes MSCI upgrade as Indonesia fights downgrade risk

Efstathopoulos says investors should still embrace the US as an investment destination, "but the rest of the world has awakened".

Mega IPOs could turn the tide in public equity issuance: Fidelity manager

Securities Commission executive chairman Mohammad Faiz Azmi says only 200 of Malaysia’s 1,100 listed firms generated return on equity of more than 8%.
THINKING ALOUD

Malaysia state funds can lift Bursa, but market discipline must rule