Stock Markets

Taiwan overtakes India as the world’s fifth-largest stock market

The island’s ascent through the global equity rankings has been largely driven by chipmaker TSMC

Is the "AI trade" now moving into a more selective, post-euphoria phase?

The war is three months old, stocks are at record highs and the Fed is talking hikes

Post-Nvidia, the "AI Trade" demands selectivity. Brent crude's US$100+ floor remains. What about the dollar's safe-haven status, Kospi tech, and G7 bond debt risks?

Analysts say that the Singapore bourse is likely to retain its lead barring major shocks, given its improving market depth, regulatory stability and safe-haven status.

Why Singapore overtook Indonesia to become S-E Asia’s largest stock market – and what happens next 

SGX’s market capitalisation climbs to US$644 billion as IDX’s falls to US$618 billion

What announcement from the Trump-Xi summit could move global markets the most?

Can the AI rally really ignore inflation, geopolitics and a Fed under pressure?

What are markets expecting from the Trump-Xi summit? Can the AI tech rally survive? Howie Lim finds out from Charu Chanana of Saxo.

About 82% of the S&P 500’s companies have beaten first-quarter profit estimates, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Momentum-obsessed traders seek clues on Iran truce

Barclays strategists say the trade has reached extremes that historically foreshadowed sell-offs

Is the AI-led stock rally sustainable?

AI boom, oil’s ‘peace premium,’ and the Fed’s sticky inflation dilemma

AI rally: bubble or real earnings? We debate inflation's grip and future rates amid spiking oil and a tumbling Yen. Also, are South Korea and Taiwan the new tech leaders?

Stock markets don't seem too concerned by the impact of the Iran war. This could backfire, says the writer.

Are stock markets in denial about the true cost of Iran war?

Macro risks suggest that the markets are too sanguine and may be mispricing the impact of the war

Bumper earnings and a resilient economy have pushed the S&P 500 about 3% over the high it set before the Iran war began.

Record-setting momentum rally is drawing doubters

Investors will get a key glimpse into the state of the American earnings machine this week

As the US Fed holds firm, what does “higher for longer” mean for Asia’s asset allocation?

Higher for longer: what a stalled peace deal means for Asian investors

How much risk premium is being priced into markets now? Get your volatility-injected analysis with Howie Lim and her guest, Thomas Rupf from VP Bank.