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The question now is whether this is just a temporary summer tantrum or a serious change of heart about the AI trade that has underpinned the stock market.

Opinion & Features

THE BROAD VIEW

Are investors really getting cold feet about the AI boom?

It is not clear whether there has been a serious change of heart about the trade underpinning the stock market

2026-07-31T04:00:00.000Z

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing is looking to bring forward its market open by half an hour to 9 am, and eliminate its one-hour lunch break.

Companies & Markets

HKSE wants to scrap lunch break; SGX’s experience shows traders had little appetite for it

The Republic’s bourse did away with the one-hour pause in 2011 to improve market accessibility, but reinstated it six years later due to its unpopularity

2026-07-30T05:49:44.000Z

Hong Kong is home to one of the few major exchanges that still keep a lunch hour, alongside mainland China and Tokyo.

Capital Markets & Currencies

Hong Kong mulls longer stock trading hours, ending lunch break

It is proposing to start equities trading 30 minutes earlier at 9 am, and to scrap the one hour lunch break that starts at noon

2026-07-20T08:18:03.000Z

THRIVE NEWSLETTER

AI can now access your brokerage account. Should you let it?

[SINGAPORE] Last month, popular brokerage platform Interactive Brokers (IBKR) introduced a feature that lets users connect external AI tools – such as ChatGPT, Claude or Grok – directly to their tradi...

2026-07-03T01:46:48.000Z

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.

Opinion & Features

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

Retail traders are pouring into individual counters as professionals diversify

2026-06-30T23:00:00.000Z

The average daily trading value of Vietnamese stocks in 2026 so far has reached around US$789 million.

Vietnam’s stock market liquidity dries up after VN-Index’s record run in May

Trading activity in the country’s equities has quietened significantly

2026-06-12T09:50:20.000Z

Singapore’s next generation of listed companies has the potential to reshape perceptions of the local equity market.

Opinion & Features

The new currency of markets is narrative; SGX companies must learn to master it

Strong earnings and solid balance sheets are no longer enough to command premium valuations

2026-06-07T23:00:00.000Z

The global football tournament has historically coincided with weaker trading activity on the SGX.

Companies & Markets

World Cup lull could be investors’ chance to score SGX stocks: DBS

The brokerage names OCBC, Singtel and Venture among its preferred picks

2026-06-04T23:00:00.000Z

Advanced economies may be entering a period of structurally higher and more volatile inflation than in the pre-pandemic era.

Opinion & Features

The hidden dangers of sovereign debt

Advanced economy sovereign debt, once viewed as safe havens, is starting to look like a risk asset

2026-06-03T23:00:00.000Z

Equities are an important piece of the puzzle if China wants to rewire growth towards new economic drivers.

Capital Markets & Currencies

How China uses a ‘national team’ to influence trading

Beijing sees a stable, steadily rising stock market as essential to the country’s economic transition

2026-05-22T07:57:30.000Z

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