Thinking Aloud

THINKING ALOUD

The unexpected way out of the Chinese EV shakeout

2026-08-18T23:00:00.000Z
Whether trading pauses for lunch is unlikely to rank highly among retail investors’ priorities.
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Should SGX follow Hong Kong’s lead on longer trading hours?

2026-08-17T22:30:00.000Z
XPeng intends to launch its humanoid robot, Iron, next year.
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When robots are helping, who is watching?

2026-08-12T23:00:00.000Z
The greenback’s position rests on the size of the US economy, the depth of its markets and institutional credibility – pillars no rival currency can currently replicate.
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Has the Iran war damaged US economic credibility?

2026-08-11T23:00:00.000Z
For more than six decades, Singapore’s greatest natural resource has been neither land nor minerals, but people.
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Singapore must be prepared for a race that is always changing

2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z
Capital markets should not protect investors by restricting choice; instead, they should ensure investors can make informed decisions.
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Every investor deserves a second opinion

2026-08-05T23:00:00.000Z
High bullion prices have cut demand for gold jewellery throughout the Middle East and in India.
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There may be a case for another gold rally

2026-08-04T23:00:00.000Z
We don’t have androids yet, but it is chilling to know there is no foolproof “Voight-Kampff test” for detecting AI-generated content, says the writer.
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In the AI age, we must all be fact-checkers

2026-08-03T23:00:00.000Z
Much of the AI race has been framed as a contest over who can build the smartest model, but that may no longer be the right question to ask.
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China doesn’t need to build better AI than the US to win the tech race

2026-07-29T23:00:00.000Z
Many exchanges, such as the Philippine Stock Exchange, continue to treat every delisting as a defeat.
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Count the companies worth owning, not the ones listed

2026-07-28T23:00:00.000Z