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February 17, 2026
An Asia News Network report states that rising individual purchasing power in Cambodia and geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East are key drivers of gold demand […]
February 10, 2026
Goldman Sachs expects the Chinese economy to grow 5% to 6% in 2026 and 2027. Key factors driving this growth include Beijing’s commitment to advancing manufacturing […]
February 2, 2026
After the second ceasefire on December 27, 2025, Thailand reported a border breach early in January 2026, which Cambodia claimed to be an accident. Historically, border […]
January 19, 2026
The Chinese New Year, scheduled for February 17, 2026, isn’t a one-holiday celebration in China. The festivities continue for days. While the markets and factories remain […]
January 16, 2026
Driven by rising interest rates and shifting inflation, Japan is pivoting to a new economic reality. With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi now at the helm, a […]
November 24, 2025
Donald Trump’s visit to Riyadh in May 2025 culminated in the world’s largest defence deal worth $142 billion to expand Saudi Arabia’s military power. This was […]
October 24, 2025
Japan’s Nikkei 225 touched a record high of 43,714 on August 18, 2025, surging 7.68% in a single month. While the US-Japan trade deal provided the […]
August 15, 2025
Oil prices rose following the US military strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities in late June 2025. This led to concerns regarding Japan’s economy, given the nation’s […]
August 5, 2025
The decisive Labour Party win in May 2025 boosted market sentiment due to expectations that the renewed mandate for the Anthony Albanese government would bring policy […]
July 21, 2025
The global economic landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. A significant recent development is that India has surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy. This […]
May 23, 2025
The Liberal Party, led by Mark Carney, won the 2025 Canadian elections. Although the Liberals only managed a minority government, the results highlighted Canadians’ concern regarding […]
May 9, 2025
US stocks tanked in the first quarter of 2025, with the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 both losing more than 10%. This was in response to […]
April 25, 2025
Germany, which was considered the economic engine of the European Union (EU) till very recently, now seems to have its gears grinding. Being the EU’s largest […]
April 23, 2025
The recent Oval Office clash between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky came as a surprise to most observers. Both the WTI and Brent trended lower the […]
April 23, 2025
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its key interest rate to the highest in 17 years to 0.5% in January 2025. This was the second hike, […]
April 22, 2025
The Great British Pound (GBP) was the best performing major currency in Q1 2025. Even after the US confirmed 10% tariffs on all goods imported from […]
April 21, 2025
The Hang Seng Index, or HK50, started 2025 on an uptrend, with incidents like the launch of DeepSeek supporting the surge. Then came the tariff announcements […]
February 19, 2025
Joe Biden’s exit from the US Presidential race, Kamala Harris’ nomination and finally Donald Trump’s victory, 2024 was a year of unpredictability for the US political […]
February 17, 2025
For the longest time, the US markets have been considered largely insulated from events happening in the rest of the world. However, traders have also long […]
September 11, 2024
Biden bowed out of the US presidential elections on July 21, 2024, following which Kamala Harris secured the Democratic Party’s nomination. The entry of a younger […]