Singapore and Thai Stocks Lead ASEAN Picks as El Niño Reshapes Food Risk
Singapore, 30 July 2026 – Singapore and Thailand have emerged as preferred ASEAN equity markets in a regional strategy that also warns El Niño could produce sharply different…
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China’s Politburo Support Pledge Puts Fiscal Execution in Focus
Beijing, 30 July 2026 – China’s top leadership has pledged stronger policy support and faster spending to counter sluggish growth, placing the second half of the year under…
South Korea’s US$2 Trillion Rout Exposes Limits of Trading Curbs
Seoul, 30 July 2026 – South Korea’s effort to calm one of the world’s sharpest equity sell-offs is confronting a difficult reality: trading restrictions can slow market mechanics,…
Malaysia’s MSMEs Eye ASEAN’s 680 Million Consumers Through DEFA
Kuala Lumpur, 30 July 2026 – Malaysia’s micro, small and medium enterprises are being encouraged to prepare for a much larger digital marketplace as ASEAN advances its Digital…
Singapore Airlines’ S$76 Million Loss Tests Its Path to Recovery
Singapore, 30 July 2026 – Singapore Airlines has entered a more demanding phase of its post-pandemic growth story after reporting a S$76 million quarterly net loss despite record…
Shell’s US$9.8 Billion Profit Surge Reprices Asia’s Energy Risk
London, 30 July 2026 – Shell’s quarterly profit has more than doubled to US$9.8 billion as elevated oil and gas prices strengthened upstream and trading earnings, illustrating how…
Central-Bank Gold Buying Slows as High Prices Reshape Reserve Demand
London, 30 July 2026 – Central banks reduced the pace of gold purchases in early 2026 as record prices and increased selling changed the economics of reserve accumulation,…
Super El Niño Warning Raises Asia’s Climate and Insurance Risk Premium
Singapore, 30 July 2026 – Asia faces a heightened risk of extreme heat, drought, flooding and agricultural disruption as the current El Niño strengthens, prompting insurers and humanitarian…
Bursa Malaysia Edges Lower as Fed Hold and Geopolitical Risk Curb Appetite
Kuala Lumpur, 30 July 2026 – Bursa Malaysia traded slightly lower at midday as investors balanced the United States central bank’s decision to hold interest rates against continuing…
South Korea Export Growth Cools but AI Chip Boom Keeps Outlook Firm
Seoul, 30 July 2026 – South Korea’s export growth is expected to ease from June’s extraordinary pace, but strong demand for semiconductors should keep the trade engine expanding…