Asia
Industry players see room for private credit market to grow in South-east Asia
[SINGAPORE] Private credit funds, where investors pool their capital to enable the fund manager to provide loans to companies, are seeing greater interest in South-east Asia, with regional governments...
Asia: Stocks struggle again as Nvidia chip curb warning pops calm
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks swung on Wednesday (Apr 16) after Nvidia’s announcement of new US licensing rules on shipments of its new chip to China rattled investor confidence already...
Oiltek bags RM61.9 million in new contracts across South-east Asia and other global markets
This brings the group’s current order book to RM402.4 million, which is expected to be fulfilled over the next 18 to 24 months[SINGAPORE] Vegetable and edible oil processing company...
Asia: Stocks mixed as stability returns, autos lifted by exemption hope
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks were mixed on Tuesday (Apr 15) as some stability returned to markets after last week’s rollercoaster ride, with auto firms boosted by Donald Trump’s possible...
Asia : Stocks rise on electronics tariffs exemption, gold hits new high
[HONG KONG] Asian stocks rose on Monday as trade war fears were tempered by Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff exemptions for electronics, though the dollar weakened and safe-haven gold...
Asia, Europe, gold, private markets: Where investors can seek refuge as US exceptionalism is cast into doubt
[SINGAPORE] The turmoil and volatility in global financial markets, where trillions of dollars were wiped off US equities since “Liberation Day”, are leading investors to lean towards the idea...
Punch-drunk traders across Asia ready for another week of drama
After a week in which Asian stocks posted both their biggest-ever plunge and their largest one-day gain since 2008, investors in the region are working weekends, skipping sleep, interrupting...
BlackRock misses long-term flow expectations amid Asia outflows
[NEW YORK] The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock pulled in a less-than-expected US$83 billion of client money to its investment funds in the first quarter, which ended just days...
