Market Roundup

1. US GDP Contracts Amid Import Surge

2. Trump Eases Auto Tariffs, Excludes China

3. Nvidia Shares Dip as Huawei Pushed for AI Chip Independence

4. Singapore Private Home Prices Cool to 0.8% in Q1

5. Index Updates

by Victor Tan Thiam Hock

04.05.2025

1. Trump’s Trade and Fed Strategy Signals Stability

2. UK Rejoins Europe’s Defense Efforts

3. US Tightens Pressure on South Korea, Vietnam Over Chinese Goods

4. US Slaps Massive Tariffs on Malaysian, Thai Solar Panels

5. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

27.04.2025

​1. Putin Declares Easter Ceasefire In Ukraine

2. Wall Street Tech Stocks Sell-Off

3. Us-Iran Nuclear Talks Resume

4. Us Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Deportations

5. Index Updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

21.04.2025

1. US Stock Market Experiencing Worst Day Since the Pandemic

2. Another Chance For Tiktok To Continue Existing In The US?

3. Malaysia Rejects Claim Of 47% Tariffs Imposed On American Imports

4. Index Updates

by Carl Yow

06.04.2025

1. Geopolitical Developments in Ukraine

2. Shifts in Defence Spending

3. Boeing Expands Footprint in Southeast Asia With Major Investments in Malaysia

4. Li Ka-Shing’s CK Hutchinson Divests Panama Canal Ports to BlackRock

5. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

23.03.2025

1. US-Canada Tariff Dispute

2. Gold Soars to Record High $3,000 Amid Economic Uncertainty

3. Abolishment of NHS England: Decentralisation & Future Healthcare Challenges

4. TSMC’s $100 billion Investment in the US

5. Index Updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

16.03.2025

1. ECB Cuts Interest Rate (Once Again) to 2.5%

2. Global Bond Markets Rattled as German Fiscal Plans Spark Sell-off, Japanese Yields Surge

3. China Warns of Readiness for ‘Any Type of War’

4. Ray Dalio Warns of Looming U.S. Debt Crisis, Urges Immediate Action

5. Index Updates

by Thanaphon Promvijit

09.03.2025

1. Earnings Reports This Week

2. BP to Double Down on Oil and Gas

3. The Relationship Between the United State and its Greatest Ally - United Kingdom

4. China in Hopes to Revive its Economy

5. Index Updates

by Carl Yow

01.03.25

1. Initial Jobless Claims Increased by 5,000 on Thursday

2. Delta Airlines Crashed and Flipped at Toronto

3. Singapore Budget 2025 - A Budget For All

4. Grab Shares Plummet due to Soft Guidance

5. Index Updates

by Victor Tan Thiam Hock

23.02.25

1. Elliott Management Takes Stake in BP

2. Tariff Changes Escalating Trade Tensions

3. Updates on India’s Economy

4. More Companies at Risk of Being Banned by China?

5. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

16.02.25

1. Elon Musk’s Growing Influence Within the US Government

2. Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates to 4.5%

3. Germany’s Debt Brake Reform Could Spark Global Bond Market Sell-off

4. Trump Proposes US Taking Ownership of the Gaza Strip

5. Index Updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

08.02.25

1. Can Rachel Reeve’s Growth Proposals Truly Revitalise the UK Economy?

2. US Economic Growth Slows Amid Trade, Investment Declines and Weather Disruptions

3. Elliot Management Warns of “Crypto Havoc” Amid Trump’s Pro-Crypto Policies

4. Tech Stocks Plunge After Chinese AI Breakthrough by DeepSeek

5. Index Updates

by Nilyana Kirinde

02.02.2025

1. Trump Shakes Davos: Demands Cheaper Oil and Global Rate Cuts

2. Stargate: Trump Unveils Massive $500bn AI Infrastructure Push

3. India Set to Repatriate 18,000 Citizens to Avert Trade War

4. Chinese Consumer Shares Hope for a Lunar New Year

5. Index Updates

by Thanaphon Promvijit

26.02.2025

1. US Equities Demonstrated Biggest Rally After November Election

2. Disappointment in UK’s Economic Growth

3. Slower Economic Growth in Malaysia

4. The Fuss Around The TikTok Ban

5. Index Updates

by Carl Yow

19.01.2025

1. PMI Headlines Rise for 3 Months Straight

2. US Initial Jobless Claims Below Estimates

3. US Non-farm Payroll Exceeds Survey of 165k

4. Los Angeles Fire Sparks Insurance Concerns

5. GBPUSD Slid as Investors Concern Over UK Financials

6. Tencent Blacklisted By US Department of Defense

7. Index Updates

By Victor Tan Thiam Hock

12.01.2025

1. Description Morgan Stanley Exits Net-Zero Banking Alliance

2. Oil Prices Surged Amid Middle-East Tensions

3. Biden Blocks Nippon Steel’s $15 Billion Acquisition on U.S. over Security Concerns

4. UK Overtakes Germany as Europe’s Largest EV Market

5. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

05.01.2025

1. Azerbaijan Airlines Flight Crashed in Aktau, Kazakhstan

2. Next ECB Rate Cut Could Be Longer in Coming

3. Tech Pullback Drags Wall Street Stocks Lower

4. Global Corporate Debt Reaches an All-time High of $8 Trillion in 2024

5. Index Updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

29.12.2024

1. Bank Of England Holds Rates: Balancing Inflation And Growth

2. Water Bill Hikes: What They Mean For Customers And The Economy

3. US Stocks Fall As Federal Reserve Slows Interest Rate Cuts

4. China’s Bond Yields Plunge Amid Weak Demand And Monetary Policy Shifts

5. Index Updates

by Nilyana Kirinde

22.12.2024

1. Trump Rules Out Removing Fed Chair Powell, Signaling Tense Relationship May Persist

2. China Launches Antitrust Probe Against Nvidia, Heightening Chip Tensions With U.S.

3. The S&P 500 Surges Nearly 30% in 2024

4. OpenAI Finally Launches Sora, Amid Industry Excitement And Scepticism

5. Index Updates

by Thanaphon Promvijit

15.12.2024

1. CEO Resigning Amidst Market Turmoil?

2. President of South Korea’s Intention To Impose Martial Law

3. Japanese Semiconductor Manufacturer Eyeing to Overtake TSMC

4. Fed Rates on the Rise?

5. Index Updates

by Carl Yow

08.12.2024

1. Mexico Warns Trump On Tariff Threats

2. US GDP Grows At 2.8%, Buoyed By Consumer Spending

3. Chinese EV Makers Face Headwinds In Europe

4. Heavy Rains Disrupt Southeast Asian Agriculture

5. Tax Hike On Uk Businesses Could Hit Jobs

6. Index Updates

by Victor Tan

01.12.2024

1. Stalled Progress on Fossil Fuel Transition at COP29

2. European Market Struggle Amid Geopolitical and Economic Pressure

3. Crypto Market Surge to New Heights

4. Google Ordered to Divest Chrome in Antitrust Crackdown

5. Geopolitical Updates

6. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

24.11.2024

1. Rebuilding Economic Bridges: Brexit’s Trade Impact and the Push for Growth Through Pension Reform

2. Chancellor Reeves Proposes Overhaul of UK Pension Funds with 'Megafund' Model

3. US Inflation Rises Slightly as Housing and Food Costs Push Prices Up

4. UK Financial Complaints System to Undergo Major Reform

5. Index Updates

by Nilyana Kirinde

17.11.2024

1. Trump Wins the 2024 US Presidential Election

2. Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75%

3. Trump’s new administration says focus on Ukraine should be Peace, not Territory

4. Blackrock in discussions to buy Minority Stake in Millennium

5. Index Updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

10.11.2024

1. TSMC Halts Shipments to Sophgo After Discovering Chip on Huawei Processor

2. Global Funds Turn to India Amid Market Volatility

3. Political Turmoil in Japan as Voters Reject Ishiba’s Coalition Amid Scandal

4. Temasek Warns Trump Presidency Could Challenge Global Markets and Economic Stability

5. Index updates

by Thanaphon Promvijit

03.11.2024

1. BRICS summit 2024 in Kazan: Key Highlights And Outcomes

2. Global Public Debt Is Projected To Exceed $100 Trillion By The End Of 2024

3. IMF Predicts 3.2% Global Economic Growth In 2025

4. UK'S Government Prepares Ambitious Budget As IMF Raises

5. Index Updates

by Thanaphon Promvijit

27.10.2024

1. UK Government warns of a "grim" September with 6,000 steel and oil jobs to go

2. EU Orders Apple to pay 13 Billion Euros in Taxes

3. Trump Vs Harris Debate

4. Winter fuel payments limited to pension credit recipients

5. Index Updates

by Nilyana Kirinde

15.09.2024

1. The “September Curse” Affected Global Stock Markets

2. AI Stocks Declining

3. Intel is Facing a Significant Crisis

4. The UK Announced the Suspension of 30 Arms Export Licenses to Israel

5. Index Updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

08.09.2024

1. Keir Stamer warns of "painful" October budget, blames conservatives for £22 billion financial and societal "black hole"

2. Canada imposes high tariffs on Chinese imports, escalating trade tensions

3. Nvidia's record sales fall short of market expectations

4. Fed's preferred inflation measure holds steady, paving the way for rate cuts

5. Index updates

by Nilyana Kirinde

01.09.2024

1. Thailand's King endorses Paetongtarn Shinawatra as the new Thai Prime Minister

2. Gold bars worth a million for the first time ever!

3. Decisive moment for Gaza war ceasefire

4. S&P500 slides as investors await FED Chairman's speech

5. Index updates

by Sanjay Sekhon

25.08.2024

1. Stock market tumbled due to several factors

2. Malaysian Ringgit strengthened, best performing currency in Asia

3. Chaos and disorder unfolds in the UK: the Southport Riot

4. Index updates

by Carl Yow

11.08.2024

1. Federal reserve decision

2. Stock market performance

3. Microsoft service outage

4. Trump’s speech on Bitcoin

5. Index updates

by Victor Tan

04.08.2024

1. Federal Reserve decision

2. US economy and stock market performance

3. US Presidential Election

4. JPMorgan updates Malaysia’s rating

5. Index updates

by Lay Zhi Yi

28.07.2024

1. Global IT outage

2. US presidential election

3. China-EU ties

by Sanjay Sekhon

21.07.2024