On 8 April 2026, following the declaration of a ceasefire by Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, who was acting as a mediator in both the ceasefire negotiations and the US-Iran talks, (1) Israeli attacks on Lebanon…
The restructuring of global official reserve assets, the eastward shift in the focus of gold supply and demand, the loosening of the traditional gold landscape in Europe and Americ…
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country's gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it "better prepa…
Friday was a fine day to hold the stock of ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML), the Netherlands-based company that specializes in photolithography (essentially, printing circuits onto a mi…
OCBC’s Christopher Wong notes that Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) kept the OPR at 2.75% and struck a slightly firmer tone, with growth expected to stay resilient into 2027. The economi…
Broadcom AVGO) delivered another outstanding quarter on Wednesday evening this week, but even exceptional growth wasn't enough to satisfy the market's lofty expectations.
S&P 500 profits have expanded for 12 straight quarters, showing powerful momentum that reaches far beyond Big Tech. That sets a strong backdrop for the start of Q3 earnings season,…