United Overseas Bank’s Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/SGD stayed firm on Monday, closing at 1.2945 after trading between 1.2906 and 1.2950, with the Singapore Dollar (SGD) Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (…
Commerzbank’s Dr. Henry Hao and Moses Lim note S&P Global Ratings affirmed Indonesia’s BBB sovereign rating with a stable outlook, citing fiscal discipline and adherence to the 3% deficit ceiling. Nonetheless, S&P views…
United Overseas Bank (UOB) analysts Quek Ser Leang and Lee Sue Ann note that USD/CNH remains in a consolidation phase, with intraday price action confined to tight ranges. They describe recent moves as part of a broader…
For the second time this year, Demis Hassabis predicted that artificial general intelligence would arrive before the end of the decade. This time, however, he said it won't simply be another technological breakthrough—i…
UOB’s Jester Koh raises Singapore’s 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.8% from 4.0% after strong 1H26 performance, with manufacturing and electronics leading gains on AI-related demand. The note highlights risks from Middle …
The once obscure CLO ETF market has officially broken out of its niche shell and entered a new phase of growth. Heading into 2026, total global assets quickly topped $35 billion and have now surged past the $50 billion …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Three Democrats from the U.S. Senate argued there are "lots of reasons" to oppose the currency crypto legislative effort even as advocates of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act seek to craft a versi…
The US Dollar Index (DXY) fell around 0.4% to 100.90 on Tuesday after softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data weakened demand for the Greenback. The headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined 0.4% MoM i…
Gold price surges by some 1.50% on Tuesday as US consumer inflation data came in below estimates, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve (Fed) to further tighten ahead of 2026. The XAU/USD trades at $4,050 after bouncin…
In our view, the second quarter was defined by strong but uneven US equity performance. The S&P 500 delivered a solid rebound in April, posting its best monthly gain since November 2020 and moving to fresh record highs …
The UK’s HM Revenue & Customs has confirmed that depositing cryptoassets into DeFi lending protocols and liquidity pools will no longer count as a taxable disposal, deferring any capital gains tax until an investor make…
CEO pay continues to increase. Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) ¹ reported that the median CEO pay increase last year was 6 percent among the S&P 500 companies. Given the methodology used to calculate CEO pay, t…
Fixed income ETFs now command trillions in assets and trade with equity-like immediacy. These wrappers let investors move in and out of diversified bond exposure in a single click, at a visible price, throughout the day…
OCBC strategists Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that S&P’s affirmation of Indonesia’s BBB/A-2 ratings with a stable outlook is mildly supportive for the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) by removing immediate downgrade r…
The 2026 war with Iran has created an array of geopolitical consequences — some of which have directly impacted investor portfolios. Foremost among these is weakening growth expectations, which have proved to be particu…
Binance believes its next phase of growth will come from payments and financial services rather than cryptocurrency trading alone, as stablecoins reshape how people use digital assets, according to Shunyet Jan, the exch…
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The U.S. fixed income market experienced a resurgence in investor attention last week, reaching levels not seen since early January, as tracked by VettaFi’s Investor Behavior Intelligence (IBI) platform. The sector has …
Bitcoin (BTC) spiked past $64,000 into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US inflation saw a surprise sudden downturn.
The UK’s tax authority announced that it planned to treat “certain disposals” related to cryptocurrency lending and liquidity pools as transactions that would effectively defer the country’s capital gains requirements.
EUR/USD snaps a two-day losing streak on Tuesday as softer-than-expected United States (US) inflation data weighs on the US Dollar (USD) and prompts traders to scale back expectations of a near-term Federal Reserve (Fed…
Societe Generale notes Bank Indonesia’s (BI) reaction function is driven by the Indonesian Rupiah (IDR) and exchange rate stability. The report says the Rupiah faces pressure from a stronger US Dollar (USD) and hawkish …
United States (US) President Donald Trump reiterated in a Truth Social post on Tuesday, “The Strait of Hormuz is open to ALL ship traffic except for Iran.” He added that the US would impose a “FULL Blockade” only on ves…
The Canadian Dollar (CAD) strengthens sharply against the US Dollar (USD) on Tuesday, drawing support from softer-than-expected US inflation data and rising Oil prices amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.