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US and European equities rallied on Wednesday as signs of possible progress in talks between Washington and Tehran and fresh enthusiasm around artificial intelligence buoyed sentiment, with Wall Street indices closing at record highs. Asian markets were also trading firmly higher on Thursday...

May 7, 2026

Semiconductor shares drove Asian markets higher on Wednesday, with South Korea’s Kospi surging to a record above 7400 as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix rallied strongly, while upbeat results from US chipmaker AMD boosted sentiment across the sector. US stocks also rose on Tuesday, with the...

Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday after surging a day earlier as investors assessed renewed clashes between the US and Iran around the Strait of Hormuz, while Australia’s central bank raised its key interest rates again and signalled further tightening may be needed. US stock markets closed...

Oil prices stabilised at high levels to start the week after US President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Washington would begin "Project Freedom" on Monday, Middle East time, to help neutral commercial ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz leave the area safely. US stocks closed mixed...

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Sharp market drops are unsettling. But the real damage is often done not by a crash, but by the decisions people make in the heat of the moment. These four principles can help investors keep a cooler head.

May 4, 2026

In one of his last interviews before his unexpected death at age 80, American entrepreneur and author Bob Chapman told Insights about his approach to management, and his work with Raj Sisodia, co-founder of the Conscious Capitalism movement, on their seminal book "Everybody Matters: The...

Stewardship is quietly reshaping what it means to invest. No longer just about selecting assets, it reflects a more active role: investors as long-term partners, using their influence to guide companies toward stronger governance, resilience and sustainable growth.

Data is vital to most business activities; it's among companies most valuable resource,especially in the age of AI. Which is precisely why we must avoid falling into uncritical use of bits and bytes. The rule still holds: junk in, junk out. Low-quality datasets mislead even the best algorithms,...

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Global Outlook 2026

Positioning for a global equilibrium shift

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Japan leads stock rally as Iran hopes and AI lift sentiment

Semiconductor rally lifts stock markets

Oil eases slightly, Australia hikes again

Oil steady ahead of dense macroeconomic calendar

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