Financial markets across Australia and Asia endured a volatile week as concerns about the sustainability of the artificial intelligence investment boom, escalating Middle East tensions and rising oil prices prompted investors to reduce risk exposure. […]
The spectacular failure of Firmus Technologies should not have come as a surprise. It was a float of hope as opposed to reality. With a valuation wildly above earnings the market was left asking the […]
Once again regional markets spin around and back to the issues of geopolitics, oil prices and interest rates, the themes that have been weighing heavily on the minds of investors for the past weeks. Asian […]
The dominant influence on Asia-Pacific markets was the combination of elevated government bond yields, rising oil prices and uncertainty over the direction of US monetary policy. Investors were also monitoring geopolitical tensions in the Middle […]
For much of the past two decades, China’s luxury market was built around one powerful idea: luxury meant buying new. Designer handbags, watches, jewellery and fashion were symbols of rising wealth, social status and economic […]
The suspension of the licence of The Star Sydney Casino has been extended into 2027. A win for tighter regulation but the casino’s operators might see it as a loss with the all powerful Australian […]
Australian and Asian financial markets came under renewed pressure as rising bond yields, elevated oil prices and expectations of further monetary tightening offset optimism surrounding artificial intelligence and the latest US-China summit. The S&P/ASX 200 […]
A six-year-old Chinese girl has stunned the speedcubing world after breaking the women’s world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik’s Cube twice in just three days. Lian Yunzhi, from Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province, first […]
Asian and Australian financial markets finished the week on a mixed note as investors confronted a combination of higher global interest rates, elevated oil prices, currency volatility and renewed expectations of tighter monetary policy. The […]
Asian and Australian financial markets endured a volatile week as a surge in oil prices, renewed Middle East tensions and rising global bond yields forced investors to reassess the outlook for inflation and interest rates. […]
Louis Vuitton went to court in China to protect one of the most recognisable symbols in global luxury. It sued bubble tea chain Molly Tea for trademark infringement and then, almost immediately, found itself facing […]
After a week in which markets repeatedly shifted between optimism and caution, the message is clear: the Asia-Pacific bull market remains intact, but the cost of money is becoming an increasingly important test of its […]
The United States has crossed a financial milestone once considered almost unimaginable, with the nation’s gross national debt surpassing US$40 trillion for the first time. Treasury Department figures showed total public debt outstanding reached approximately […]
Australia’s food delivery industry has entered a new era after the Fair Work Commission approved minimum pay and workplace protections for thousands of gig economy workers. It is a landmark ruling against multinationals who run […]
Asian and Australian financial markets ended the week with investors broadly more confident about equities, although the rally was accompanied by renewed concerns over currencies, energy prices and the outlook for monetary policy. The standout […]
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