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Asian stocks bounce back, Oil slips despite escalating Houthi threats
Season 2 Episode 542
Market news for July 21, 2026: Asian shares climbed today, led by gains in Japan and South Korea. Oil prices edged lower on hopes of diplomatic prog…
3 months, 1 week ago
Houthis Blockade Saudi Arabia, Mediators Propose a Ten-Day Iran Ceasefire and Burnham Takes Power in Britain
Season 2 Episode 270
Headline news for July 21, 2026: Yemen's Houthis declare a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia effective immediately threatening to close the Bab el-Mande…
3 months, 1 week ago
Oil tops US$90 as conflict intensifies, South Korean chip sell-off accelerates
Season 2 Episode 541
Market news for July 20, 2026: Asian shares traded mixed today as the conflict in the Middle East has pushed oil prices higher, reaching above US$90 …
3 months, 1 week ago
US Death Toll Hits Seventeen, Brent Crosses Ninety Dollars and Hormuz Traffic Falls to Four Ships
Season 2 Episode 269
Headline news for July 20, 2026: A third US service member is confirmed killed in the Iran conflict, bringing the total death toll to seventeen since…
3 months, 1 week ago
Loss of income, not identity: navigating the psychology of retrenchment
Season 1 Episode 278
Retrenchment isn't just a career setback; it's a financial and psychological earthquake. Howie Lim speaks with financial psychologist Dr Annabelle Ch…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Chip stocks falling, oil rising and India's US$30 trillion opportunity: M&G's Vikas Pershad on where to look now
Season 2 Episode 51
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, coupled with growing concerns that AI spending may have become too exuberant, have fuelled volatility in st…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Singapore Electronics Surge, Iran Fighting Enters Sixth Night and Gold Falls Below Four Thousand Dollars
Season 2 Episode 268
Headline news for July 17, 2026: Singapore's electronics exports surge one hundred and five per cent in June on AI-driven demand even as overall expo…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
TSMC's record profit fails to lift Asian chip stocks; Oil eases amid elevated risks
Season 2 Episode 540
Market news for July 16, 2026: Asian shares fell today, led by the sell-off in semiconductor, even as chipmaking giant TSMC announced its’ record ear…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Bank of Korea Hikes Rates, China Tops the US in Global Favourability and Asian Chip Stocks Tumble
Season 2 Episode 267
Headline news for July 65, 2026: The Bank of Korea raises rates for the first time in three and a half years as inflation hits a two-and-a-half-year …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Oil jumps on US-Iran hostilities; ASML earnings lift AI sentiment
Season 2 Episode 539
Market news for July 15, 2026: Asian shares rally as US inflation numbers cooled interest rate hike expectations. Geopolitical tensions continue to …
3 months, 2 weeks ago