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US-Iran peace progress fuels Asian market rally; SK Hynix overtakes Samsung in historic shift
Season 2 Episode 525
Market news for June 22, 2026: Asian markets rallied on US-Iran peace progress, easing crude prices. Japan’s Nikkei climbed 1.9 per cent, while South…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Fragile Diplomacy, Nervous Markets, and Fresh Investment in Singapore
Season 2 Episode 250
Headline news for June 22, 2026: As US-Iran peace talks enter a critical phase, investors remain wary of the risks to global energy supplies and econ…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Stop waiting for the 'right time': why micro-investing is the new wealth superpower
Season 1 Episode 274
You think investing is complicated? That's exactly the problem. What if you could start with $10 with no need to wait for the "right time"? Many enti…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
A fully live Fed, historic BOJ hike and Singapore's stagflation problem
Season 2 Episode 47
Iran signs a peace deal, the Strait of Hormuz reopens, and markets rally — but is the relief built to last? This week on Market Focus Weekly, portfol…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Tankers Transit Hormuz as the Iran Deal Faces Republican Backlash
Season 2 Episode 249
Headline news for June 19, 2026: Oil tankers transit the Strait of Hormuz as the US. blockade is lifted but five hundred vessels are waiting and full…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Japan, South Korean stocks at record highs, US-Iran deal takes effect
Season 2 Episode 524
Market news for June 18, 2026: Major Asian stock markets hit record highs today, as the Nikkei 225 broke past 71,000, and the Kospi index crossed 900…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Signs Iran MOU at Versailles, Fed Holds Under Warsh and the G7 Backs Deal
Season 2 Episode 248
Headline news for June 18, 2026: President Trump signs the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles and the Strait of Hormuz…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Oil plunges, Asian stocks mixed as US considers waiving Iranian oil sanctions
Season 2 Episode 523
Market news for June 17, 2026: Asian stocks traded sideways today, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and for the reveal of more…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Singapore Exports Surge, Iran's Reconstruction Fund and Trump Tells Russia to Make Peace
Season 2 Episode 247
Headline news for June 17, 2026: Singapore's exports surge thirty-eight-point-four per cent in May on AI-driven demand. Reuters reveals a three-hundr…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
Nikkei hits record 70,000 after historic BOJ rate hike as US-Iran peace deal remains in focus
Season 2 Episode 522
Market news for June 16, 2026: Asian stocks rose as Japan’s Nikkei hit a record 70,000 following the Bank of Japan’s historic 1 per cent rate hike. M…
4 months, 4 weeks ago