
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare lifted its earnings outlook, targeting $2.3 billion in revenue and $450‑$470 million in operating profit, while a weaker New Zealand dollar added export tailwinds and pushed the stock up nearly 5%. Chorus is benefitting from a 72% fibre‑penetration rate as customers abandon copper lines, reinforcing steady demand for its network services. Genesis Energy announced a $400 million capital raise, backed by government support, echoing a similar move by Contact Energy. The mixed earnings landscape reflects early‑stage NZ recovery, soft housing and sector‑specific headwinds.

Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Gan Kim Yong, addressed the looming impact of President Trump’s announced 15% across‑the‑board tariffs on Singapore. He noted that despite a robust 5% growth in 2025, exports to the United States have already slipped nearly 9%,...

Japan’s prime minister, Sana Takaichi, used her first policy speech after re‑election to announce a decisive shift away from the country’s long‑standing fiscal austerity. She argued that Japan cannot sustain a future without growth and pledged to stimulate investment across...

Global markets slipped as the U.S. dollar surged to multi‑month highs and oil prices climbed on heightened geopolitical risk. Hosts Howie Lim and Hugh Chung highlighted AI‑related stock turbulence, a split among Federal Reserve officials on future rate moves, and...

The Editors’ Roundtable focused on the sharp 16% plunge in the Nifty IT index during February, attributing the sell‑off to heightened fears that generative AI could erode traditional Indian IT services. Panelists highlighted that large‑cap firms lost 15‑20% while mid‑caps fell...

The COB Friday edition wrapped up the week’s market activity, noting a flat‑to‑slightly negative close as the ASX hovered just above the 9,000‑point mark. With one week left in the earnings season and a tail of small‑cap reports expected, host...

MA Financial posted FY25 results that edged above analyst expectations, with revenue, EBITDA and net profit all marginally higher than consensus forecasts. Asset‑management inflows surged, doubling to $2.4 billion, while the Lending & Technology division expanded sharply and now contributes over...
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A Seoul court sentenced former President Yun Seong-yeol to life imprisonment after finding he led an insurrection by briefly declaring martial law on Dec. 3, 2024; seven aides including a former defense minister received lengthy terms. Judges concluded the deployment...

Speakers say India’s informal recycling sector, which handled about 99% of electronic waste before extended producer responsibility (EPR) rules, is a vital but hazardous source of critical minerals and materials. Informal operators use primitive, polluting processes—open burning and acid treatments—that...

LiveWire Markets Fund in Focus featured Platinum Asset Management’s Cameron Robertson discussing the Platinum Asia strategy, highlighting that roughly 50% of the world’s economy resides in Asia yet most Australian portfolios remain heavily US‑centric. Robertson explained the fund’s two‑decade track record,...

Morgan Stanley’s Squawk Box Asia segment framed current market dynamics around technological innovation and changing consumer behavior, arguing these forces are driving significant growth and industry transformation. The piece emphasizes that navigating these trends requires strategic foresight and bespoke financial...

Government sources indicate the cabinet is poised to approve sweeping relief for India's mega‑power projects, granting full benefits of the 2009 Mega Power Policy. The relief centers on customs and excise duty exemptions for power‑generation equipment, extending to provisional projects...

The Banco Central ng Pilipinas convenes its first policy meeting of the year with markets pricing a unanimous 25 basis-point cut to the benchmark rate, according to a Business World poll of 16 analysts, while the OECD urged stronger management...

The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 9,007 points, a 0.5% gain that pushed the index above the psychologically important 9,000 mark for a third straight session. National Australia Bank led the market, posting a 16% rise in first‑quarter cash earnings and...

The India Business Hour highlighted a bullish market close, with the Nifty index breaking the 25,700 barrier as IT stocks recovered after a volatile session. The segment’s focus shifted to strategic AI collaborations, most notably Infosys’ partnership with Anthropic to...

Perseron Therapeutics announced a strategic shift from rare‑disease research to cancer immunotherapy, centering on its lead asset HMBBD2. The drug activates the newly identified Vista pathway, a departure from the PD‑1 axis that dominates current checkpoint inhibitors. The company reported that...

The opening segment of the Australian market focused on BHP’s latest earnings release, which topped analysts’ forecasts, and a broader look at earnings from real‑estate, storage and retail firms. BHP reported a record 146.6 million tonnes of iron ore from Western Australia,...

The market opened modestly lower, with the Nifty slipping below the 25,400 mark and the Sensex shedding roughly 150 points. Early trading highlighted weakness in several mid‑cap names, while the broader sentiment was shaped by a global momentum drawdown affecting...

Lupin reported a 37% jump in Q3 profit, reaching ₹1,175.5 crore, and reaffirmed its aim to cross $1 billion in U.S. sales this fiscal year. The company also lifted its full‑year EBITDA margin outlook to 27‑28%, up from the prior 29‑30% nine‑month...
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South Korea’s AI‑driven news roundup highlighted a bustling Lunar New Year travel season, a potential Japan‑South Korea prime‑ministerial meeting, robust economic data, and a historic sports victory. The Korea Expressway Corp expects 5.54 million vehicles on highways, prompting Corell to add 110,000...

The weekly roundup opened with a stark market correction: the Nifty 50 slipped 1.3% to 25,471.1 and the Sensex fell 1.25% to 82,626.8, with energy, metals and realty leading the declines. The segment was followed by a deep dive into...

The video reports that Taiwan has signed a new trade agreement with the United States, imposing a 15 percent tariff on American‑made automobiles while simultaneously granting limited market access for U.S. beef and pork products. The arrangement is part of...

Nickel giant Vale Indonesia is pressing ahead with a multibillion-dollar pivot into battery-grade nickel, betting that demand for nickel-based EV batteries will remain resilient even as lithium iron phosphate batteries gain ground globally.

China’s Ministry of Finance, the People’s Bank and other regulators have issued the Corporate Sustainable Disclosure Standard No. 1 Climate Trial, the country’s first climate‑specific corporate reporting framework, aimed at translating national carbon‑neutral goals into company‑level data. The standard mirrors the global...

Taiwan’s stock market marked a celebratory closing ceremony on the eve of the Lunar New Year, highlighting record‑setting gains that have propelled the island’s equity universe into global prominence. By the end of 2023 the total market capitalization topped roughly $3.2 trillion,...

South Korea and the Netherlands held their inaugural “2+2” high‑level talks in The Hague, bringing together foreign ministers and trade officials to cement a strategic partnership focused on semiconductors, supply‑chain resilience, artificial intelligence and cyber security. Both nations are pillars of...

The segment explains smart contracts as self-executing agreements stored and run on a blockchain that automatically enforce terms when predefined conditions are met. Using a house sale as an example, the host describes how payment confirmation can trigger automatic transfer...

Reporting season is back, and investors are bombarded with earnings headlines and market swings. Morningstar’s personal‑finance director Mark L‑Monica joins the advisory to argue that the frenzy can obscure the longer‑term view that disciplined investors need. L‑Monica notes that quarterly results...

The video outlines today’s trade setup as India’s Nifty breaches the 25,900 level, posting a more than 2% gain and signaling a strong market opening. The host frames this move against a backdrop of flat US retail sales, lingering AI‑related...

Global equities rose in Asian trading on Tuesday, led by a sharp rally in Japan’s Nikkei 225 after Prime Minister‑designate Sayia Teachi secured a decisive election victory over the weekend. The broader MSCI Asia‑Pacific index outside Japan gained 0.6%, while...

The COB segment focused on today’s market dynamics, highlighting a modest recovery in the ASX 200, driven primarily by a 2.3% gain in the technology sector after a sharp correction last week. Financial stocks faced pressure, while healthcare showed defensive strength,...

The video features James Marlay and Rudy Van Djk discussing the ASX landscape as reporting season approaches, focusing on the stark rotation from growth‑tech to resources and banks. They note Morgan Stanley’s original 8% earnings growth forecast for the ASX‑200 has...
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The Macro Show’s free edition opened with Emma Vlic and Hedgei CEO Keith McCulla outlining their daily decision‑making framework. Their process begins at 4:30 a.m. with AI‑enhanced data feeds, then narrows to three macro signals that drive trade ideas: Asian equity...

President Lai used a press conference to detail the outcomes of the latest Taiwan‑U.S. economic talks, announcing the signing of the Comprehensive Strategic Economic Cooperation (CSEC) declaration and a joint American Economic Security Cooperation statement. The agreements underscore a renewed...