Ray Dalio Says Stocks Are Losing Their Buffer. Rising Bond Yields Are Becoming Harder To Ignore.
Strong earnings have helped equities withstand higher rates, but their advantage over bonds is narrowing, the Bridgewate... Read more
HSBC, Ant Digital Test AI Agent Micropayments Using Tokenised Deposits
Ant Digital Technologies and HSBC have tested how AI agents could use tokenised deposits to make micropayments for digi... Read more
Backlash Against Paramount-Warner Bros Merger Persists As Critics Say Deal Undermines Film Business.
The merger, which is due to close on Tuesday, has caused concern amongst directors, actors and filmmakers that studio co... Read more
Mox Launches Home Insurance With Up To HK$10M Liability Coverage
Mox Bank has launched Home Cushion Insurance, a digital home insurance product available through its mobile app and und... Read more
Races For Senate And House In Five Traditional Republican States Will Be Close: Poll
A poll of nearly 3000 voters in Alaska, Ohio, Texas, Kansas and Iowa showed that, overall, Democrat candidates are gaini... Read more
First Digital Plans Nasdaq Listing At US$250 Million Valuation
First Digital, the group behind the FDUSD stablecoin, has agreed to list on Nasdaq by merging with a special purpose ac... Read more
Trump Intensifies Electioneering As Midterms Approach, Makes More Financial Promises To Individual Americans.
The president urged voters to turn out in large numbers to "swamp" the Democrats. He also claimed his administration wou... Read more
SFC Widens Investment Strategy Options For Hong Kong Retail Funds
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will introduce revised retail fund rules in November 2026. The SF... Read more
Treasury Secretary Bessent Seeks To Calm AI Concerns, Acknowledges Need To 'Prepare For Every Occasion'.
Scott Bessent addressed rising calls for AI regulation and criticized AI "alarmism", but conceded that "safe" developmen... Read more
HKMA And BNM Expand Fintech Ties With Cross-Border Stablecoin Push
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have agreed to deepen cooperation across digital... Read more
U.S. And Russia Raise Prospect Of Multi-Billion Oil Deal During Talks On Ukraine War: Report
The remit of peace talks between the Trump administration and the Kremlin has been expanded to include a potential oil d... Read more
Trump Suggests Expanding Capital Punishment Days After Botched Execution Attempt In Tennessee.
The president suggested that certain major crimes, such as the murder of a law enforcement officer, could become punisha... Read more
OpenAI And Anthropic Are Facing Pressure From Within: Researchers Want A Bigger Say On AI Safety
Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google have also joined public campaigns to influence policy. Read more
Bond Yields Pull Back After A Weak Jobs Report. Options Traders Had Already Started Positioning For Relief.
Large options positions suggest some traders had begun positioning for lower rates after the 10-year Treasury yield clim... Read more
AI Has An Energy Problem: Can Renewables, And AI Itself, Be The Solution?
Data centers could reach around 3% of global electricity consumption by the end of the decade Read more