Anthropic is preparing for a possible October 2026 IPO with Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan as lead underwriters, targeting a valuation close to or above...
Singapore’s non-oil domestic exports rose 20.7% year-on-year in June 2026, driven by a 115.4% surge in integrated circuit shipments tied to AI demand, even as a...
Pakistan’s petrol price hit Rs. 316.15 per litre by mid-July 2026 as global crude climbed toward $89 a barrel following disruption in the Strait of Hormuz....
The Federal Reserve’s independence faces its most serious test in decades: a Justice Department investigation into Chair Jerome Powell over building-renovation costs, a Supreme Court case...
Gulf oil producers are fast-tracking at least seven new or expanded pipelines — from Iraq’s Kirkuk-Baniyas line through Syria to the UAE’s second Fujairah link —...
US shipments of yttrium — a rare earth element critical to advanced semiconductor manufacturing — have collapsed roughly 95%, from 333 tons to just 17 tons,...
Malaysia’s economy is projected to grow 4.6% in 2026, moderating only slightly from an estimated 4.9% in 2025, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO)....
Singapore’s economy grew 5.7% year-on-year in Q2 2026, beating consensus forecasts of 5.5% but decelerating from Q1’s revised 6.3% pace. Manufacturing, powered by an AI-related semiconductor...
The United States is removing restrictions on the sale of advanced American technology and other sensitive goods to the UAE, effectively placing the Gulf state on...
On July 1, 2026 — the deadline for a mandatory joint review — the Trump administration declined to extend the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA) to 2042,...