Is the FTSE 100 at a record high in 2026? Yes, repeatedly. The UK’s blue-chip index broke through the 10,000-point threshold for the first time in...
Are Asian stock markets rising in 2026? Most of them are, but for very different reasons. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is trading at levels roughly 44% higher...
As of the week ending September 10, 2026, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage in the United States stood at 6.76%, up from 6.71% the prior week,...
Former President Donald Trump’s financial balance sheet is undergoing unprecedented pressure. While his estimated net worth fluctuated dramatically following the public listing of Trump Media &...
Crypto’s defining shift this year is not a price rally but a change in who is buying. Public companies now hold more than 1.7 million BTC...
Key Policy Takeaways 1. The Perishable Window: Why Low Inflation Is a Double-Edged Sword Prominent Chinese economic advisors are urging Beijing to capitalize on the country’s...
The World Bank’s June 2026 assessment carries a phrase that should stop any investor mid-scroll: a “lost decade” of development for many emerging markets. Global growth...
Singapore’s equity market spent 2026 quietly doing what almost no other Asian market managed: going up in a straight line. The Straits Times Index closed at...
Two of Asia’s largest equity markets have spent 2026 telling opposite stories, and the gap between them is now the most consequential allocation decision in global...
The VIX is the most quoted number in finance that almost nobody trades correctly. It is not a price. It is not a direction. It is...