Get updates from ASEAN Speaks via email, on your phone or read them on follow.it on your own custom news page.
You can filter the news from ASEAN Speaks that get delivered to you using tags or topics or you can opt for all of them. Unsubscription is also very simple.
See the latest news from ASEAN Speaks below.
Site title: Brand Logo
Is this your feed? Claim it!
This week, our Host, Thilan Wickramasinghe opens to mounting AI and geopolitical risk, with a slew of AI founders warning on the need to slow model development stoking fears over AI spending, while intensifying Middle East tensions push oil another leg higher. Against this backdrop, the team hunts for risk-reward across ASEAN.
The show leads with our Strategist Anand's ...
This week, our Host, Thilan Wickramasinghe opens to rising geopolitical and inflation risk, with US-Iran attacks in the Straits of Hormuz prompting Goldman to flag possible USD120 oil, alongside a stronger US jobs print stoking Fed rate hike odds. Against this backdrop, the team hunts for structural winners in Singapore.
The show leads with our Bank's Analyst Desmond Ch...
In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe previews a cautious start to markets, with Asian sentiment weighed down by hawkish weekend comments from Fed Chair Kevin Warsh that have lifted bets on a rate hike next month, alongside fresh Middle East tensions after new US strikes on Iran. Singapore bucks the trend, however, with the STI in the green; softer manufacturing numbers...
In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe previews a pivotal week for markets, with investors watching Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole remarks for clues on rates, elevated oil prices, multi-decade-high bond yields, and Nvidia's results for signs the AI rally can extend. At home, Singapore's macro readings stay strong, with the construction pipeline getting a further bo...
In this episode, host Thilan Wickramasinghe discusses soft US economic data, a weaker US dollar and Maybank Research’s upgraded Singapore growth outlook. Singapore’s 2026 GDP growth forecast has been raised to 5.2%, supported by AI manufacturing, electronics and precision engineering. This growth is also feeding through to corporate earnings.
Krishna review...