Economy
Trump’s approval holds steady despite unpopular policies, per new NYT poll
Sep 30 2025
Trump’s strength with Republicans on the economy could prove to be a boon for the GOP.New poll reveals warning signs for Trump with Latino voters
Sep 15 2025
A survey from the liberal-leaning group Somos Votantes shows Latino voters are souring on the president.Trump is selling a strong economy. Voters aren’t buying it.
Sep 13 2025
Privately, aides concede voters remain uneasy about prices but argue their policies are beginning to turn things around.Morning Money
What the regional bank sell-off says about the economy
Oct 20 2025
The sell-off in bank stocks that rattled markets last week is a sign that the economy is beginning to strain.Crypto’s new Capitol Hill headache
Oct 15 2025
The centerpiece of Republicans’ cryptocurrency policy agenda is stuck in the mud in the U.S. Senate, and it is becoming increasingly clear that it has little chance of becoming law this year.Trump bets on Argentina as IMF-World Bank gather
Oct 14 2025
Global economic policymakers are gathering for the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank to take up a host of global financial challenges.The Labor Department’s data woes are about to get worse
Oct 9 2025
The longer Congress is stuck in a stalemate over government funding, the greater the chance that furloughed Labor Department employees won’t have the data to provide accurate updates on where the economy stands.What the threat to federal workers’ backpay means for the economy
Oct 8 2025
The federal government is the largest employer in the country. When it fails to make payroll, that pulls down spending and creates a drag on economic growth.‘Zero guardrails’: CEOs brace for Trump scrutiny
Oct 7 2025
In a report out this morning, GSR’s risk advisory council identified public criticism from Trump as the leading reputational risk now faced by companies and global organizations.‘A gut punch’: Government shutdown jams up the revived IPO market
Oct 6 2025
The IPO slowdown is one of the most concrete examples yet of how the government shutdown is hitting investors.Business – South China Morning Post
Hong Kong stock rally extends as investors bet on US-China trade agreement
Oct 21 2025
Hong Kong stocks extended a rally on Tuesday as investors continued to bet on easing US-China trade tensions. The Hang Seng Index rose 1.7 per cent to 26,290.48 as of 11am. The Hang Seng Tech Index surged 2.7 per cent. On the mainland, the CSI 300 Index rose 1.4 per cent and the Shanghai Composite Index added 0.9 per cent. Semiconductor Manufacturing International jumped 5.7 per cent to HK$75.85, smartphone camera-module maker Sunny Optical Technology Group added 4.9 per cent to HK$82.45 and…Noah ARK’s N+ Art Club: Redefining Heritage for Global Chinese Families
Oct 21 2025
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Twenty years can change everything about a relationship, or reveal what was there from the start. In 2005, Noah ARK began working with an entrepreneur in Suzhou. He built businesses, collected art, and over two decades, entrusted Noah ARK not just with capital allocation but with understanding what mattered beyond the balance sheet. This year, his daughter Michelle, who studied art in the US and now runs the Hong Art…Hong Kong and Singapore are Asia’s twin hubs for family offices: Julius Baer
Oct 21 2025
Wealthy families from across the world use Hong Kong and Singapore as twin hubs to expand in Asia, preferring real estate and private direct investments for long-term growth, according to a report by Julius Baer on Tuesday. Hong Kong and Singapore are a natural choice for affluent families with regional ties or pan-Asian investments, according to the Swiss bank’s 2025 Family Barometer annual report that tracked 2,500 family office experts in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Latin America about…Hong Kong sets sights on 220 new family offices in next growth phase
Oct 21 2025
Hong Kong will embark on the second phase of its family office development strategy over the next three years, aiming to attract 220 family offices from around the world – including those from Europe, the Middle East and Asia – as well as major multifamily office operators, according to Jason Fong, global head of family office at InvestHK. Over the past three years, Hong Kong had built an ecosystem to draw wealthy families by rolling out eight policy measures, including tax concessions and an…DeepSeek unveils AI model that uses visual perception to compress text input
Oct 21 2025
DeepSeek on Monday released a new multimodal artificial intelligence model that can handle large and complex documents with significantly fewer tokens – the smallest unit of text that a model processes – by using visual perception as a compression medium for information. The open-source DeepSeek-OCR (optical character recognition) model, available via online developer platforms Hugging Face and GitHub, was the result of an “investigation into the role of vision encoders” to compress text for…A Hong Kong industrialist’s winning football strategy to transform lives
Oct 20 2025
For Raymond Tan, football is more than just a sport – it is a vehicle for social change that can, at times, be an effective way to build government relations when it comes to businesses. The key to running a sustainable charity, said the CEO of Luen Thai Holdings, was to view it not merely as philanthropy, but as a venture, and this approach had proven effective with the TSL Football Foundation. “I look at [the foundation] like a start-up,” Tan said in a recent interview with the Post. “I…Effects of Trump’s tariffs in the US paint a less than pretty picture
Oct 20 2025
US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported goods such as wood, furniture and cabinets have recently gone into effect, marking a significant escalation in ongoing trade tensions. Despite administration claims that tariffs primarily punish foreign exporters, mounting evidence and expert analyses reveal that American companies and consumers are bearing a substantial portion of the financial burden – a reality that challenges the narrative of tariffs as a protective economic measure. A research…Apple CEO Tim Cook pushes AI system launch in China after iPhone Air release
Oct 20 2025
Apple CEO Tim Cook is looking forward to launching the company’s artificial intelligence system in China, following the successful effort to release the iPhone Air in the vast market. Capping his six-day visit to the country last week, Cook said at an event in Shanghai on Saturday that AI was “making a difference in people’s lives” and that Apple was “working on getting [Apple Intelligence] into China right now”. No timeline was provided. Apple Intelligence – a built-in AI feature of the…Bloomberg Markets
Australian Treasurer Chalmers on Trump’s Minerals Deal
Oct 21 2025
Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers speaks on Bloomberg Television after US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese agree to a critical-minerals deal. (Source: Bloomberg)Hungary to Hold Rates Despite Orban’s Pressure: Decision Guide
Oct 21 2025
Hungary’s central bank is set to leave the European Union’s highest borrowing costs unchanged for the 13th straight month, after policymakers rebuffed government calls to cut them.Metals Edge Higher as US-China Leaders Prepare for Trade Talks
Oct 21 2025
Base metals edged higher on signs that US-China trade tensions could ease ahead of a meeting between the leaders of the world’s top two economies.AWS Races to Address Widespread Outage | Bloomberg Tech 10/20/2025
Oct 21 2025
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss the impact of an outage at Amazon Web Services, causing widespread disruption. Plus, President Trump lists rare earths among his top priorities as the US and China prepare to resume trade talks. And, IBM and Groq partner up to provide ultra-high-speed, low latency AI capabilities to enterprise customers. (Source: Bloomberg)Japan Says It Is Steadily Reducing Dependence on Russian LNG
Oct 21 2025
Japan’s trade minister reiterated that the country aims to curb dependence on Russian liquefied natural gas, but can’t immediately halt imports.BlackRock Says Insurers Expect to Keep Ramping Up Private Bets
Oct 21 2025
Insurers overseeing $23 trillion plan to add even more to their private market holdings as part of a strategy to smooth long-term returns, according to a BlackRock Inc. survey.Trump Predicts Trade Deal at Xi Meeting
Oct 21 2025
President Donald Trump listed rare earths, fentanyl, soybeans and Taiwan as the US’s top issues with China. Bloomberg’s Yvonne Man and Annabelle Droulers discuss the latest developments ahead of a likely Trump-Xi meeting. (Source: Bloomberg)Techcom Rises in Debut as Vietnam Market Rebounds After Selloff
Oct 21 2025
Shares of Techcom Securities JSC jumped in their Tuesday trading debut as the broader market recovered from a selloff the previous day over concerns about corporate bond issuance violations.Bloomberg Technology
8 European Defense Tech Startups to Watch
Oct 21 2025
A European push to stop relying on the US military has spawned a new generation of companies.
Visa-Backed Fintech Moniepoint Raises Additional $90 Million
Oct 21 2025
Visa Inc.-backed fintech Moniepoint has raised an additional $90 million in investment to accelerate the startup’s African expansion plans, taking its latest funding round to $200 million.Sea CEO Li Sees Path to $1 Trillion Market Cap With Help of AI
Oct 21 2025
Sea Ltd. founder Forrest Li told employees a trillion dollar market capitalization — an increase of about 10 times — is possible as the Southeast Asia e-commerce leader joins tech companies globally betting on artificial intelligence for growth.GCash Is Said to Delay Record-Breaking Philippine IPO to Second Half of 2026
Oct 21 2025
Fintech firm GCash is aiming for an initial public offering in Manila in the second half of 2026, according to people with knowledge of the matter, later than previously anticipated as the Philippine stock market sags.Haier Is Said to Weigh Hong Kong IPO of Cosmoplat Business
Oct 21 2025
Haier Smart Home Co. is considering an initial public offering of its internet-of-things unit Cosmoplat, people familiar with the matter said.Billionaire Kakao Founder Cleared in Stock Manipulation Case
Oct 21 2025
A South Korean court dismissed the stock manipulation case against Kakao Corp. founder Brian Kim, clearing the billionaire of charges that marred his reputation as an internet pioneer.Canadian Province Moves to Limit AI Power Use, Ban Crypto Mining
Oct 20 2025
British Columbia proposed legislation to limit how much electricity will be available to artificial intelligence data centers, and moved to permanently ban new cryptocurrency mining projects.Deals for Startups Reach Record in Japan Before Listing Curbs
Oct 20 2025
A plan to cull the smallest listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is spurring a record number of buyouts of young companies in Japan, reflecting Tokyo’s push to create more billion-dollar startups to better match the country’s global standing in scientific research.Bloomberg Wealth
Wipeouts Threaten Korea Retail Army Chasing Riskiest Investments
Oct 20 2025
The nation’s mom-and-pop investors are piling into risky assets as they try to build enough wealth to buy a home.
Platinum Equity’s Flashy Billionaire Is Testing Fans’ Loyalty
Oct 20 2025
Tom Gores built his private equity firm into a $50 billion powerhouse. Now it’s in a fight to show this industry’s old way of doing business still works.
UK Home Prices Are Stagnant as the Budget Nears
Oct 20 2025
At least it means affordability continues to improve, albeit slowly.