Arm Holdings (ARM) ripped higher after giving investors a new reason to think about the company as more than a chip-design licensor. The stock jumped after Arm unveiled a new AI data-center CPU and said that the product line could add about $15 billion in annual revenue within five years. The ...
Arm Holdings (ARM) ripped higher after giving investors a new reason to think about the company as more than a chip-design licensor. The stock jumped after Arm unveiled a new AI data-center CPU and said that the product line could add about $15 billion in annual revenue within five years. The ...
The South Korean government will conduct an emergency buyback of 5 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in sovereign bonds to stabilize markets amid heightened volatility linked to the Iran war. The buyback will be carried out in two tranches: 2.5 trillion won on March 27 and another 2.5 trillion won on April 1, according to a statement from the finance ministry on Thursday. The specific bonds to be purcha...
The South Korean government will conduct an emergency buyback of 5 trillion won ($3.3 billion) in sovereign bonds to stabilize markets amid heightened volatility linked to the Iran war. The buyback will be carried out in two tranches: 2.5 trillion won on March 27 and another 2.5 trillion won on April 1, according to a statement from the finance ministry on Thursday. The specific bonds to be purchased will be announced separately. In addition, the government plans to redeem outstanding debt using surplus tax revenues under the current supplementary budget, with the scale to be determined later. “This marks the first net redemption of government bonds through a supplementary budget in five years since 2021,” the ministry said. The buyback highlights the scramble by governments worldwide to confront uncertainties from the Iran war, which has fueled a sharp global bond selloff. Korean assets have been particularly vulnerable, given the nation’s heavy reliance on imported oil and the resulting inflation pressures. These dynamics have complicated the policy outlook for the Bank of Korea, with markets now pricing in more than 100 basis points of rate hikes over the next 12 months. South Korea’s bond futures rebounded after the government’s announcement. Ten-year government bond futures gained as much as 49 ticks to 109.31 after falling as much as 35 ticks earlier. Three-year note futures also rose. Korean bonds are set to join FTSE Russell’s World Government Bond Index in April. In preparation, the government on Thursday announced the launch of a “WGBI Fund Inflow Monitoring Team,” headed by the director general of the Treasury Office, to oversee foreign capital inflows. From April through November, authorities will track fund movements and establish an “immediate response system,” holding frequent meetings with relevant agencies to devise measures that facilitate flows. “While the government has often been seen as using excess tax revenue to expand spending, the decision ...
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. (Image credit: Frank Morris)
Gulf states are major fertilizer producers, and the war with Iran has triggered a 25% price hike just as struggling U.S. farmers are planting corn. (Image credit: Frank Morris)
Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical, which develops anti-HIV and Aids treatments, plans to tap Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market as it sets its sights on expansion into the US and Europe in the coming years, an executive said. The company, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, described Hong Kong as a “good window” for going global, citing the city’s “flexible” fundraising e...
Jiangsu Aidea Pharmaceutical, which develops anti-HIV and Aids treatments, plans to tap Hong Kong’s initial public offering (IPO) market as it sets its sights on expansion into the US and Europe in the coming years, an executive said. The company, listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Star Market, described Hong Kong as a “good window” for going global, citing the city’s “flexible” fundraising environment. Many Chinese corporations – including those in the pharmaceutical sector – would...
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To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Today’s Points: The White House says the “regime” is “ looking for an exit ramp.” It was referring to Iran , which denies it’s prepared to hold negotiations. Markets are waiting to see if either takes that ramp this weekend. There’s a fire risk in private markets , warns Lloyd Blankfein. Meta Platforms and Alphabet lo...
To get John Authers’ newsletter delivered directly to your inbox, sign up here . Today’s Points: The White House says the “regime” is “ looking for an exit ramp.” It was referring to Iran , which denies it’s prepared to hold negotiations. Markets are waiting to see if either takes that ramp this weekend. There’s a fire risk in private markets , warns Lloyd Blankfein. Meta Platforms and Alphabet lose their social media addiction case — both companies’ stocks go up. AND: A last flock of Canadian songbirds . Walking the Off-Ramp “You’re beginning to see the regime look for an exit ramp,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Wednesday when asked about negotiations to end the war in Iran. She was talking about Iran, but it might just as easily have been the US. The next stage of escalation, should it happen, would be a win for nobody; the US would take out Iran’s energy infrastructure, and Tehran would retaliate by doing similar damage to production facilities across the Gulf, meaning energy and food crises for a swathe of the world’s population. It’s obvious that both sides could use an off-ramp. The question is whether they can find one before it’s too late. Stocks have been supported by growing confidence that America is indeed looking for an off-ramp. President Donald Trump’s latest ultimatum doesn’t expire until after trading ends for the week — a fact that cannot be a coincidence. Markets are likely to spend the rest of the week wavering as they weigh the evidence that Iran, despite its denials , could really make a deal. Trump is prone to exaggeration and contradiction, but he is stoking up a deal so much that it’s clear he wants one. To quote Peter Tchir of Academy Securities, the US has a clear Plan A: Get agreement and enforce it and call it regime change and win (or call it a win). Be better prepared (and allow the world to be better prepared) for the resumption of hostilities after the ceasefire. But when he conducts the same exercise for Iran...
In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we look behind the scenes of Art Basel and the logistics of moving valuable artwork around the globe, report from high-power finance conferences in the city and speak with the owner of The Chairman after it regained the title of Asia’s Best Restaurant. For the Review, we visit an Italian hideaway that teleports you straight to the Tuscan countryside. To subscribe ...
In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we look behind the scenes of Art Basel and the logistics of moving valuable artwork around the globe, report from high-power finance conferences in the city and speak with the owner of The Chairman after it regained the title of Asia’s Best Restaurant. For the Review, we visit an Italian hideaway that teleports you straight to the Tuscan countryside. To subscribe to this weekly newsletter for free, click here . The Art of the Vault In March 2026, the global transportation map is a jagged mess . The war in Iran has upended shipping routes, sending fuel prices and cargo rates soaring . Russia’s airspace is still closed to most airlines. With so many markets in turmoil , managing the logistics of high-value assets has also become a front-line liquidity strategy. That meant escalating strains and rising stress levels for the organizers of Hong Kong’s biggest event on the cultural calendar: Art Basel opens this week with 240 international galleries. We’ve written extensively on the Hong Kong art scene from record auctions to rare exhibitions , as we chronicle the city’s push to become a global hub in yet another area — besides finance, gold trading , education , crypto and so much more. In the art world, the city’s performance has been inconsistent over the past decade and a half, partly because of China’s shrinking share since the pandemic. The US market’s annual sales of $26 billion is nearly three times the size of China and Hong Kong combined, according to the 2026 Art Basel and UBS Global Art Market Report. And while Hong Kong remains one of the top trading hubs, Paris has now surpassed it to rank third globally in auction transactions and is often ahead in overall sales. “What we observe from our position at the heart of Central is a clear and compelling answer to how art is attracting wealth and capital into Hong Kong, particularly from mainland China,” says Alexander Li, head of retail at Hongkong Land, the largest landlord in Ce...
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SuperAI, the largest AI conference in Asia, returns to Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 10-11 June 2026. Now in its third year, the conference expects to convene over 10,000 attendees, 1,500 AI companies, 100+ exhibitors and 150+ speakers from over 150 countries.
SuperAI, the largest AI conference in Asia, returns to Marina Bay Sands, Singapore on 10-11 June 2026. Now in its third year, the conference expects to convene over 10,000 attendees, 1,500 AI companies, 100+ exhibitors and 150+ speakers from over 150 countries.