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TACO or NACHO? Bond investment strategies for today
With the Strait of Hormuz still shut, the market’s TACO trade has vanish…
11 Jun 2026
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Demystifying Chinese tech equities’ lagging performance
The Hang Seng Technology Index has trailed global tech-heavy indices thi…
04 Jun 2026
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A new blueprint for resilient supply chain finance
Explore the reorientation of supply chain finance as a strategic instrum…
10 Jun 2026
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The market wisdom from pop culture
As inflation fears return amid energy risks, the market narrative has sh…
28 May 2026
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Portfolio defence and the safe-haven basket
As uncertainty rises, investors face a key question - can a single-asset…
21 May 2026
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Why the next phase of the equity rally matters
The global equity rally is entering a new phase as AI adoption approache…
14 May 2026
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What type of forecaster are you?
Are you the forecaster who knows they don’t know, or the one who is just…
07 May 2026
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Powell and the Fed – just ‘hold’ on
Jerome Powell seems to be taking a leaf out of Marriner Eccles’s book to…
04 May 2026
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The case for Asia ex-Japan post oil peak
While the path from ceasefire to resolution appears bumpy, we see opport…
23 Apr 2026
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Decoding the structural growth in US power demand
Investors often overlook utilities as a ‘slow sector’, but AI is changin…
16 Apr 2026
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Why USD100 oil isn’t the economy-killer it used to be
The recent oil surge mirrors a 1970s-style disaster, but data suggests m…
09 Apr 2026
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Stability in chaos – the ‘barbell strategy’ guide
Sundeep Gantori explains why a ‘barbell strategy’ remains essential for …
06 Apr 2026
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How fast is Islamic finance growing and what’s driving…
Explore how Islamic finance has grown, what’s driving it and the key opp…
15 Jul 2025
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Islamic banking vs the Islamic way of banking
By Ali Allawala, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Chartered Saadiq Mala…
20 Feb 2019
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Form or Substance: five reflections shaping Islamic finance
Explore how Islamic Finance is evolving - balancing tradition, innovatio…
07 Aug 2025
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The future is bright for Islamic banking in ASEAN
ASEAN is powering the global growth of Islamic banking, thanks to world-…
27 Jan 2022
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The Gulf War playbook for today’s markets
History doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes. Jonathan Liang explains why…
27 Mar 2026
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Opportunities in Pakistan’s Islamic finance growth
Explore how Pakistan’s shift to Shariah-compliant finance unlocks opport…
25 Sep 2025