Investors at the crossroads

The winners and highlights from the inaugural Bursa Malaysia Investor Relations (IR) Awards 2026 in Kuala Lumpur.

With the HKMA close to issuing licences, yuan-linked stablecoins could help boost the internationalisation of the Chinese currency.

As the US Fed meets this week, investors are watching the oil price, inflation, geopolitics, shipping and aviation risks.

The release of a competitive low cost large language models not only shifts the AI narrative away from expensive hardware, but also prompts debate about a potential inflection point for fund managers, with some models potentially not surviving.

A postponement of the US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts could see some defensive plays by investors, such as range-bound trading.

International trade enters a new phase with the introduction of the UCP600.