Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has faced a difficult year, with its stock declining 15% amid growing concerns over potential US tariffs on semiconductor imports and its substantial investment in the United States. The chipmaker, a key supplier for companies such as Apple and Nvidia, has committed $165 billion to…
The current US economic landscape is characterised by rising inflation and a decrease in consumer spending. These existing trends are likely to be exacerbated by the implementation of protectionist US policies. Analysts at ING Group believe that US President Donald Trump’s tariff narratives and government spending cuts are expected to intensify hotter…
US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported vehicles is sending shockwaves far beyond the Detroit auto industry. The policy is adding to investment risk and is set to hit global supply chains connected to the vast automotive sector, with potentially significant consequences for emerging economies like Thailand.Thailand…
Southeast Asia is reeling from a pair of devastating events, as a powerful earthquake in Myanmar leaves a trail of death and destruction, while rescuers in neighboring Thailand scramble to find survivors after a building collapse in Bangkok.The toll from Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the most powerful to strike…
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has faced a difficult year, with its stock declining 15% amid growing concerns over potential US tariffs on semiconductor imports and its substantial investment in the United States. The chipmaker, a key supplier for companies such as Apple and Nvidia, has committed $165 billion to…
In a stunning pattern highlighting the issues confronting the agricultural industry, Argentine farmers are selling their soybean crop at the slowest rate in ten years. Argentina, the world’s top supplier of soybean oil and meal, is cautious, motivated by forecasts of a weaker peso and anticipated government tax reduction under…
US President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on imported vehicles is sending shockwaves far beyond the Detroit auto industry. The policy is adding to investment risk and is set to hit global supply chains connected to the vast automotive sector, with potentially significant consequences for emerging economies like Thailand.Thailand…
Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, Tesla, xAI, X, and The Boring Company, has asserted that his various businesses are “suffering” as a consequence of his involvement with the Trump administration. Musk’s claim comes amid increasing scrutiny of his relationship with the White House and the potential conflicts of interest…
Southeast Asia is reeling from a pair of devastating events, as a powerful earthquake in Myanmar leaves a trail of death and destruction, while rescuers in neighboring Thailand scramble to find survivors after a building collapse in Bangkok.The toll from Friday’s 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, the most powerful to strike…
Nvidia Corp (NASDAQ: NVDA) is failing to deliver the kind of returns that investors have come to expect of it in recent years. Year-to-date, the AI darling is down nearly 25% at the time of writing.But there are other large-cap names that have significantly outperformed NVDA since the start of…