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Singapore: GDP revision and forecast upgrade – DBS

DBS Group Research expects Singapore’s final 2Q26 GDP to be revised up to 5.9% year-on-year and 1.3% quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted, driven by stronger manufacturing and services. With first-half growth above tr…

GBP/JPY Price Forecast: Rebound holds above 200-day SMA

The British Pound retreats against the Japanese Yen, down about 0.24%, as the Yen is poised to end the week on a higher note. However, GBP/JPY is poised to finish the week with minimal gains, trading at 212.64.

Why is the bearish yen sentiment still strong?

We don’t fully trust the dovish repricing in Bank of Japan expectations after recent central bank appointments, but upbeat risk sentiment (Nvidia earnings were strong) and soft Tokyo CPI overnight can keep JPY under pre…

Equal Weight ETF ROE Celebrates Key Three Year ETF Milestone

The ETF landscape has plenty of ways to signal momentum or positive news for ETFs, from tech charts to raw performance data. One key data point, however, is the three year anniversary of a fund’s launch. That not only s…

Don’t Pen Value Investing’s Obit Just Yet

The purported death of value investing is widely lamented, but the reality is something different. Value investing is alive, but value stocks have long lagged growth counterparts. Still, there’s a compelling case for bu…

Hormuz deal hopes rise as talks progress  – Reuters

A US official said on Friday that there is progress in Oman-Iran talks and that a deal could be signed soon, according to Reuters. Once the deal is announced, this would restore commercial shipping in the Strait of Horm…

NY Fed inflation expectations ease modestly in the short term

The New York Fed Survey of Consumer Expectations shows that households’ inflation expectations decreased slightly over the short-term horizon and remained unchanged at the medium and longer-term horizons. One-year infla…

Philippines: BSP policy outlook shifts – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered’s Jonathan Koh and Edward Lee now expect Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to keep its policy rate unchanged at the 27 August meeting, abandoning a previously projected hike. The bank trims its 2026 G…