Malaysia starts sandbox pilots incl tokenized deposits, Stanchart stablecoin – Ledger Insights
Last week Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) formally announced that three stablecoin and tokenized deposit projects had been onboarded…
What is tokenised gold and why are financial institutions and investors looking at it?
This Lunar New Year, Hongkongers can gift friends and family digital gold tokens, a new way of blending…
Markets higher as traders look ahead to UK jobs and inflation data
Pedro Goncalves writes: Gold futures (GC=F) slipped 0.4% to $5,027.80 a troy ounce, while spot prices lost 0.7%…
Davos Power Brokers Say Tokenization Is Finally Working
Tokenization is emerging beyond the confines of pilot programs. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday…
As China holds the line in ‘trade war 2.0’, its yuan follows suit
When US President Donald Trump fired the opening salvoes of his country’s trade war with China in his…
StanChart Finally Turns Bearish, Cuts Oil Price Forecast By $15/bbl
Last month, we reported that commodity analysts at Standard Chartered have been bucking the overwhelmingly bearish sentiment pervading…
How Hong Kong is building an ecosystem to solidify its role as offshore yuan hub
When Hong Kong businessman Sunny Yip Yuk-chik heard about a new scheme that would make it easier and…
Analysts Say China’s Stockbuilding, OPEC+ Stability Providing Market Floor
Oil prices edged higher over the past week, after a bullish OPEC+ move while expanding strategic oil stocks…
Standard Chartered Bucks Bearish Trend, Forecasts Oil Price Gains in 2026
We are in the final innings of the third quarter, and energy markets remain tepid amid bearish sentiment.…
Standard Chartered: U.S. Oil Output To Peak in 2026
U.S. oil and gas giant, Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM), has predicted that we will fall far short of the…
Why Oil Prices Could See a Significant Upside Shift
The 9th OPEC International Seminar was held in Vienna a week ago, wherein participants discussed energy security, investment,…
Fed cuts may ease bond jitters from rising US deficit: StanChart strategist
Even as concerns over the United States’ fiscal deficit grow, potential rate cuts from the Federal Reserve may…