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Affluent investors in Singapore are optimistic about their financial future, though many are overlooking the crucial aspects of retirement and wealth-transfer planning. This is according to recently released data from a survey by HSBC. There’s a noticeable…
Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), a global leader in express transportation, has shared valuable data from a survey conducted to understand attitudes and trends related to the year-end festive shopping period among businesses and consumers in the Asia…
Recent reports indicate that trade policy uncertainty in Asia has lessened, largely due to ongoing adjustments within supply chain structures that boost intra-regional connections. This is an important development considering the unpredictable global business…
South Korea’s retail sector demonstrated remarkable resilience in May 2025, achieving a 7% year-on-year growth, spurred primarily by an ongoing boom in online sales. Data from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) revealed that this robust…
Asia’s retail landscape is brimming with innovation, and nowhere is this more evident than in the rise of omnichannel strategies among major players. As consumers in the region demand seamless shopping experiences that integrate both online and physical…
Yum China Holdings, Inc. has unveiled an impressive $510 million share repurchase program set to kick off on July 1, 2025. This marks a significant 42% increase from the previously announced $360 million for the first half of the year, signaling strong…
While gold investment demand fell in the first quarter, this was mitigated by the strength of retail purchases of bars and coins, as well as gold jewelry. Gold-backed exchange-traded funds saw 177.9 tons of outflows in the first quarter of 2021 – a 23-percent…
After a steep correction last year and pressure on the rupiah, Indonesia expects stability to return to its financial markets this year as foreign capital starts flowing back into the domestic market. The first bond offerings of the year last week were more…
Malaysian businesses are displaying less optimistic sentiment on prospects for the next six months as the RAM Business Confidence Index (RAM BCI) fell to its lowest level since its inception two year ago. RAM said in a statement today that the corporate and…
AmInvestment Bank has maintained its “overweight” rating on the consumer sector, as consumer sentiment is expected to remain healthy on the back of recent consumer-friendly initiatives by the government. It said in a report that recent initiatives such as the…
Indonesian consumer confidence rose again in the third quarter of this year in line with their increasing confidence for the government’s recent economic policies, global research company Nielsen revealed on Wednesday. According to Nielsen’s Global Consumer…
The buyer confidence index (CCI) dipped 1.29 factors to 91.64 in Might, whereas the inventory funding confidence sub-index noticed the most important fall, by 9.6 factors, based mostly on a report launched by the Nationwide Central College (中央大學, NCU)…
Vietnamese consumer confidence continued to see rapid improvement in the fourth quarter of 2014, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Index released by Nielsen, a global information and measurement company. Nielsen said Vietnam had become the ninth…
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