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Fresh Iran escalation worries halt stock rally

TazaPulseJune 4, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Oval Office of the White House on June 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of the Daily Open newsletter. Traders in Asia are evaluating another round...

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Japan may be hiding ‘the best AI value,’ Barclays says

TazaPulseJune 4, 2026

Investors chasing Asia’s artificial intelligence rally may want to look beyond the region’s top-performing stock markets and consider Japan instead, according to Barclays. While South Korea and Taiwan have emerged as top beneficiaries of the AI-driven semiconductor boom, their equity markets have become increasingly concentrated in a handful of chipmakers, making them more vulnerable to...

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ASX, Nikkei, Kospi, Hang Seng, CSI 300, Sensex, oil

TazaPulseJune 4, 2026

FUYANG, CHINA – MARCH 23, 2026 – Stock investors are following the stock market situation at a securities trading hall in Fuyang, Anhui, China on March 23, 2026. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened lower Thursday, tracking Wall Street losses, as tensions...

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Perplexity CEO tells CNBC one metric will determine who wins the AI race

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

The companies that can provide the most economic value from the power their AI uses will ultimately command the highest valuations, Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas told CNBC on Wednesday. Srinivas said that whichever company can provide the “most taken value per watt per user” will be the winner in the future. “Whoever is able to...

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Like Indonesia, India’s central bank may hike rates to defend its currency

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

People walk past Reserve Bank of India signage in front of an installation stall at Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai, India, on Aug. 28, 2024. Indranil Aditya | Nurphoto | Getty Images India’s central bank may defy expectations that it will leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged during its monetary policy decision meeting on Friday....

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Nvidia stars at Computex as markets hit records

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang delivers a speech during a keynote event at COMPUTEX on June 02, 2026 in Taipei, Taiwan. Cheng Chia Huang | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the new edition of the Daily Open newsletter. AI momentum is continuing to carry Wall Street to...

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China is limiting retail access to U.S. stocks. Here’s what it means

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

Visitors walk by a large Chinese national flag painted on the side of a container at an outdoor market during the Golden Week holiday in Beijing, China, on Oct. 3, 2024. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images China is making it harder for retail investors to steer money to U.S. stocks, ramping up a longer-term shift...

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Australia’s first-quarter economic growth misses estimates on severe weather, weak demand

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

Tourists sit on a bollard at the Sydney Opera House. Afp Contributor | Afp | Getty Images Australia’s economy lost momentum in the first quarter, as subdued household spending, a pullback in government consumption and severe weather disruptions to mining and exports dampened momentum. The country’s GDP expanded 2.5% in the first three months this...

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Goldman Sachs still see more upside

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

Bank employees work in front of multiple monitors at the Hana Bank dealing room in Seoul, South Korea, on May 12, 2026. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images South Korea’s stock market has already doubled this year, but some strategists say the rally may still have room to run as the country’s artificial intelligence-linked chip...

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Nikkei, Kospi, Hang Seng, Sensex, Iran, oil

TazaPulseJune 3, 2026

A stock broker at the Prudential Brokerage office follows the Hang Seng Index results in Hong Kong in March 2020. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets opened higher Wednesday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 hitting a record high, as investors appeared to look past uncertainty over U.S.-Iran negotiations aimed at ending the Middle...