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Nvidia posts strong quarter, AI leaders race to IPO

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp. speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Dell Technologies World Annual Convention event in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, May 18, 2026. Ian Maule | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another...

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Japan exports jump 14.8% in April as semiconductor shipments soar

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Containers at a shipping terminal in Yokohama, Japan on Oct. 18, 2021. Japan’s trade deficit surged in September as imports overwhelmed export growth. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s exports climbed 14.8% in April, the fastest pace since January and solidly beating expectations on a surge in semiconductor shipments. The figure was sharply...

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Kospi, Nikkei225, Sensex, Hang Seng, Nifty 50

TazaPulseMay 21, 2026

Didier Marti | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to to open higher Thursday, tracking Wall Street gains, as growing hopes that the Middle East conflict could end soon cooled oil prices. U.S. President Donald Trump said that Washington was in the “final stages” of negotiations with Iran, according to a pool report, helping lift investor...

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U.S. indicts four Chinese container manufacturers alleging price-fixing cartel

TazaPulseMay 20, 2026

SHENZHEN, CHINA – APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy skies, on April 12, 2025 in Shenzhen, China. (Photo by Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. Justice...

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Nvidia to launch Singapore research hub as city-state boosts AI plans

TazaPulseMay 20, 2026

Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Global artificial-intelligence chip leader Nvidia will launch a new research center in Singapore, one of a slew of new AI-related measures announced by the city-state on Wednesday. Nvidia’s new lab represents its first Singapore research hub, and its second such presence in the Asia Pacific. The company has increasingly...

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Global market reordering is accelerating as the AI rally gains pace

TazaPulseMay 20, 2026

The Wall Street bull stands in the financial district near the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 18, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A global reshuffling in stock-market hierarchy is underway, with artificial intelligence redrawing the pecking order of equity markets and propelling Taiwan and South Korea past several long-established...

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Goldman Sachs on North versus South Asian stocks

TazaPulseMay 20, 2026

An employee smiles while looking at her mobile phone in front of a digital board showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) at the Korea Exchange (KRX) in Seoul, South Korea, on April 21, 2026. Chris Jung | Nurphoto | Getty Images North Asian markets are outperforming those in the south of the continent,...

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Treasury yields, Nikkei 225, Kospi

TazaPulseMay 20, 2026

Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell on Wednesday as investors weighed elevated bond yields and renewed geopolitical tensions, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s statement on Tuesday that he was “an hour away” from deciding to attack Iran, before he was...

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Domestic investors helped avert slump

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

Pedestrians walk past a digital broadcast on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in Mumbai. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty Images Domestic investors played a crucial role in helping the Indian equity market avoid a “freefall” after foreign investors sold billions worth of equities last year, the chief executive of the country’s oldest stock market...

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Central banks offload U.S. Treasuries; China holdings at 18-year low

TazaPulseMay 19, 2026

The US Treasury Department in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Taxday inflows jolted the US Treasury’s cash balance on Wednesday, lifting it by the most since September, a shift that briefly pulled liquidity out of the financial system even as pressures remained contained. Matt McClain | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foreign governments...