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IT Services Bounce Back, Indonesia Feels the Heat & Gold Cuts Many Ways
How are enterprise AI integration demands, Indonesia's dual macroeconomic and environmental headwinds and falling gold prices reshaping equity landscapes across Asia and global markets?
In this Curator's Cut, we explore:
• Consultancies lead an IT recovery by pivoting from raw compute to governing, securing and deploying enterprise AI with frontier partners.
• Wildfire haze and index reclassification threats spark a sharp market selloff, uncovering deep-value setups in select banks and staples.
• Lower prices offer relative value in miners like Barrick and OceanaGold, but compress collateral margins and drive up LTVs for Indian lenders.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
How are rising global interest rates, historic diesel crack spreads and corporate unwinding of strategic cross-holdings reshaping investment opportunities across Asia and beyond?
In this Curator's Cut, we explore:
• Rising policy rates pressure Asian equities, highlighting vulnerability in Thai telcos and Hang Seng floating-rate debt.
• Supply bans from Russia and China drive US Gulf Coast diesel cracks above $100/bbl, boosting regional refining margins.
• Corporate governance shifts accelerate cross-shareholding unwinds across Japan, South Korea and Singapore.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
29 Sept 2026
Luxury Losing Lustre, Offshore Revived & Insurance's Two Sides
In this Curator's Cut, we explore:
• How China's loss of 50M aspirational consumers is creating a barbell luxury market, with value in Rolex-exposed retailers and the consolidation theme such as LVMH's structure simplification.
• Rising crude oil is driving offshore E&P activity, with opportunities in names like China Oilfield Services and ASL Marine.
• Indian commission caps are impacting insurtech platforms, there's caution around US tech-insurance IPOs, but consolidation and fundamentals remain positive drivers for the insurance sector.Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice.
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