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Crisis or opportunity, or both?

SO far, 2022 has been a bad year for most stock pickers. At a time when the world is still learning to live with Covid-19 and adapt to the new norms, many countries have seen the highest inflation rates in decades as a result of supply shortages and strong consumer demand. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February not only created Europe’s largest refugee crisis since World War II, but also caused food shortages around the globe. Ukraine is often described as being the “breadbasket of Europe” as it is among the world’s top agricultural producers and exporters.

Commodities boom, tourism hopes fuel South-east Asia stock rally

Investors expect further gains this year, with Thailand cited as a key beneficiary from a rebound in tourism and Indonesia a winner thanks to its huge natural resources sector.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Commodities Boom, Tourism Hopes Fuel Southeast Asia Stock Rally

(Bloomberg) -- Southeast Asian stocks are on a tear this month, outperforming the rest of the region in a rally that’s being fueled by rising commodity prices and economic reopening from the coronavirus pandemic.

There's a Frenzy in Plantation Deals on Back of Palm Oil Rally, ESG Worries

Anuradha Raghu and Yantoultra Ngui, Bloomberg News Harvested oil palm fruits are loaded into a trailer at a plantation in Kapar, Selangor, Malaysia, on Monday, May 3, 2021. Palm oil jumped the most in 11 months after its closest rival soyoil powered to fresh 2008 highs and as traders weighed tighter-than-expected supplies of the tropical oil in No. 2 grower Malaysia. Photographer: Joshua Paul/Bloomberg , Bloomberg (Bloomberg) -- A blistering palm oil rally is stoking a flurry of plantation deals as growers brace for stiffer challenges from environmental and labor risks. Higher prices of the tropical oil over the past year created a profit windfall for the industry, making the time ripe for cash-rich planters to snap up plantation assets. It’s also an opportunity to monetize estates for smaller-sized growers grappling with rising operational costs and worker shortages, as well as heightened scrutiny on environmental, social and governance issues.

Playing the waiting game

EXACTLY a year ago, the euphoria in the stock market saw investors pricing in what they believe to be the start of an economic recovery in the second half of 2021. As forward looking as the market is and despite the vaccine optimism that lifted markets in November 2020, the state of the global economy is nowhere near the recovery envisioned last year. The vicious twin of the Covid-19 in the form of the Delta variant took over the dirty work of wrecking the economy, which has recently forced the United Kingdom and Sydney into renewed lockdowns. Even Israel, being the most vaccinated country in the world, reimposed its mask mandate indoors due to fears over the infectious variant.

Petronas, Singapore's Sea among firms eyeing digital banking licence in Malaysia — sources

Private placement frenzy

ESG Turns This Metals Stock Into Winner, Batters Top Glove

Publishing date: Apr 01, 2021  •  April 1, 2021  •  2 minute read  •  Article content (Bloomberg) — As the world’s biggest glove maker stumbles because of ESG concerns, a metal producer’s focus on environmental, social and governance practices has made it a darling among investors. Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd. surged 18% in the March quarter to become the best performer on Malaysia’s benchmark stock index. The company, whose plants run on hydropower, has rallied amid higher prices of the metal and bets that its products made with a smaller carbon footprint will be in demand. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or

Vaccine is the key

TWO words sent global markets and economies on a roller coaster ride in 2020 and it is the similar two words that will set the tone in 2021. Covid-19 and vaccine will still be the main themes that shape 2021, dubbed the year of recovery as economies emerge from the pandemic beatdown. The vaccine is literally the shot in the arm that is needed now because it provides not only the immunity to Covid-19, it is also the master key to the reset button to fully reopen economies and borders. Various countries have gone through lockdowns and gradual easing of movement restrictions, only to reimplement lockdowns when cases spike or when there is a new outbreak.