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#UpNext: Is an Indian rate cut on the cards?
Plus: more Big Tech earnings, and US jobs data coming down the pipeline.
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Asia
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India
India hands out one trillion rupees for the middle class
Budget 2025: Middle class got tax breaks, markets got a sugar rush.
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India
Sorry: India’s economic fortunes aren’t changing any time soonÂ
New government survey sees flat growth ahead. But inflation could be cooling!
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AI
India wants its own ChatGPT. Will Budget 2025 deliver? Â
Cash + policy is the ask from Nirmala Sitharaman.
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Southeast Asia
How Achmad Zaky built an e-commerce giant on the shoulders of the little guys Â
Bukalapak became a unicorn by getting Indonesia’s micro-entrepreneurs online.
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India
The MONIIFY stock market guide to India’s budget
Keep your eyes on infrastructure, renewable energy and consumer goods.
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AI
Forget DeepSeek — Alibaba’s Qwen just joined the AI chat
Alibaba stock is riding high as Chinese AI bots take a swing at US heavyweights.
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Crypto
Crypto is (still) bleeding after DeepSeek’s disruption. Can it recover?Â
AI tokens are down bad after China’s AI-on-a-budget surfaced.
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Crypto
Budget 2025 won’t fix India’s crypto problem — here’s whyÂ
Crypto remains a footnote in India’s economic plans.
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Crypto
Gemini is shooting its shot in Asia. Does it have what it takes?Â
The American crypto exchange says it has Southeast Asian licenses in its crosshairs.
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Markets
Swiggy’s IPO hangover kicks in as quick commerce battle heats up
The stock is now down more than 35% from a peak last year.
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Markets
Chips are down! What does Nvidia’s $600 billion sell-off tell you?
The DeepSeek-fueled carnage isn’t your standard buy-the-dip sitch.
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Markets
Nifty’s crash feels ugly, and it’s not yet time to buy the dipÂ
Indian stocks can work. Here’s how to play it smart.
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Tech
Microsoft is eyeing TikTok (again), Trump says
$MSFT joins Oracle, Perplexity, Musk and, of course, YouTube star MrBeast.
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Tech
China’s DeepSeek just dented America’s AI ego — and maybe its leadÂ
The narrative of US exceptionalism in AI just took a massive hit.
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Markets
DeepSeek shocker erases over $1 trillion from Big TechÂ
The $6 million pocket dynamite wipes out nearly half a trillion off Nvidia’s value.
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Markets
#UpNext: Wall Street’s big week and India’s budget showdown
The Fed, Big Tech and India’s budget… here’s what we’re watching this week.
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Markets
Are India’s sluggish real estate stocks ready for a glow-up?
The 25% pullback in the Nifty Realty Index from its 2024 record looks overdone.Â
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Tech
India’s Paytm looks to UAE, Saudi and Singapore for growth
Its target markets for international expansion will be tough nuts to crack.
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Tech
India’s data center boom spells big opportunities for the side playersÂ
The $$$ flowing into data centers is a tide lifting all boats.
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Crypto
WazirX gets Singapore court nod to return customer funds: MONIIFY SCOOPÂ
The Indian crypto exchange lost $235 million in a hack last year.
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Tech
SoftBank-backed eFishery’s woes reveal growing pains for agritech startups
Recent high-profile failures have underlined the governance challenges in Southeast Asia’s agriculture sector.
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Markets
Ambani’s latest power play has Indian stock brokers sweatingÂ
After killing it in telecoms and streaming, Jio is eyeing the gold mine of retail investing.
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Markets
India’s textile industry isn’t rattled by Trump tariff threats
Trump’s talking tariffs, but Indian textile players aren’t concerned.
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Tech
How GoTo’s deal with TikTok turbocharged its fintech business
TikTok’s $1.8 billion investment has turned things around for GoTo.
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Markets
A hotpot of Chinese F&B brands is hungry for expansion
Southeast Asia was the appetizer. Western and Middle Eastern markets are the main course.
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India
Emaar puts India business on sale with Adani in the chase Â
A figure of $600 million is floating around the sale, which Emaar says is still being finalized.Â
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Markets
Chinese stocks might be your next (and best) YOLO betÂ
Look beyond the headlines on Trump’s trade wars.
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Crypto
WazirX has found and frozen $3 million of stolen crypto
The Indian exchange was targeted by North Korean hackers.
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