Hong Kong and Shanghai soared Friday (Oct 18) to lead gains across most Asian markets after Chinese growth beat forecasts and officials flagged fresh measures to boost the world's number two economy.

Markets this week are riding on a wave of optimism following announcements from various other central banks and stimulus measures. 

How have these developments impacted the commodities markets? Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, shares more on gold, silver and oil commodities, and an update on  currencies including the SGD / JPY currency pair, which has caught his attention. 

Hong Kong and Shanghai soared Friday (Oct 18) to lead gains across most Asian markets after Chinese growth beat forecasts and officials flagged fresh measures to boost the world's number two economy.
Markets this week are riding on a wave of optimism following announcements from various other central banks and stimulus measures. 
How have these developments impacted the commodities markets? Yeap Junrong, Market Strategist at IG, shares more on gold, silver and oil commodities, and an update on  currencies including the SGD / JPY currency pair, which has caught his attention.

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Market View: Movements shaping commodities and currencies markets this week

In Southeast Asia's SGD$19 billion creator economy, most content creators face common challenges - monetising their content and receiving timely payments. Due in part to the nature of creator economies which are diverse and distributed, the payment process is challenging. Not surprisingly, the content creation community in this region is still largely unsupported by any payments platform. 

Singapore-based content membership platform Gank is filling the gap in this space to help meet the monetisation and payments needs of content creators in Southeast Asia.

The Afternoon Update speaks to the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gank, James Sim to find out why content creators should bank on Gank.

In Southeast Asia's SGD$19 billion creator economy, most content creators face common challenges - monetising their content and receiving timely payments. Due in part to the nature of creator economies which are diverse and distributed, the payment process is challenging. Not surprisingly, the content creation community in this region is still largely unsupported by any payments platform. 
Singapore-based content membership platform Gank is filling the gap in this space to help meet the monetisation and payments needs of content creators in Southeast Asia.
The Afternoon Update speaks to the co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Gank, James Sim to find out why content creators should bank on Gank.

Industry Insight: How best can creators in SE Asia monetise content and get paid hassle-free?

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee pledged on Oct 16 to reform and revive the economy and financial markets including slashing liquor duties, while seeking to improve dire living conditions for the city's poorest. Are the measures in his third annual policy address sufficient to solve Hong Kong's pressing challenges? Hong Kong-based economist Gary Ng, from corporate and investment banking firm Natixis shares his perspective. 

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee pledged on Oct 16 to reform and revive the economy and financial markets including slashing liquor duties, while seeking to improve dire living conditions for the city's poorest. Are the measures in his third annual policy address sufficient to solve Hong Kong's pressing challenges? Hong Kong-based economist Gary Ng, from corporate and investment banking firm Natixis shares his perspective.

Market View: Will HK's latest measures be enough to tackle the city's challenges?

Since 2016, GovWare has been a cornerstone event of the annual Singapore International Cyber Week. This year, the resilience of critical information infrastructure was one of the key focus areas at the conference, held between October 15-17. 

As organisations in the public and private sectors operate under increasing threats of ransomware attacks, geopolitical threats, and breach attempts of citizens' personally identifiable information, the Asia Pacific region has witnessed a rise in the sophistication of cyber attacks. With cyber threats becoming more complex and varied, are we equipped to defend against these hidden predators in our data networks?

Ian Monteiro, Partner and Executive Director of Image Engine, the organiser of GovWare shares some of the key highlights at GovWare 2024.

Since 2016, GovWare has been a cornerstone event of the annual Singapore International Cyber Week. This year, the resilience of critical information infrastructure was one of the key focus areas at the conference, held between October 15-17. 
As organisations in the public and private sectors operate under increasing threats of ransomware attacks, geopolitical threats, and breach attempts of citizens' personally identifiable information, the Asia Pacific region has witnessed a rise in the sophistication of cyber attacks. With cyber threats becoming more complex and varied, are we equipped to defend against these hidden predators in our data networks?
Ian Monteiro, Partner and Executive Director of Image Engine, the organiser of GovWare shares some of the key highlights at GovWare 2024.

Market View: Movements shaping commodities and currencies markets this week

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