Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong explains that fraternity— the trust, shared norms, and cooperative relationships among people of different backgrounds is essential for turning the country’s diversity into a strength rather than division. He argues that strong social bonds across groups help build trust, a sense of belonging and social resilience, which in turn support economic competitiveness and national unity.

In this interview with Axios, Ray Dalio discusses how global technology and geopolitical competition are shaping the future. He emphasizes that the nation leading in technological innovation will gain significant economic and strategic advantages.

Cathie Wood explains how lower energy costs, easing housing market pressures, and trends in unit labor costs could help bring down inflation and interest rates. She discusses how factors like deflationary export pressure from China, productivity gains from AI and power build‑outs, and recent developments in Venezuela impacting oil prices might influence the broader economy and markets. Wood also touches on the implications for innovation‑focused assets, including the debate around Bitcoin as “digital gold.”

In the Regional Outlook Forum 2026 on Jan 8, Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about issues including US-China relations and highlighted Asean's efforts to maintain regional stability, despite internal conflicts.

In this conversation, Howard Marks shares his insights on investment strategies, the nature of risk, and the impact of market cycles. He discusses the origin of his company, Oak Tree, and elaborates on the concept of risk, emphasizing that it is subjective and tied to the possibility of undesirable outcomes. Marks also explores the upside of bubbles in technology, the implications of Brexit on the UK economy, and the current state of private credit.

The first 25 years of this century delivered one upheaval after another: the dot-com crash, the housing collapse, the Great Financial Crisis, unprecedented rounds of quantitative easing, a historic pandemic, an inflation surge, and a retail-trading revolution powered by meme stocks. Romaine Bostick charts how markets absorbed each shock, while Ray Dalio explains the deeper forces that shaped the modern investing landscape.