New Zealand
A small, wealthy economy recalculating its old alliances as China’s presence across the Pacific keeps growing.
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Jul- 2026 -24 JulyCompass
New Zealand warns citizens: Middle East travel now too risky to insure
Level 4 Do Not Travel designations for seven countries take effect as Trump threatens to destroy Iranian civilian infrastructure, leaving travellers exposed to policy gaps airlines and insurers cannot cover.
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20 JulyCapital
Seoul’s chip stocks now dictate global AI portfolio moves daily
A $1 trillion selloff in Korean memory chips pushed the Kospi-Nasdaq correlation to 0.46, nearly triple the five-year average, forcing Western fund managers to monitor Seoul's opening bell before trading…
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Jun- 2026 -28 JuneCapital
A $150 shipping surcharge just hit Pacific Island economies where it hurts most
Swire Shipping's General Rate Increase on New Zealand–Pacific routes takes effect 15 July 2026, adding US$75 per 20-foot container and US$150 per 40-foot box to nine island destinations where freight…
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16 JunePower
Sri Lanka became a scam hub by leaving its doors open
Chinese-run networks fleeing Southeast Asian crackdowns have relocated to Colombo, exploiting tourist visas and weak SIM registration to target Western victims with forged investment schemes.
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11 JuneCapital
Indonesia’s rate hike can’t fix what politics just broke
Bank Indonesia raised rates to 5.50% on June 9, but the rupiah kept falling past IDR 17,000 per dollar—a record low that signals investors no longer trust President Prabowo's fiscal…
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10 JunePower
New Zealand stops trusting America. China and Japan fill the gap.
A survey of 2,300 residents found 43% now see China as a friend, up from 38%, while US favorability collapsed from 61% to 39% in a single year, driven by…
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3 JuneCapital
New Zealand’s young are leaving for Australian wages they cannot match
A record 52,500 citizens departed in the year to March 2025, driven by productivity that sits 24 per cent below Australia's and housing costs 150 per cent above long-run norms.
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May- 2026 -30 MayCapital
South Korea’s stock market surges 45% while economy weakens under Middle East pressure
South Korea's KOSPI has surged 45% year-to-date as of May 29, 2026, yet the real economy is weakening. The Bank of Korea held rates at 2.5% while signalling readiness to…
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24 MayCapital
China’s $620 billion US debt sale reshapes global reserve system, avoids market crash
China has reduced its officially reported U.S. Treasury holdings from a peak of $1.316 trillion in November 2013 to $693.3 billion by February 2026 — a liquidation of more than…
