Key Facts In-Depth Report New Cameras & Camcorders Canon’s Cinema Teaser: Canon set the rumor mill ablaze by teasing a new camera launch on September 9. An official Canon UK Instagram post warned “something new is coming,” with a YouTube livestream slated for 3PM CEST dpreview.com. The teaser image, though intentionally obscured, is telling: it…
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Key Facts Market Overview: AI Stocks Face September Reality Check The week opened with a notable cool-down in the red-hot AI trade, as investors returned from summer break and took profits in crowded tech positions. On September 2, U.S. indices fell roughly 0.7–0.8%, led by the previously high-flying “AI beneficiary” stocks reuters.com. This pullback followed…
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Key Facts Introduction: A Market at a Crossroads Thailand’s real estate industry in 2025 is navigating a post-pandemic crossroads – with certain sectors booming and others facing headwinds. On one hand, tourists and foreign investors are back in force, filling hotels and snapping up condos in beach towns. Industrial parks in the Eastern Economic Corridor…
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Key 2025 Market Highlights Residential Market Overview: Prices, Rents and Affordability After a brief downturn, the residential property market rebounded strongly through 2025. August marked the seventh consecutive month of home price gains, with values rising +0.7% nationally for the month abc.net.au. Prices are now up ~4% year-on-year, and the median Australian dwelling costs about…
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Global Policy & Regulation: AI Under the Microscope China Enforces Sweeping AI Content Labels On September 1, China’s ambitious new “Regulations on the Identification of AI-Generated Content” came into force, marking one of the world’s strictest regimes for AI media. The rules require every AI-generated piece of content to be clearly flagged as such –…
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Key Facts Wall Street’s AI Rally Hits a Speed Bump After months of euphoria, U.S. markets took a breather as August closed out, led by weakness in AI-focused stocks. On Friday, Aug. 29, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq retreated from all-time highs amid a tech sell-off investopedia.com investopedia.com. The Nasdaq Composite sank 1.2% while the…
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AMD’s Q2 data-center chip sales rose 14% to $3.2 billion but missed forecasts, while Nvidia’s stock surged 73%. SMCI shares plunged 18% in one day after missing revenue targets and cutting guidance amid Nvidia delays and rising competition, erasing over $6 billion in value overnight. By Aug. 7–8, the AI-chip rally resumed as Nvidia and…
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Malaysia’s GDP grew about 5.3% in 2024 and is forecast around 4.5–5% in 2025. In the first nine months of 2024, total property deals nationwide rose 6.2% year-on-year with values up 14.4%. The Tun Razak Exchange (TRX) financial district and the Merdeka 118 mega-tower have reinforced Greater Kuala Lumpur’s status as an economic hub. Knight…
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In 2024, global smartphone shipments reached 1.24 billion units, up 6.4% year over year, with revenues exceeding $500 billion. Premium smartphones (≥$600) accounted for about 25% of global unit sales in 2024, while ultra-premium (> $1,000) comprised around 40% of premium sales. In early 2025, Samsung and Apple together controlled about 40% of global smartphone…
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