https://www.scmp.com/rss/523869/feed The latest news and top stories on Societe Generale. A Paris-based multinational universal bank, Societe Generale is dedicated to providing comprehensive financial products and services. Its main areas of focus include retail, private and investment banking, insurance and asset management. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro For some time now, global economic cycles and financial market trends have been less US-centric and more multipolar in nature. This might seem counterintuitive given the long period of “American exceptionalism” stemming from the US dollar’s role as the world’s leading reserve currency, America’s deep and transparent capital markets, huge natural and human resources and the dominance of its technology companies in global equity indices. Deeper forces have been at play in the past several years,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3339120/chinese-stocks-could-be-biggest-winner-venezuela-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3339120/chinese-stocks-could-be-biggest-winner-venezuela-fallout?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 Jan 2026 08:30:11 +0000 Nicholas Spiro Nicholas Spiro One of the biggest sources of concern in global stock markets in recent years has been concentration risk. Long before the launch of ChatGPT – the chatbot whose debut in November 2022 stoked a frenzy of excitement about generative artificial intelligence (AI) – the benchmark S&P 500 index was dominated by a clutch of giant technology companies. In 2019, the 10 biggest companies in the index – led by the “Magnificent Seven” stocks consisting of Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3336850/fears-ai-bubble-asian-stock-markets-are-misplaced?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3336850/fears-ai-bubble-asian-stock-markets-are-misplaced?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China’s September export growth surpassed expectations, rebounding from a six-month low in August and bolstering the nation’s hand as the trade war with the US heats up again. Shipments surged 8.3 per cent from a year earlier, according to customs data, beating the 5.6 per cent forecast among economists polled by financial data provider Wind. Imports jumped 7.4 per cent, up from 1.3 per cent a month earlier. Expansionary fiscal and monetary policies by major economies worldwide and the later... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3328797/china-exports-boom-us-trade-tensions-simmer-again?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3328797/china-exports-boom-us-trade-tensions-simmer-again?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:02:32 +0000