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• Commentary: When stock analysts move markets, should retail investors follow?

  Nanyang Technological University finance professor Roger Loh is urging individuals to exercise caution before acting on publicized rating revisions. Recent sharp drops in Singapore-listed shares following analyst downgrades highlight how quickly markets react to fresh research, leaving everyday traders vulnerable. Because asset values adjust almost instantaneously, reacting to media reports often leads to poor market timing rather than reliable gains.

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• Copper Falls as Traders Assess AI Trade, US-Iran Diplomacy Hopes

  Lingering worries over artificial intelligence infrastructure spending have combined with diplomatic shifts in the Middle East to dampen demand forecasts for industrial materials. A stronger dollar and rising bond yields, triggered by falling crude oil prices, further eroded buying appetite across global commodity exchanges. This confluence of macro pressures has pushed industrial metals toward multi-week lows while challenging long-standing bullish narratives.

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