A major one: the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariff as illegal. In response, Trump retaliated by invoking a 50-year-old law to impose a global blanket tariff of 10-15%. However, this measure is limited to 150 days. This situation is expected to lead to complications, including refunds and legal disputes. Despite its significance, this event, so far, has minimal impact on your portfolio.
What has a more substantial effect on your portfolio is the release of Anthropic’s Claude co-work agent. This caused a major downturn in a specific segment of the technology sector, with some companies, like Microsoft, experiencing a 17% stock drop YTD.
If your portfolio’s tech exposure declined by 2-5%, I would say that’s like you surviving a Category 10 hurricane and just losing a motorbike, while your neighbor’s house is smashed into smithereens.
The best headline I see so far on this
More details are summarized beautifully for you here.
By the final week of Feb, though, apparently, hedge funds reportedly creep back into tech stocks after the early Feb selloff.
Highlights
Earnings uplift for IGB-REIT from MVS | The Star
Optimistic outlook for Pavilion-REIT | The Star
Axis-REIT achieves targets with strong leasing momentum | The Star
CapitaLand Malaysia gets a boost from industrial assets | The Star
Sunway-REIT buoyed by high occupancy | The Star
Retail REITs expected to grow strongly in 2026 | The Star
AME REIT extends record quarterly net property income, declares 2.06 sen distribution
Govt may rethink preferential withholding tax as REIT sector deemed ‘mature’
KIP REIT doubles down on neighbourhood malls, eyeing RM2 bil AUM
MRMA urges continuation of REIT tax framework to sustain sector growth
YTL Hospitality REIT eyes RM99 mil private placement for debt repayment
IOI Properties REIT IPO plans catalyst for gains
KIP REIT to fund RM160 mil Kinta City Mall expansion, securing 25-year lease with AEON
Retail REITs expected to grow strongly in 2026
KLCCP expected to experience limited upside
Pavilion REIT 4Q property income up 11% with new hotels, declares 5.03 sen DPU
Al-Salām REIT’s FY25 PAT Jumps 158% To RM13.6 Million On Strong Retail Showing
AmFIRST REIT Delivers 19.5% Growth In 9M26 Realised Net Income
EPF Acquires Nearly 5 Million Shares In Sunway REIT, Raising Stake To 15.57%
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