Asia Braces for Fuel Shock as Iran War Escalates | Insight with Haslinda Amin 03/18/2026

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Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture.

Chapters:
00:00:00 – Insight with Haslinda Amin Begins
00:01:53 – Trump ditches appeal for help in Iran war and Iran confirms Larijani killed
00:06:29 – Investors watching as Fed set to hold rates as oil shock raises risks
00:08:27 – Moneta Managing Director of Global Wealth Aoifinn Devitt on markets
00:14:39 – Howard Marks warns investors are underestimating AI
00:17:04 – Devitt on governance risks and unclear AI winners and losers
00:17:05 – Aoifinn Devitt on AI uncertainty and China opportunity
00:24:54 – India’s growth prospects in limbo amid surging oil prices and gas shortages
00:30:30 – Santanu Sengupta on why Goldman cut India’s growth forecast to 6.5%
00:31:51 – Santanu Sengupta on why Goldman cut India’s growth forecast to 6.5%
00:38:42 – Sengupta on fiscal buffers, remittances and fertilizer supply risks
00:44:15 – Nvidia restarts China production as supply chains adapt
00:46:56 – Markets underestimate pain as global stocks slide
00:52:18 – Morningstar’s Lorraine Tan on Asia equities
00:54:42 – Tan says SaaS selloff, not the Iran war, creates opportunities
01:01:23 – Tencent to release earnings Wednesday
01:03:08 – Lorraine Tan on Tencent, Alibaba and China markets
01:04:17 – Lorraine Tan on Tencent, Alibaba and China markets
01:10:47 – Trump confirms he will postpone planned trip to China
01:18:05 – How Tokyo is pushing back against US ship demands
01:26:29 – IBM CEO: Eyeing more AI deals
01:28:21 – BHP’s names new Brendan Cragg as new CEO
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