Singapore Seminar Series: Risks of Middle War on Financial Markets
Ms. Sally Chen, the Resident Representative for Hong Kong SAR and part of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department gave a presentation on the IMF’s latest Global Financial Stability Report (GFSR) published in April 2026. The theme of the GFSR was discussing the impact and risks of the Middle East conflicts on the Global Financial Markets. Several markets, such as equities, private credit, fixed income, commodities, and derivatives were covered. Some key themes of the discussion were increasing volatility from retail investors, shifting correlations between asset classes, and rising tech valuations. Various mid to senior working professionals from investment banks, public sector, and multilateral institutions joined the seminar and there was an insightful discussion about the GFSR. We thank everyone for their involvement!