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Market Lens

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Market Lens archive

Browse every published Market Lens report and explainer, ordered by publication date.

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AI Bubble or Infrastructure Supercycle?

AI / Feb 21, 2026

AI Bubble or Infrastructure Supercycle?

Record AI spending is reshaping capital markets. Is this an AI Bubble, or the foundation of a new industrial era?

Sri Lanka Investments: Beginner Guide

Finance / Feb 20, 2026

Sri Lanka Investments: Beginner Guide

Eight common options with latest February 2026 numbers

Coinbase Fintech Surge Lifts Nasdaq

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Finance / Feb 20, 2026

Coinbase Fintech Surge Lifts Nasdaq

Bernstein upgrades COIN to Outperform as trading volumes climb and stablecoin revenue hits 28 percent of total.

The History of the Colombo Stock Exchange

Capital Markets / Feb 20, 2026

The History of the Colombo Stock Exchange

From a colonial share market to a modern digital exchange, the Colombo Stock Exchange reflects Sri Lanka’s economic evolution.

Finance and Asset Management: A Decade Shift

Finance / Feb 20, 2026

Finance and Asset Management: A Decade Shift

How Sri Lanka’s Finance and asset management industry expanded, restructured and recalibrated over ten turbulent years.

Tesla Auto Sales Drop 17% as Musk Pivots

International / Feb 20, 2026

Tesla Auto Sales Drop 17% as Musk Pivots

U.S. registrations slide while Cybercab timelines accelerate

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Analytics / Feb 19, 2026

What is Relative Strength vs ASPI and Why Every CSE Investor Needs It

Exactly what relative strength versus the ASPI measures, how the pairwise correlation matrix works, and why these two metrics are must-know tools for anyone investing on the Colombo Stock Exchange in 2026. Real calculations and local relevance included. Keywords: relative strength vs ASPI, correlation matrix CSE, ASPI relative performance, stock correlation Sri Lanka, CSE metrics explained

SMA 20, SMA 50 & RSI: Reading CSE Price Signals in 2026

Analytics / Feb 18, 2026

SMA 20, SMA 50 & RSI: Reading CSE Price Signals in 2026

The ASPI closed at 23,934.24 on 18 February 2026. See how the 20-day and 50-day simple moving averages plus the RSI are helping Sri Lankan investors and entrepreneurs read real price action on the Colombo Stock Exchange — no hype, just clear signals that matter for local portfolios. Keywords: SMA 20 SMA 50, RSI CSE, CSE technical analysis, ASPI price action, Colombo Stock Exchange indicators

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Inflation / Feb 16, 2026

Sri Lanka's Inflation Edges Toward 5% in 2026

Central Bank of Sri Lanka's February 2026 report signals end of deflation, with inflation projected to climb gradually amid demand recovery and cyclone effects. How this shapes rupee stability and growth for investors