Commodities
The announcement that about 1.2 million innocent consumers would need to wait for a minimum 4 days before a water supply resume have left many frustrated – and tempers were flaring up on the social media. The water disruption, which began on Sept 3, affected 1,292 areas in Kuala Lumpur, Petaling, Klang, Shah Alam, Kuala […]
... written on Sep 06 2020On Tuesday (August 18), the S&P 500 closed at a record 3,389.78 points – higher than the previous record of 3,386.15 recorded on February 19, 2020. The benchmark plunged from the Feb’s all-time high to a low of 2,237.40 on March 23, effectively losing 33.9% thanks to the Coronavirus pandemic. It entered a bear market […]
... written on Aug 19 2020As early as August 2017, some 9 months before the May 2018 General Election which saw the stunning defeat of the Barisan Nasional government for the first time in 61 years, then-Opposition Warisan party led by Shafie Apdal promised to abolish “Sabah Communal Land Title” – if they win the election in Sabah. But then-Chief […]
... written on Aug 14 2020The DAX is continuing to rebound in the wake of the economic destruction cased by the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Strong monetary policy from the European Central bank in conjunction with robust fiscal policy has buoyed riskier assets. Since declining by 40% in March, the DAX has rebounded slightly more than 51%, and is […]
... written on Jul 24 2020Vietnam’s first case of Covid-19 appeared on January 23, 2020. As of July 7, the country had 369 confirmed cases, but with zero deaths. Yes, the country of 97-million people has not reported a single Coronavirus-related death. On top of that, the success story also included 81 straight days of zero local transmission, despite its long border with China. When […]
... written on Jul 09 2020After waiting for decades, Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS – Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) returns to the federal government, albeit not through the ballot-box but rather through the backdoor. Together with Barisan Nasional (BN), who unexpectedly lost power in the 2018 General Election, PAS is now part of Perikatan Nasional coalition formed by traitor Muhyiddin Yassin. PAS was […]
... written on Jul 06 2020Stocks drop 730 points on Friday, and the Dow Jones has every reason to be spooked. There were 45,255 new Covid-19 cases reported across the nation on Friday, bringing the total to more than 2.5 million cases, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Compared to the previous week, the average new cases as of Friday […]
... written on Jun 29 2020Investments work as an excellent option to save up money and also make it when you want to prepare for your retirement. However, some people worry about investing since they think that they may lose money in the long run and that could hurt their retirement. However, you can look into using gold to protect […]
... written on Jun 27 2020The COVID-19 pandemic has gripped the world in a way that no one could have imagined. The volatility it has caused in the markets is unprecedented. The markets were trying to react to, not a regional slowdown, but to a shutdown on a global scale. Many governments, including the United States, did their part […]
... written on Jun 19 2020Australia was, and is still known as the United States’ “deputy sheriff” in the Asia-Pacific region. That perception was reinforced during John Howard administration, when the Australian prime minister became a key supporter of the 2003 Iraq War, a war started by President George W Bush under the pretext that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of […]
... written on May 22 2020
