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In a move widely anticipated by Wall Street, the Federal Reserve unanimously raised its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point – with a possibility of one more increase in the cards before year-end. Effectively, the rate hike moves the central bank’s target range on the overnight
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For months, many investors had viewed the 4.5% yield on the benchmark 10-year note as an attractive point to step in and buy bonds. But as yields surged through that level, market participants adjusted their view and opinion. Analysts and economists then believed that the 10-year yield was headi
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On the day the United States remembered the terrorist attacks 25 years ago, Malaysia was almost hit by a huge explosion on September 11 – a sudden release of Najib Razak from jail. Currently in Kajang Prison, Najib was scheduled to complete his term only on Aug 23, 2028 after securing a part
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Brent, the international benchmark, jumped above US$99 a barrel on Tuesday (Sept 8) - the highest since July - after Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen conducted strikes on energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia. The oil prices also jumped as a result of retaliation from the U.S. that d
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Don’t criticize UMNO-Malays as we need their votes in the next general election - Anwar Ibrahim told Anthony Loke Siew Fook, the secretary-general of Democratic Action Party (DAP) who gladly obliged after Anwar-led Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition formed a unity government with UMNO-led Barisan Nas
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Donald Trump hails “historic” deal for the U.S. to control 65 billion barrels of Venezuela's oil, which critics slammed as a deal made at “gunpoint”. Of course, the U.S. has denied that the energy deal, which the U.S. president bragged as “the biggest oil deal in world history”, is an e
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Despite approval rating hitting 32%, Donald Trump’s worry isn’t about re-election or the Iran war. Instead, the U.S. president, whose second-term has seen the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rallied 57%, 70%, and 142% respectively, is deeply worried about a stock market crash. After all, he h
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A day before former human resources minister M Saravanan was charged on Friday (August 28) with receiving bribes amounting to RM1.097 million to approve foreign worker quotas, he publicly trumpeted how he had written to Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Wednesday about what he called the Malaysian An
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Everybody from teachers to retirees joined South Korea’s stock market frenzy, betting prices would rise forever. Samsung Elecronics share price was up by 320% in June 2026 – a staggering jump from October 2025. In the same period of nine months, SK Hynix jumped by 710%. KOSPI Composite Index sk
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Wall Street's massive data edge is evaporating. The elite technology that once required a multi-million-dollar quantitative setup, dedicated server rooms, and teams of PhD mathematicians is now sitting on consumer laptops. This isn't about magical market forecasting or finding a flawless crystal ba
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March 2nd, 2020 by financetwitter
There's good news and bad news. First, the bad news - Muhyiddin Yassin is now officially the 8th Prime Minister of Malaysia. The good news - he has disputable majority. No matter how you argue, Mr. Muhyiddin, arguably the 1st premier of a backdoor government, has taken over a very unstable governmen [...]
March 1st, 2020 by financetwitter
No matter how much you try not to think about it, retirement is part of your life. This is why you should stop for a moment and think about this important stage, regardless of your age. Think about how you picture yourself after retirement, your hobbies, and daily activities, try to map out a financ [...]
February 29th, 2020 by financetwitter
You know it was "game over" after Attorney General Tommy Thomas suddenly resigned despite his two-year term will only expire in June. Unlike the previous A.G. Apandi Ali, who shamelessly refused to let go of his office chair even after his political master Najib Razak lost in the May 2019 General El [...]
February 28th, 2020 by financetwitter
After Thursday (Feb 27) closing bell, the Dow Jones lost a jaw-dropping 1,190.9 points - the biggest in history. It was also the second day in the same week the index shed more than 1,000 points. On Monday, it had already plunged 1,031 points, before losing 879 points again the next day. Thursday al [...]
February 27th, 2020 by financetwitter
Like the Chinese ancient Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Malaysia's current political crisis has transformed into three major coalitions fighting for the throne. The triangle power struggle consists of Mahathir's coalition (63 MPs), Anwar's coalition (92 MPs) and BN-PAS' coalition (61 MPs). None of t [...]
February 27th, 2020 by financetwitter
On Monday, the Dow plunged 1,031 points. The next day, the stock market continued its losses by closing 879 points lower. In total, the DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) lost nearly 1,900 points as fears over the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus intensified around the world. Investors scrambled [...]
February 26th, 2020 by financetwitter
During the Sunday dinner at Sheraton Hotel PJ, about 130 Members of Parliaments were seen laughing and hugging each other like long lost brothers and sisters. Everyone was extremely happy, especially UMNO President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and UMNO treasurer Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor - two politicians cu [...]
February 25th, 2020 by financetwitter
When six leaders of Bersatu (PPBM), PKR faction aligned with Azmin Ali and oppositions UMNO, PAS, Sarawak-based GPS and Sabah Warisan were granted an audience with the Agong (King) on Sunday (Feb 23), it immediately sparked speculations of a coup - the forming of a new government comprising existing [...]
February 24th, 2020 by financetwitter
Business owners may find issues with cash flow perturb them as revenue and profits. It is defined as the net of cash and its equivalents going in and out of the business. It is generated when you sell goods and services or collect payments from customers in cash. When you have positive cash flow, it [...]
February 24th, 2020 by financetwitter
Despite furious rumours and speculations that the ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition government is about to be toppled by none other than Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad himself, the 94-year-old premier did not show up at the Sheraton Hotel in Petaling Jaya where he was supposed to issue a stunni [...]
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