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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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May 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
Financial managements deal with tons of money management strategies. Some of the companies that involve financial management are credit card companies, credit unions, banks, brokerage, consumer finance, insurance suppliers, and investment funds. These financial service companies are regularly audi [...]
May 21st, 2019 by financetwitter
In what appears to be a hit below the belt and a coordinate attacks against China in the second phase of a trade war between the Middle Kingdom and the U.S., Trump has banned Huawei. The U.S. president's executive order effectively prohibits U.S. companies from selling semiconductors to (or buying t [...]
May 19th, 2019 by financetwitter
Dr Maszlee, famously known as the "Shoe Minister", should be given a medal for his excellent job in shooting his own foot without fail. The "accidental" education minister gained fame after his proposal on July 20 last year to switch students' white shoes to black. It's a great mystery how Prime Min [...]
May 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
Some 87% of Americans don't consider themselves rich (or poor), despite making at least US$90,000 a year. The survey done by YouGov essentially means people would only start to consider themselves "rich" when they make at least US$90,000 (£70,560; RM375,800) annually. In general, people earning US$ [...]
May 17th, 2019 by financetwitter
One day, they said Mahathir Mohamad was using Lim Kit Siang. The next day, they said Mr. Lim was playing Mr. Mahathir. Now, they said Mahathir will not allow Anwar to take over. The opposition Barisan Nasional's propaganda war machines have been so poorly-scripted and sloppily-executed that it's an [...]
May 15th, 2019 by financetwitter
Hishammuddin Hussein, the cousin of Najib Razak, the former prime minister who faces a total of 42 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power linked to 1MDB, was once a rising star groomed to become Malaysia's next leader. After all, he belongs to the "bangsawan [...]
May 14th, 2019 by financetwitter
Stocks dropped like a rock on Monday after China made good on its promise to retaliate - raising taxes on U.S. goods, largely agricultural products. The tariff increase to 25% from 10% on US$60 billion worth of U.S. goods, although smaller in value as compared to Trump's US$200 billion, was enough t [...]
May 14th, 2019 by financetwitter
We hope we don't have to write an article entitled - "Congrats Mahathir, Suicide Bombers Inspired by Zakir Naik Wrecks Havoc in Malaysia." And we certainly hope the U.S. will not slap Malaysia as "High-Risk" country for American travellers due to widespread terrorist attacks. The last things PM Maha [...]
May 12th, 2019 by financetwitter
Don't underestimate the power of Trump's tweets. The U.S. president has shown how the world superpower can destroy the world, or global stock markets to be precise, without launching nuclear missiles. His 102-word tweets erased close to US$2 trillion of the equity markets worldwide after indicating [...]
May 12th, 2019 by financetwitter
Najib was practically on cloud nine when he was mobbed by supporters during his campaign in the Semenyih by-election in February. He was advised by his highly-paid marketing guru to visit budget-friendly places like Giant hypermarket. His "Malu Apa Bossku (Why The Shame, Boss)" campaign was a succ [...]
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