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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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April 5th, 2019 by financetwitter
Brent oil prices rose on Thursday, touching US$70 per barrel for the first time in nearly five months. The crude price has seen a slow but consistent rally from its low of about US$50 a barrel in December last year, thanks largely to supply cuts by OPEC and its non-OPEC partner Russia, not to mentio [...]
April 4th, 2019 by financetwitter
The date April 3, 2019 was supposed to be a sentimental and meaningful day for Najib Razak. There would be a huge party to celebrate his premiership, had he not been defeated in the last May general election. It would be his "10th Anniversary" in office as the Prime Minister of Malaysia, the most po [...]
April 3rd, 2019 by financetwitter
Not many people like buying stolen goods, let alone one as huge as Equanimity, the superyacht once belonged to Jho Low (full name: Low Taek Jho). Although the luxury boat was not physically stolen, it was bought by Mr. Low for an eye-popping US$250 million (RM1 billion) using money stolen from 1MDB [...]
April 2nd, 2019 by financetwitter
Najib Razak, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia, is terribly upset today. And it's not hard to understand why. Already slapped with record 42 charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT), money laundering and abuse of power, he is now being asked to settle a huge bill - RM1.5 billion in unpaid taxes [...]
April 2nd, 2019 by financetwitter
Very little was known about Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer. Now, as the organization that produces about 10% of the world’s crude raises cash from the international financial market through bond sales, its financial secrets have slowly emerged. As part of a global roadshow, Aramco [...]
April 1st, 2019 by financetwitter
Over the weekend, Najib Razak accused the government of harassing him. The poor former prime minister moaned, cried and bitched on his Facebook page that he could not peacefully eat his breakfast. Apparently, a small group of people still angry with his thievery carried some placards and a poster of [...]
March 30th, 2019 by financetwitter
Despite worldwide political pressure, especially from the superpower United States, Huawei's revenue grew 19.5% in 2018 - hitting US$100 billion. For the financial year 2018, Huawei, which overtook Ericsson in 2012 as the largest telecommunications-equipment manufacturer in the world, hit 721.2 bi [...]
March 29th, 2019 by financetwitter
Raja Petra Kamarudin (RPK), the owner of the Malaysia Today portal, has immediately removed an article titled “Jack Ma slaps Pakatan Harapan” upon receiving an official letter to cease and desist from Alibaba Group. The letter bearing Alibaba letterhead and dated March 28, 2019, was signed by Al [...]
March 28th, 2019 by financetwitter
Mahathir Mohamad ruled with an iron fist from 1981 to 2003. Depending on who you speak to, he can be labelled as a "dictator" or a "firm leader". If he is compared to Adolf Hitler, Mahathir is certainly a firm leader. But if he is compared to Mahatma Gandhi, Mahathir is absolutely a dictator. Anyw [...]
March 27th, 2019 by financetwitter
As the investigation of the RM1.4 million payments to Sarawak Report wraps up, Abdul Hadi Awang, president of the PAS Islamist party, is increasingly under pressure to apple polish Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Four days ago (March 23), the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it does [...]
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