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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 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
When the voters woke up on May 9th (Wednesday), they were on a mission. But they were shocked to find an extraordinary long queue awaiting them. Unlike the 13th general election in 2013, which was already a phenomenal, the queue to cast the votes this round was incredibly long. The writing was on th [...]
May 8th, 2018 by financetwitter
As China plays "tai-chi" with the United States in trade war, the Chinese is leveraging its huge marketplace to get what it wants from foreign companies. While the Middle Kingdom has the largest foreign reserves in the world, there's something which they still couldn't buy - "One-Chine" recognition. [...]
May 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Sabah and Sarawak, the two East Malaysian states known as Barisan Nasional's fixed deposit, are the kingmakers. There are 31 parliamentary seats in Sarawak and 25 parliamentary seats in Sabah. Altogether, there are 56 parliamentary seats up for grab from these two states alone. That translates to 25 [...]
May 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Mahathir Mohamad is a "master strategist". Liew Chin Tong is also a "master strategist". Caretaker Prime Minister Najib, on the other hand, is not a thinker, let alone a strategist. Perhaps if Najib had finished his degree at the Nottingham University, UK, he might become a slightly smarter person. [...]
May 4th, 2018 by financetwitter
In the past 30 days or so, China has quietly transported some military hardware to its outposts in the Spratly Islands. Those equipments were deployed on top of its recent installation of military jamming devices. And judging by the latest U.S. outburst, the Chinese has crossed the line which might [...]
May 3rd, 2018 by financetwitter
Najib son of Razak will definitely lose the 14th General Election on the night of the polling date - May 9th. But he has a trump card - Election Commission. There are two things the commission is ready to do to steal the election for him. First, they would re-distribute postal votes like candies to [...]
May 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, the guy whom U.S. President Donald Trump called the Rocket Man, appears to have repented. The cheese-obsessed fat boy has literally prevented the world's first Nuclear War when he made a history - crossing the infamous DMZ line and stepping into South Korea, the fi [...]
May 1st, 2018 by financetwitter
Oil is bullish, and there's no sign that it is slowing down. Thanks to Donald Trump, the crude oil would only go north. The U.S. president wants to "Make America Great Again". He also wants China to fix US$347 billion trade deficit that the U.S. is suffering, creating a trade war in the process. He [...]
April 30th, 2018 by financetwitter
What do the RoS (Registry of Societies), police, judges and Election Commission has in common in relation to the Malaysia 14th General Election? They are not independent institutions. Instead, they have proven to be working hand in glove with caretaker Prime Minister Najib Razak to guarantee another [...]
April 27th, 2018 by financetwitter
Both Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in share a common language and a 2,000-year-old history. Yet, Mr. Kim is the first North Korean leader to step foot in South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War. Today, Kim Jong-un made history by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border - the DMZ (Demilitari [...]
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