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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 10th, 2018 by financetwitter
China currently has just one overseas military base - in the African country of Djibouti. In comparison, United States has 38 "named bases" while maintaining 800 military bases in more than 70 countries and territories abroad. But soon, China might have its second overseas military base, if the pl [...]
April 9th, 2018 by financetwitter
The Sultanate of Johor had built a good reputation as the defender of the ordinary people. There was a time when no institution in Malaysia dared to stand up to the country's crooked prime minister - Najib Razak - after he was caught with his hand in the cookie jar - a whopping US$681 million in his [...]
April 8th, 2018 by financetwitter
Forbes, in its 32nd annual ranking recently showed there are now a record 2,208 billionaires in the world - up from 2,043 in 2017. On average, each of these billionaires possesses a mind-boggling US$4.1 billion. And if you combine the net worth of these 2,208 billionaires, their fortune was in the r [...]
April 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Najib Razak has finally found the guts to dissolve the Malaysian Parliament, effective today (Saturday, 7th April 2018). What he needs to do now is to keep his fingers crossed and hopes his lucky number - 11 - will bring victory to him. Perhaps that's the only reason why he didn't announce the disso [...]
April 7th, 2018 by financetwitter
Calling it "unfair retaliation", President Donald Trump announced he has instructed the United States Trade Representative to consider US$100 billion in additional tariffs against China. Trump's latest action is in addition to the 25% tariff on 1,333 Chinese products worth US$50 billion. This means [...]
April 6th, 2018 by financetwitter
Business or pleasure, Club De Vegas stands out as a karaoke lounge renowned for its sumptuous surroundings and legendary service. That's the marketing speech from Club De Vegas, the most prestigious and most expensive private club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. But this isn't any ordinary karaoke lounge [...]
April 5th, 2018 by financetwitter
Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump unveiled a list of Chinese imports that his administration aims to target, China strikes back with its own tariffs on U.S. products. Trump's US$50 billion tariffs in Chinese imports cover a staggering 1,300 categories of products, arguably the most [...]
April 4th, 2018 by financetwitter
If there's a competition for cashless society, Sweden will most likely win the Olympic gold medal hands down, follows by Norway and Denmark. The Scandinavia is the most cashless place on planet Earth. Obviously, they don't believe cash is king. Instead, they believe cash is horrible and should be ba [...]
April 3rd, 2018 by financetwitter
You don't want to pick up a fight with Donald Trump if you're not 100% sure what you're getting into. In a little more than a year as POTUS, this president has made more enemies than any president in the history of U.S. presidency. On the international stage, he picked up fights with EU, NATO, UN, M [...]
April 2nd, 2018 by financetwitter
Thanks to Cambridge Analytica scandal, European Union has now found the excuse to regulate Facebook. The data-harvesting scandal has essentially opened the floodgate, presenting a golden opportunity for the EU to contain the growing influence of the world's largest social media company. Well, don't [...]
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