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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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July 10th, 2015 by financetwitter
Are these clowns playing a childish game meant for 5-year-old kids? First, the Greeks pride got the better of its debt, so Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras rejected a bailout offer, which he has dismissed as a "humiliation" for Greece. Despite economic chaos because the country was running out of money [...]
July 10th, 2015 by financetwitter
Less than 24-hours after Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission issued a warning to social media users with a slap of jail and fine for anyone caught poking fun as PM Najib Razak's multi-billion scandal, it makes a U-turn, albeit a clumsy one. Now, MCMC claims it was just an "advisory" n [...]
July 9th, 2015 by financetwitter
Instead of taking it with a pinch of salt or having a great laugh, Najib administration has gone bonkers. There's little doubt that Malaysia have many great talents. If only they're in Hollywood, their films would bring in billions of dollars in profits. Getting sick and tired of endless corruptions [...]
July 9th, 2015 by financetwitter
Samsung Galaxy Note phablet was a monster success, until Apple introduces bigger screen iPhone 6 Plus. Steve Jobs was wrong for letting Samsung laughing all the way to the bank with Galaxy Note. People do love and need a bigger screen smartphone. And Samsung Note is the only phone never accused of c [...]
July 9th, 2015 by financetwitter
Today, Malaysian ringgit hits another new low - RM3.8348 against the U.S. dollar, before settles at 3.7974. As expected, Bank Negara (Central Bank) has been working extra hard to ensure the local currency doesn't breach above RM3.80 psychology level. But for how long can Governor Zeti keeps pumping [...]
July 8th, 2015 by financetwitter
Hong Kong returned to China on July 1, 1997. Time flies and it's been 18-years since the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong from United Kingdom to China. Also known as the "Handover", Britons remembered the occasion as how Mrs Thatcher lost Hong Kong. Needless to say, Hong Kong people opposed th [...]
July 8th, 2015 by financetwitter
If only Najib had not imprisoned opposition supremo Anwar Ibrahim. If only Auntie Rosy had convinced her hubby to open files on Mahathir's past corruption. If only Najib had contained his deputy Muhyiddin by secretly reopen his past "Stamford" scandal. If only Najib's cash boy Jho Low hadn't been pa [...]
July 7th, 2015 by financetwitter
Is the party over for China? Nobody knows for sure. But it doesn't seem to be doing as well as it used to be. It's double-digit growth was long gone. The last time the world's second-largest economy saw double-digit growth rates was in 2010 when it grew at a rate of 10.6%. Thereafter, it was 9.5% (2 [...]
July 6th, 2015 by financetwitter
Will Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak be arrested on the explosive 1MDB scandal, now that it's a global knowledge he's caught with his pants down with US$696 million (RM2.62 billion) in his personal banking account? After all, Mahathir had hinted that the prime minister may be scared to quit du [...]
July 6th, 2015 by financetwitter
Greeks overwhelmingly rejected conditions of a rescue package from creditors on Sunday. Results showed 61% voted "NO" compared with 38% for "YES" with 97% of the vote counted. Thousands of jubilant government supporters celebrated in Syntagma Square in front of Parliament, waving Greek flags and cha [...]
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