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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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Comparing Premier League teams is not always as simple as checking their position in the table.
Two clubs can sit next to each other in the standings while having very different strengths, weaknesses, and styles of play. One may rely on a strong defence and narrow victories, while another may sc
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August 25th, 2024 by financetwitter
Muhyiddin Yassin's Bersatu or Malaysian United Indigenous Party is very demoralized and demotivated in just less than 2 years after losing power. In fact, power-crazy Muhyiddin was so disillusioned of making a comeback as prime minister again that he had resorted to accusing and blaming the previou [...]
August 22nd, 2024 by financetwitter
At the age of 17 years and 131 days, Quan Hongchan becomes the youngest triple-gold medalist in China's Olympic history - breaking the record held by another diving star Fu Mingxia (17 years and 350 days). While Quan was only the second-youngest Chinese diver to win an Olympic gold medal (the young [...]
August 19th, 2024 by financetwitter
Since it was created in 2003, Nenggiri seat in the rural state of Kelantan had been the fixed deposit of the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) - till it was lost by just 810 votes in the August 2023 state election. The "green wave" tsunami (referring to the PAS Islamist party's green logo) [...]
August 17th, 2024 by financetwitter
With a long history of being untrustworthy, it would be naive - even stupid - for Pakatan Harapan coalition to believe that the United Malays National Organization (UMNO) has turned over a new leaf. Let's put it this way - it would be more believable that the pig can fly than the Malay nationalist [...]
August 13th, 2024 by financetwitter
For 64 years since the men's 4x100 metres medley relay was introduced at the 1960 Rome Games, the United States swimmers had never lost even once - till now. The only time it did not win gold in the event was when the U.S. boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics. On final day Sunday (August 4), how [...]
August 10th, 2024 by financetwitter
Abdul Hadi Awang, the president of PAS Islamist party and arguably the biggest snake oil salesman, blamed non-Muslims as the root of corruption in August 2022. It was just a few months before former Prime Minister "turtle egg" Ismail Sabri called a snap election, leading to the 15th General Electio [...]
August 6th, 2024 by financetwitter
Japan's Nikkei lost a staggering 4,451 points on Monday (August 5) - the biggest drop in history. That's more than 12%, dragging the country's stock market losses to 25% since early July. The biggest one-day drop means the index is entering the bear market. It instantly brings back the memory [...]
August 3rd, 2024 by financetwitter
Within 24 hours, three heavyweights have been taken out. Israel's long list of enemies is shortened by three when top leaders of Hezbollah, IRGC and Hamas were killed, giving a morale boost to the Jewish state. The assassinations of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, IRGC Brigadier General Amir [...]
July 31st, 2024 by financetwitter
Mr Anwar Ibrahim had been deadly silent despite days of controversy over Tiger Beer's fundraiser concert for Chinese vernacular schools - till today. It would take the assassination of his best friend - Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh - for the Malaysian Prime Minister to scream his lungs out [...]
July 29th, 2024 by financetwitter
Western nations are absolutely terrified at the increasing prospect of Donald Trump's return to the White House, especially after Joe Biden ended his re-election bid and Kamala Harris is endorsed as his replacement. If the co-producer of TV series "The Apprentice" wins in November, all hell will br [...]
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