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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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December 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
Since thousands of years ago gold has been the most reliable currency or valuable metals human ever used, even until today. During past revolutions when paper money was dumped as the values drops into the toilet, gold’s value remained or even escalated. Even now when U.S. dollar depreciates, inves [...]
December 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
OSK Investment Bank really knows how to pick the stock especially when comes to list call warrants (CW) of American stocks. After listed Google Inc.’s (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) call warrant (GOOGLE-C1) recently, today it’s listing Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) Call Warrant as APPLE-C1 (stock- [...]
December 10th, 2007 by financetwitter
If only two of the most successful search engines could be merged into a single entity it will create a new giant unbeatable for a very long time to come. But I guess the anti-trust in U.S. will most likely prevent this to happen. Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) and Yahoo Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO, stock [...]
December 9th, 2007 by financetwitter
Larry Page’s wedding on Dec. 8 is supposed to be a secret event, at least that’s what the co-founder of the most successful internet company Google Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOG, stock) hoped for. Page will be married (or already depending on your time-zone) to Lucy Southworth at an undisclosed location. R [...]
December 8th, 2007 by financetwitter
He was almost invincible in the corporate world. His stock-broking firm was the first to be listed in the Malaysian Stock Exchange after incorporated Rashid Hussain Securities in 1983 together with Chua Ma Yu. Two decades later in 2003 Tan Sri Rashid Hussain left the RHB Group after selling his fina [...]
December 7th, 2007 by financetwitter
It’s mind-boggling to read how two rallies being treated differently by Malaysian government. The first rally by Bersih was dominated by PAS-Malay although you can see Chinese and Indian joined the peaceful demonstration. Later part you’ve the second rally by Hindraf dominated by Indian Hindu et [...]
December 6th, 2007 by financetwitter
The Channel Tunnel was perhaps the most ambitious, controversial and complex project ever taken by mankind as far as rail transportation is concern. The challenge was in linking two nations separated by sea – beneath English Channel. The Channel Tunnel which is also known as Eurotunnel is the seco [...]
December 6th, 2007 by financetwitter
Wall Street rally Wednesday with Dow Jones jumped almost 200 points after new data showed the overall economy is holding up but isn't too strong to prevent the Federal Reserve from cutting interest rates. ADP Employer Services said 189,000 jobs were added during the month - an increase that bodes we [...]
December 5th, 2007 by financetwitter
You’ve heard how insider traders were punished in U.S. but this news is rather amusing. A former financial analyst at Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS, stock) and her husband were each sentenced yesterday to a year and half in prison for insider trading. The husband, Ruben Chen was a former hedge analyst [...]
December 4th, 2007 by financetwitter
One of FinanceTwitter’s readers was curious as to why low-PE stock such as Tong Herr Resources Berhad was bleeding profusely, stock price wise. Is Tong Herr a fundamental stock? Based on its past financial statements Tong Herr is definitely a sound company with sustainable profits, not to mention [...]
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