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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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September 24th, 2007 by financetwitter
Of all the interest in foreign-stock Call Warrants in Malaysia, none of them has attracted the followers as PetroChina Company Limited (PETROCH-C1, stock-code 0500C1 and PETROCH-C3, stock-code 0500C3) since the oil price hit above $82 a barrel. In fact the volume for these two stocks counters which [...]
September 23rd, 2007 by financetwitter
The news was actually out (kinda like leaked) that Germany's Volkswagen (FRA: VOW) already agreed to take a stake in Malaysian loss-making car-maker Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304) but with some conditions attached. Knowing that Malaysia’s GLCs (government-linked-companies) are [...]
September 23rd, 2007 by financetwitter
Last Friday was the option expiration for the month of Sept 2007. One of the trades that made my blood boils over the last two months is Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT, stock) which I talked about here. Waters is not really my favorite, having disappointed me before. Nevertheless I was sure this stoc [...]
September 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
To outsiders except for the British, corruption might not be as scary as the deadly H5N1 bird flu. Furthermore H5N1 kills but not corruption; physically the corrupted hands do not kill, do they? British government knew how corruption could bring disaster to a country, as was seen to their small colo [...]
September 21st, 2007 by financetwitter
It appears the stake has increased if you plan to squeeze yourself into the glamorous Forbes 400 Richest Americans. Just like playing poker at the gambling table, the stake has been raised to $1.3 Billion if you wish to see your name within the list. The new threshold meant 82 of America's billionai [...]
September 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
When the Chinese talk about feng shui, they have a holistic view and approach to it and one of the most famous saying is “first is Destiny, second is Luck, third is Feng Shui, fourth is Virtue and fifth is Knowledge”. That’s the importance in ascending order to the Chinese. But at the same tim [...]
September 20th, 2007 by financetwitter
Don’t you hate it that despite paying for the programs on monthly basis, you’re still getting bombarded with advertisements? To make matter worse Astro All Asia Network Plc (KLSE: ASTRO, stock-code 5076) which monopolize the pay-TV sector is forcing more advertisements to its subscribers. You mi [...]
September 19th, 2007 by financetwitter
After FinanceTwitter’s article on “Reasons Why Oil Price might spikes to $90 and beyond” was picked up by Wall Street Journal, I was alerted via email by one of the readers that another of FinanceTwitter’s article was highlighted by another heavyweight financial portal, CNN.com. I couldn’t [...]
September 19th, 2007 by financetwitter
You won people - you got your interest rate cut after months of chanting, so much so that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke admitted defeat and cut the funds rate by a whopping 50 basis points. But really, can the current new rate of 4.75 percent (from previous 5.25%) help the ailing housin [...]
September 19th, 2007 by financetwitter
If you do not know yet, the announcement is already all over the financial news portal. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and his central bank colleagues admitted defeat and lowered the interest rate to 4.75 percent, a half point cut from 5.25%, pressured by the political and economy built up ov [...]
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