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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 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
The old unsolved problems pop-up again, and this time Germany's Volkswagen (FRA: VOW) was reportedly wants to take 20% stake initially in Malaysian loss-making car-maker Proton Holdings Bhd (KLSE: PROTON, stock-code 5304). Volkswagen also wants to be able to raise its share to majority stake of 50% [...]
September 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
Traders had been hoping the Fed chairman, Bernanke, would give some indications during his speech to the Bundesbank, the German central bank, yesterday about the Fed’s next move. Not only Bernanke avoided the topic of interest rate, he instead talked about something else – the need for countries [...]
September 12th, 2007 by financetwitter
One of the grey areas has been clarified by the authorities regarding the mechanism on the EPF monthly withdrawal for reducing housing loans initiative proposed during last Friday’s 2008 Malaysia Budget. Today it was clarified that the said withdrawal will be credited directly into the contributor [...]
September 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
Relatives of Sept. 11 victims bowed their heads in silence on Tuesday to mark the moments exactly six years earlier when hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field. A memorial honoring Flight 93's 40 passengers and crew began at 9:45 a.m., shortly befo [...]
September 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
Some retail investors are unhappy over the higher costs in investing in stocks after the minimum brokerage charges are increased by about 233% to RM40 per transaction from the current RM12 effective 1st Jan 2008. Local news provider theStar also reported that the increase would have a significant im [...]
September 11th, 2007 by financetwitter
It appears the Norway’s Telenor ASA (OSL: TEL) will have no choice but to follow a Government directive to cut its stake in mobile phone operator DIGI.com Berhad (DIGI : stock-code 6947) by the end of the year. Energy, Water and Communications Minister Lim Keng Yaik said that the company would not [...]
September 10th, 2007 by financetwitter
Just what does the legendary investor Warren Buffett thinks of the current real estate or housing crisis in U.S.? Is it for real? Are consumer still spending? As far as politic is concern, Warren doesn't support either Clinton or Obama but the chairman of the most expensive listed company, Berkshire [...]
September 10th, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected, Malaysia Stock Market nose-dives in early trading on Monday taking the cue from last Friday’s Dow Jones almost 250 points losses. Couple with uninteresting budget revealed last Friday by Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, investors couldn’t find any reason to buy in big ways. Mostly ar [...]
September 9th, 2007 by financetwitter
As usual, after Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah finished his 2008’s Budget speech last Friday (after heavy coughs in between), you can bet your last penny all the cabinet members will praise how great the budget was. All the ministers never fail to amuze me and perhaps everyone on the street, as [...]
September 7th, 2007 by financetwitter
StockTube is determined to update as fast as possible the summary of the main ingredients of Budget 2008 as it broadcasted here. This entry will be updated continuously. So here you goes:Corporate tax reduced to 25% in 2009 (26% for 2008 remains)Single-tier tax system - profits are only taxed at the [...]
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