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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 7th, 2007 by financetwitter
In less than 4 hours, Malaysia Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi will present his budget for the year 2008. Expected to be Election-Budget, the budget is expected to contain lots of goodies or sweeteners to appease voters - especially to the civil servants who constitute the bulk of the voters.FinanceT [...]
September 6th, 2007 by financetwitter
As expected the Transmile Group Berhad’s (KLSE: TRANMIL, stock-code 7000) shareholders’ meeting (AGM) yesterday, Wednesday 5th Sept, was conducted in a relatively calm and smooth environment as compared to the recent MIC’s Maika’s meeting. At least you don’t see bleeding shareholders comin [...]
September 6th, 2007 by financetwitter
Boy - was I lucky or what? I’m referring to my decision yesterday to lock-in profit on Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) trade. I’ve put in my thought why I close the position on AAPL Oct 130 Call in my entry at “Taking Money off the Table before Apple Special Event”.And so Apple plunged [...]
September 5th, 2007 by financetwitter
If you’re still holding your Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) shares or option contracts as of writing time (1:30 pm E.T), I hope the market will be kind with you for the subsequent hours. As I’ve blogged about 4 hours ago, I had prepared myself to take money off the table today, no matter w [...]
September 5th, 2007 by financetwitter
Apple Inc.’s (Nasdaq: AAPL, stock) was trading up 6 points yesterday ahead of today's "Special Event" at 1:00 pm E.T. The company however has not given any indication of the subject of the event, so in turn there has been a lot of speculation over the last few weeks regarding what will be announce [...]
September 5th, 2007 by financetwitter
On the personal note, since the news that Ling Liong Sik had resigned as the President of MCA (a component party of the ruling government) as well as Transport Minister in 2003 after a political battle with his former deputy Lim Ah Lek which split the party into Camp-A and Camp-B, he has not been ta [...]
September 4th, 2007 by financetwitter
One of the greatest moments everyone is waiting each year will be the Budget announcement. The Budget 2008 will be presented by Malaysia premier Badawi this Friday, 7th Sept 2007. The corporate as well as individual will be waiting anxiously to know what the goodies are that Badawi will bring to the [...]
September 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
I guess it must be too painful for the Chairman of Transmile Group Berhad (KLSE: TRANMIL, stock-code 7000) to accept the fact that he indeed screwed-up big time with the recent accounting irregularities, so much so that the richest man in Malaysia Robert Kuok has no other choice but to tell him to r [...]
September 3rd, 2007 by financetwitter
There’re basically two sectors which will flourish when a country’s economy is picking up – banking and property. On the same note should the recession hits, these two same sectors will suffer on equal quantum. FinanceTwitter had written some articles on property stocks and amongst others, the [...]
September 2nd, 2007 by financetwitter
Maika Holdings Berhad, which was established a quarter of century ago in 1982 to allow the Indian community in Malaysia to take a share in the country's economic development, has been a disaster from the beginning. The company was launched with much hope and hype by MIC (one of the component parties [...]
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