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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 1st, 2007 by financetwitter
Remember those days when you will get to bring back certificates of shares that you bought from the stock exchange? Before computerization, stock investors will be given certificates which stated the number of shares of a particular listed company you bought as proof of your ownership. However due t [...]
August 30th, 2007 by financetwitter
In the yo-yo trend, Dow Jones industrials gained almost 250 points after Wednesday's closing. Reason - many investors believe the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting on Sept. 18 or even sooner and were preparing for Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke to hint at such a move on Friday a [...]
August 29th, 2007 by financetwitter
This year, 2007, marks the 10-years anniversary since the last recession in 1997 Asia Economiy Crisis which saw the local Kuala Lumpur Composite Index plunged from the pride of 1,230 points to the lowest of merely 262 points (Sept 1998). 1997 crash was also the most severe to the extend that the for [...]
August 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
In the latest filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A, stock) revealed it has bought additional 10.1 million shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (NYSE: BNI, stock) since 23rd Aug 2007, raising its stake in the nation's No. [...]
August 28th, 2007 by financetwitter
Since the last durian-eating session between Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Malaysia’s premier Badawi with the pledge by the former to support IDR (Iskandar Development Region), everthing has quiet down until today when the ambitious IDR project was awaken again by the local medi [...]
August 27th, 2007 by financetwitter
In the upcoming 2008 Malaysia Budget, the government may implement the goods and services tax (GST) and single-tier corporate tax. Deloitte KassimChan Tax Services Sdn Bhd technical director K Sandra Segaran said the GST was likely to be accompanied by further reductions in both corporate and person [...]
August 26th, 2007 by financetwitter
The Dow Jones industrial average rose more than 140 points on Friday, closing at 13,378.87, mainly due to stronger-than-expected reading on new homes sales for July. The Commerce Department said new home sales rose 2.8 percent in July, after falling 4 percent in June. The increase in July lifted sal [...]
August 26th, 2007 by financetwitter
As much as you like to surf the internet for great information to either help you in your daily work or to do research for your blog, there is the possibility of your computer being exposed to other unfriendly parties. When your notebook or computer is online, your computer will constantly broadcast [...]
August 25th, 2007 by financetwitter
Ever since the subprime mortgage mini crisis ruled the U.S. financial news end of July 2007, every single stock was affected regardless of whether it’s financial or technology stock. And you should have noticed FinanceTwitter had stopped trading options temporary since then. Coincidently the housi [...]
August 24th, 2007 by financetwitter
While the Federal Reserve is busy fighting and calming the internal subprime mortgage crisis internally, one external force could and might be the catalyst that would add fuel to the already spooky wildfire. This factor is none other than the U.S. economic rival China.Starting with banks, Chinese ba [...]
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