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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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June 10th, 2023 by financetwitter
Opposition Perikatan Nasional has less than 5% support from non-Muslim voters namely ethnic Chinese and Indians. Like it or not, some corrupt Chinese (especially MCA hardcore supporters) will still vote for the racist bigot Bersatu and religious extremist PAS due to hatred and jealousy against rival [...]
June 6th, 2023 by financetwitter
Lloyd Austin, the first African American to serve as the U.S. secretary of defence, was eager to meet Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit on Saturday (June 3). His wishes came true - for only 10 seconds. He took the initiative to reach out to the Chinese mi [...]
June 2nd, 2023 by financetwitter
Some 5 years ago, President Donald Trump launched a trade war with China. The goal was to decouple the U.S. economy from China. In 2020, with the U.S. presidential election approaching, Trump again raised the idea of separating the American and Chinese economies. In both 2016 and 2020 campaigns, Chi [...]
May 31st, 2023 by financetwitter
Something incredibly funny is happening in the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS - Parti Islam Se-Malaysia). The desperate opposition party is so hungry for power that it was reduced to creating fairy tales that Anwar-led Unity Government has offered it to join the federal government. Even after the go [...]
May 30th, 2023 by financetwitter
The oil industry presents vast opportunities for traders who possess a deep understanding of market conditions and employ effective strategies. Let's delve into important aspects of oil trading, including various types of this valuable resource, factors influencing prices, trading strategies, risk m [...]
May 29th, 2023 by financetwitter
Germany officially plunged into recession during the first three months of the year. The Europe's largest economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2023 after it suffered a decline of 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2022. A recession is defined as two consecutive quarters of contraction, ther [...]
May 26th, 2023 by financetwitter
Disgraced Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) reportedly has demanded 10 seats in the upcoming six state elections - Penang, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, Kedah, Kelantan and Terengganu. Two of those seats are in Penang. Because there's zero chance of winning any seats in PAS-controlled states Kedah, K [...]
May 24th, 2023 by financetwitter
Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS - Parti Islam Se-Malaysia) might look calm from the outside, even after it failed to form a new government post-2022 General Election. But if you observe carefully, the religious extremist party is having internal crises. Cracks are visible between the party and its pa [...]
May 22nd, 2023 by financetwitter
You can only push someone so far for so long before he fights back. For the last couple of years, the U.S. has been aggressively trying to stop the rise of the red dragon - from trade war to tech war, and from blacklisting Chinese technology giant like Huawei to forcing South Korea, Japan, Taiwan an [...]
May 21st, 2023 by financetwitter
Plagued with corruption charges, former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, whose given name is Mahiaddin Yasin but too embarrassed to use it, now depends on the upcoming state elections to return to power. Only then can the crook order the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) to drop all his ch [...]
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