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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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Comparing Premier League teams is not always as simple as checking their position in the table.
Two clubs can sit next to each other in the standings while having very different strengths, weaknesses, and styles of play. One may rely on a strong defence and narrow victories, while another may sc
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March 13th, 2023 by financetwitter
Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) said on Wednesday (March 8) that it would like to raise some funds - US$2.2 billion to be precise. Investors as well as venture capitalists were surprised that the bank - 16th biggest in the United States, with US$209 billion in assets - suddenly needed so much money. Withi [...]
March 11th, 2023 by financetwitter
Anwar Ibrahim's pledge to crack down on corruption has sent shivers down the spine of many corrupt politicians, including three former Prime Ministers - Mahathir Mohamad, Muhyiddin Yassin and Ismail Sabri. But they are not the only sharks identified. Powerful politicians like Daim Zainuddin and supe [...]
March 9th, 2023 by financetwitter
No amount of praying can help Muhyiddin Yassin if indeed he had received bribes or abused his power to help families or cronies enriched themselves. Praying to the God cannot erase money trails that would implicate him of corruption and money laundering, even though it is a good tactic to trick his [...]
March 8th, 2023 by financetwitter
In January, China warned U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy not to visit Taiwan, lecturing the California Republican that the United States should respect the one-Chine principle. While Beijing did not say what China would do in response to any such trip, you don't need Einstein to tell that Beijing [...]
March 7th, 2023 by financetwitter
The system of fractional ownership offers individuals a cheaper way of acquiring a percentage of a condominium, resort, yacht, and other assets that are too expensive for a single person to buy. This applies fairly well with second properties or high-end luxury real estate and you can read about how [...]
March 6th, 2023 by financetwitter
After royal decrees from the Sultanate of Selangor, Perak and Johor banning politicians from using mosques to deliver religious lectures or "ceramahs" - which are actually political propaganda - Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin becomes the latest monarch to do so. The order was issued in a statement on Ma [...]
March 5th, 2023 by financetwitter
Former U.S. President Barack Obama once said of Joe Biden - "Don't underestimate Joe's ability to fuck things up." Indeed, president Biden has screwed up so spectacularly that he's sleepwalking off a 100-metre cliff, without any clue whatsoever that he is leading the world to the first Nuclear War - [...]
March 3rd, 2023 by financetwitter
For the sixth consecutive year, Japan topped the list of the most powerful passports in the world in 2023. But it's wrong to think the Japanese passport, which allows its holders to visit 193 of 227 destinations visa-free, is the best boutique. Travellers and entrepreneurs trying to find a "one-stop [...]
March 1st, 2023 by financetwitter
He could say and do anything he likes, including insulting and belittling all the nine Malay Rulers. And he certainly could instigate social unrest with seditious statements to the point of starting bloody racial riots. Abdul Hadi Awang realizes he is untouchable because all the sultans - even the r [...]
February 27th, 2023 by financetwitter
China has so far refused to be dragged into the Ukraine War. However, the economic powerhouse has been accused by the West of supporting the Russian simply because Beijing repeatedly declines to condemn Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and Western logic is that "you are either with us - or aga [...]
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