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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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December 20th, 2022 by financetwitter
As former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger called again for an urgent negotiation to end the war in Ukraine before it spread to the entire world, fear has emerged that Belarus could enter the war any moment now. Russian president Vladimir Putin has made a rare visit to Belarus on Monday (Dec [...]
December 19th, 2022 by financetwitter
Khazanah Nasional Berhad (KNB) has made changes to its list of the board of directors. The latest update on the website of the sovereign wealth fund of Malaysia shows two figures have been removed - former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri as chairman and Azmin Ali as director. The quick removal came afte [...]
December 18th, 2022 by financetwitter
When Mahiaddin Yassin snatched power through the backdoor in Feb 2020, the democratically-elected Pakatan Harapan government collapsed. Except Selangor, Penang and Negeri Sembilan, the coalition eventually lost power in several states in Peninsular such as Perak, Johor, Kedah and Melaka due to defec [...]
December 17th, 2022 by financetwitter
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell isn't sure if a recession will hit the United States next year, even though many believe it has actually started already. But he is sure about one thing - the inflation has been hitting the world's biggest economy since the beginning of the year. So, his immedi [...]
December 15th, 2022 by financetwitter
For decades, the parasites have been leaching off people's hard-earned money because they were part of a group called "political appointees". They were everywhere - companies under the Minister of Finance Incorporated (MoF Inc), government-linked companies (GLCs), government-linked investment compan [...]
December 14th, 2022 by financetwitter
What Should Be Known About Trading Indices?
Stock indexes give investors wide opportunities within the trading process. Such indicators help assess the condition of a particular group of assets. Usually, these are shares of certain huge companies. The modern market offers dealers plenty of various [...]
December 13th, 2022 by financetwitter
Sanctions on Iranian and Venezuelan oil have forced the lucrative commodity to be traded in the black market. If the plan was to punish and topple the dictatorship of both countries, the Western powers have failed miserably. The sanctions on Russian oil have only made the situation worse- triggering [...]
December 12th, 2022 by financetwitter
Mahiaddin Yassin is in trouble. In fact, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is extremely panicked because he could be charged for money laundering and might end up as prison mate of former Prime Minister Najib Razak. The former backdoor prime minister, along with his best friend Abdul Hadi Awan [...]
December 9th, 2022 by financetwitter
From Oscars to dignitary visits, the red carpet rolled out going back at least a century symbolizes glamour, power and royalty. In Saudi Arabia, there's another colour that is associated with royalty - "purple". The purple represents the colour of the kingdom's deserts and plateaus in the spring, wh [...]
December 7th, 2022 by financetwitter
When Muhyiddin Yassin confronted Prime Minister Najib Razak over the infamous 1MDB scandal in 2015, he was sacked. However, the former deputy prime minister did not go against his boss because he was disgusted with the corruption and money laundering involving the 1Malaysia Development Bhd sovereign [...]
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