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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 15th, 2022 by financetwitter
During the 1997-98 Asian Financial Crisis, Ringgit dropped like a rock. In fact, the crisis the swept Southeast Asian countries into currency chaos had forced the Malaysian currency to depreciate by about 80%, from RM2.50 to RM4.50 per US dollar. At its worst level, the currency plunged to a record [...]
September 14th, 2022 by financetwitter
We had warned last month (Aug 22) that the worst is not over yet - the inflation and recession are still alive and the global economy is still in bad shape. However, even after the Dow Jones dropped more than 600 points that day, many investors did not learn the lesson. They thought the inflation is [...]
September 12th, 2022 by financetwitter
Drama King Najib Razak, the former Malaysia Prime Minister currently serving 12 years in prison for looting the state investment fund 1MDB, is so desperate to get out of jail that he has resorted to fake his health. Even before the crook began plundering people's money through the 1MDB scandal, he h [...]
September 12th, 2022 by financetwitter
Hiring the right person to be a brand ambassador can be a great way to promote your company and products. However, it's important to choose the right person for the job and ensure you're setting the right expectations.
With so many influencers out there, how do you know which one of them is right [...]
September 11th, 2022 by financetwitter
Nobody knows what the current government is called. Is it still the hastily and loosely glued backdoor Perikatan Nasional (PN) government formed by former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, even though the new premier is Ismail Sabri, the vice-president of UMNO? Mr Muhyiddin insists it is still the sa [...]
September 9th, 2022 by financetwitter
A double rainbow has formed over Buckingham Palace following the announcement of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday (Sept 8, 2022). Aged 96, the queen died "peacefully" at Balmoral Castle in Scotland. She effectively became the world’s longest-reigning monarch and head of state upon the d [...]
September 8th, 2022 by financetwitter
Ringgit has finally dropped 4.50 to a US dollar on Wednesday (Sept 7) - the lowest since January 1998, during the Asian Financial Crisis. The Malaysia currency plunged as much as 4.5038 before staging a rebound to 4.5017. As feared, once it breached the psychological 4.50 level, it would be difficul [...]
September 6th, 2022 by financetwitter
It's one thing to express full solidarity with Ukraine and pledged to continue offering strong political, financial and humanitarian assistance. It's another thing altogether to condemn Russia and bragged to continue imposing hard-hitting sanctions. The 27-nation leaders of European Union love to ta [...]
September 5th, 2022 by financetwitter
Najib Razak is currently serving 12 years' jail after he lost his final appeal in the Federal Court on August 23. But in less than 2 weeks as the Kajang Prison Complex's newest inmate, the crook has started his usual drama again. Born with a silver spoon, it's extremely difficult for the former prim [...]
September 4th, 2022 by financetwitter
Artemis I mission to orbit the moon has failed again. For the second time this week, NASA was forced to cancel the launch on Saturday (Sept 3) after another fuel leak. The rocket was supposed to go off on Monday, but was postponed to Saturay due to liquid hydrogen leaks. NASA engineers had tried to [...]
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