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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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March 12th, 2022 by financetwitter
After the U.S. and Europe imposed sanctions on Russia, it triggered a massive devaluation of the country's currency - ruble. Russians lined up at ATMs to withdraw their money. The Bank of Russia immediately hiked the interest rates to 20% to slow the withdrawal, as the ruble plunged 30% against the [...]
March 10th, 2022 by financetwitter
Is the tearful episode involving single mother Loh Siew Hong, whose three children were converted to Islam without her knowledge, over? It appears not, judging by the MAIPS' (Perlis Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council) latest intervention to ensure the underage kids remain converted, despite [...]
March 8th, 2022 by financetwitter
Forget US$100 crude oil. We have passed that. Crude oil has already hit US$130 a barrel. Chances are the commodity will stay above 100 bucks as long as the Russia-Ukraine war does not de-escalate. And it appears the worst is yet to come. When will the Western powers realize that sanctions will not w [...]
March 7th, 2022 by financetwitter
When Muhyiddin Yassin betrayed his friends and allies in the Pakatan Harapan namely PKR, DAP and Amanah in early 2020, he was on cloud nine. He was actually very proud of himself not because he finally managed to fulfil his ambition to become a prime minister, but because he thought he was a genius, [...]
March 4th, 2022 by financetwitter
China is arguably the biggest winner in the current Russia-Ukraine war. And if it's true that senior Chinese officials told senior Russian officials in early February not to invade Ukraine before the end of the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as claimed by the New York Times (which has been rubbished by [...]
March 2nd, 2022 by financetwitter
Colgate-Palmolive CEO Noel Wallace has warned American consumers to get ready to pay 10 bucks for a tube of toothpaste. Consumer goods companies like Colgate has started increasing prices last year as a result of rising war material costs and labour shortages due to the Covid-19 pandemic. But the Ru [...]
February 28th, 2022 by financetwitter
Najib Razak has every reason to smile, if the feedback from ethnic Chinese during his two recent visits is any indicator. First, the former prime minister visited the Foon Yew High School, the top Chinese independent school in the country. He was given an opportunity to speak at the school, despite [...]
February 27th, 2022 by financetwitter
Peter Drucker is one of the top 20th-century business thinkers. He’s fondly called the “father of modern management” because of his contribution to management. You can visit here to find out more about Peter Drucker and his management ideas. It was this great man that said that the 2 functions [...]
February 26th, 2022 by financetwitter
Real estate investing is one of the best ways to make money as there is always a need for homes. The demand is always increasing, which translates to an always increasing real estate market. Before you get into real estate investing, here are a few tips to help maximize your profits.
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February 26th, 2022 by financetwitter
When it comes to building a successful portfolio for your future, there’s a lot of learning you might need to do. It’s not enough to simply jump into the stock market and start buying and selling based on a whim. Although some people seem convinced that guy instinct is all they need to thrive � [...]
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