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The Dollar has traded mostly firmer, posting fresh trend highs in the case against the Yen, while lifting versus the Euro and other currencies, although holding below recent highs. The main exception was the the Canadian dollar which rallied strongly after the U.S. and Canadian came to an agreement on trade late yesterday, which will […]

The Dollar has traded mixed, pegging 11-month highs against the Yen at one extreme while diving nearly 1% versus the Canadian dollar at the other. Broad Euro firmness was also a theme. USD-CAD dove four-month low at 1.2787 following news late Sunday that U.S. and Canadian came to an agreement on trade, which will see, […]

OVERVIEW Sterling strengthens widely despite a Conservative party Brexit conflict The Canadian Dollar is at a 4-month high on headline-grabbing USMCA trade deal The Turkish Lira is at a 6-week high HIGHLIGHT The Canadian Dollar and Mexican Peso strengthened on a deadline-defying USMCA trade deal which will replace the beleaguered NAFTA agreement. This propelled the […]

The Dollar index rallied in N.Y. trade on Monday, taking it to 95.36 highs from opening lows of 95.01. The move came despite softer ISM and construction spending data, and was largely attributed to the trade agreement between the U.S. and Canada. EUR-USD slipped to 1.1564, helped lower by Italian political concerns. USD-JPY rallied to […]

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KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Travellers can now purchase KLIA Ekspres tickets on the Traveloka app, other than at KLIA Ekspres ticket counters, website and its…

HAIPHONG, Vietnam (Oct 1): At a time when auto companies in the developed world are facing a squeeze on their profits from cash-rich tech firms,…

SINGAPORE (Oct 1): Hong Leong Holdings, the privately-held property development and investment arm of Hong Leong Group, on Monday announced the development of its second…

MELAKA (Oct 1): The Ministry of Economic Affairs Malaysia has outlined two key approaches in order to review the 11th Malaysia Plan (11MP) to be…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): The FBM KLCI closed down 0.69 point or 0.04% after volatile trade while Bursa Malaysia’s energy index rose 46.79 points or…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 1): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus on Tuesday (Oct 2) may include: AppAsia Bhd, Bioalpha Holdings…

LONDON (Oct 1): Malaysian Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Malaysia will hold trade talks with the United Kingdom separately post-Brexit. He said Malaysia intended…

KUALA LUMPUR: While the government steps up efforts to address the problem of unaffordable properties faced by the public, containing escalating land costs, which are…

KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 2): The FBM KLCI got off to a muted start this morning as sentiment at the local market remained tepid. At 9.05am, the…