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(March 25): Tech giants from Tencent Holdings Ltd to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd dived after US regulators revived threats to toss China’s largest corporations off…

They would be the first ballistic missile tests by North Korea in nearly a year. SEOUL/TOKYO (March 25): North Korea launched two suspected ballistic missiles into…

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): TA Enterprise Bhd will be taken off the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia next Tuesday (March 30), three decades after being a…

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): The FBM KLCI shed 4.67 points or 0.29% to close at 1,597.73 today, while Bursa Malaysia’s Palm Oil Plantation Index fell…

(March 25): A US judge rejected the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) attempts to seize US$325 million (about RM1.35 billion) from an oil exploration joint venture (JV)…

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Malaysia’s daily Covid-19 infections rose to 1,360 today, from 1,268 yesterday, bringing the country’s number of cumulative cases to 338,168. This is…

For now, all that traffic is backed up with the Ever Given aground in the southern part of the canal, creating another setback for global…

EVENING 5: Lim buys Genting HK’s stake in yacht builder Dirty dealings. Corporate battles. Consumer woes. Here are five things you need to know…

KUALA LUMPUR (March 25): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, companies in focus tomorrow may include: Gamuda Bhd, Green Packet Bhd, Spritzer Bhd,…

“We are strongly committed to inflation that averages 2% over time. If it were to be higher or lower than that, then we’d use our…

The DXY dollar index rallied to four-month highs above 92.55 amid a backdrop of continued sputtering across global stock markets. The MSCI Asia-Pacific equity index touched two-week lows. U.S. Treasuries continued to find a safe haven bid, which pushed the 10-year yield under 1.60%, albeit briefly. Base metal prices remained mostly under pressure, although some […]

Both the dollar and yen posted fresh highs against most other currencies amid a backdrop of continued sputtering across global stock markets. The DXY dollar index rallied to four-month highs above 92.61. The MSCI Asia-Pacific equity index touched two-week lows, while European stock markets managed to pare early declines as the morning session wore on, […]

The Dollar was relatively steady, though ended the session slightly higher overall. The DXY printed four-month highs of 92.61ahead of the open, and meandered between there and 92.42 through the session. Incoming data was mixed, with the February durables report missing the mark, while Markit manufacturing and services PMIs both improved. Neither had much impact […]