Many low-income PPR folk don’t know what aid is available — UN study
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia, which needs to expand its social aid programs, also has to greatly raise awareness about the help that is available…
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Malaysia reports 799 new Covid-19 cases, 466 in Sabah and 170 in Klang Valley
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia reported 799 new COVID-19 cases today — an increase from 649 yesterday — with three deaths. This raised the total number…
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KLCI closes 1.89% lower in cautious trading ahead of next week’s developments
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The FBM KLCI closed 1.89% lower today on profit taking amid cautious sentiment ahead of crucial developments at home and abroad. The…
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EVENING 5: Five things you need to know today
EVENING 5: Felda eyes FGV’s palm oil assets 1. The Federal Land Development Authority intends to buy over FGV Holdings Bhd’s palm oil assets. 2….
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Aid needed urgently for urban poor’s recovery from COVID-19
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Malaysia needs to put in place a more effective social policy framework to provide timely aid to ensure the urban poor…
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Govt mulls issuing temporary work permits for undocumented migrants — Muhyiddin
MUAR (Oct 30): The Government is considering issuing temporary work permits to illegal foreign workers in the country to overcome the shortage of foreign workers…
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Lagenda Properties, Bina Darulaman, Tek Seng, FGV, PPB, CME, Focus Dynamics, AE Multi, Notion VTec, Axiata and AirAsia
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, stocks in focus for Monday (Nov 2) may include the following: Lagenda Properties…
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XE Market Analysis: Europe – Oct 29, 2020
The dollar and yen have softened after rallying strongly yesterday on safe haven demand. Short-term speculative participants and others accumulated large long exposures in these currencies, particularly in yen crosses such as CAD-JPY, and there has naturally been some impetus to book profits with U.S. and European equity index futures finding a footing after yesterday’s […]
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XE Market Analysis: North America – Oct 29, 2020
The dollar and more especially the yen rebounded from intraday weakness. EUR-USD inched towards yesterday’s low at 1.1717, with the pair at levels prevailing in the late London morning showing a modest 20-pip-plus (approx) decline on yesterday’s low. EUR-JPY was down quite sharply, putting the cross below the 122.00 level for the first time since […]
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XE Market Analysis: Asia – Oct 29, 2020
Despite the largely risk-on backdrop in N.Y. on Thursday, the Dollar rallied broadly. Solid incoming data appeared to have a bit of a delayed reaction from the FX market, as Q3 GDP beat consensus forecasts, as did the weekly jobless claims figures. The DXY rallied to one-month highs of 94.10, up from overnight lows of […]
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US Dollar Recovery Ahead? USD/MXN, USD/KRW, USD/ZAR Reversing
The US Dollar may stage a comeback against emerging market currencies amid growing signs of a recovery in USD/MXN, USD/KRW and USD/ZAR.
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USD/CAD IG Client Sentiment: Our data shows traders are now net-short USD/CAD for the first time since Jul 20, 2020 when USD/CAD traded near 1.35.
Traders are further net-short than yesterday and last week, and the combination of current sentiment and recent changes gives us a stronger USD/CAD-bullish contrarian trading bias.
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Indian Rupee, Nifty 50 Forecast: USD/INR Breakout as Volatility Spikes?
The Indian Rupee may weaken following a breakout higher in USD/INR. Despite rising global stock market volatility, the Nifty 50 has been holding its ground. Could it capitulate lower?
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USD Technical Analysis: AUD/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD Key Levels to Watch
The haven-associated US Dollar may continue to recover against its major counterparts as market sentiment notable sours. DXY, AUD/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD levels to watch.
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Nasdaq 100 Technical Outlook in for a Big Test in Days, Weeks Ahead
The Nasdaq 100 is falling towards the top of the bull market channel it left behind in July; how price action unfolds soon could have big implications for the broader market.
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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Pre-Election Breakdown to Monthly Lows
Gold is down 1.7% this week with price breaking to fresh monthly lows days ahead of the US Elections. Here are technical levels that matter on the XAU/USD weekly chart.
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FGV expects compensation from LLA termination to be between RM3.5b and RM4.3b
KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 29): FGV Holdings Bhd said it will start the process of terminating the land lease agreement (LLA) with the Federal Land Development…