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The Dollar has held up despite the two top members of the Fed acknowledging last week building risks to global growth. The U.S. currency has largely held within respective Friday ranges versus other currencies. USD-JPY was an exception, as the pair edged out an 18-day low of 112.60 before steadying. In contrast EUR-JPY and most […]

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said today that the proposed UMNO-PAS merger goes against Barisan Nasional’s (BN) spirit of…

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak was questioned this morning by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Agency (MACC) in relation to the…

HANOI (Nov 19): Vietnam and Russia on Monday agreed to nearly triple bilateral trade to $10 billion by 2020 from $3.55 billion last year, while expanding…

SINGAPORE (Nov 19): Southeast Asia’s internet economy is on pace to expand 37% this year to US$72 billion and is projected to exceed US$240 billion…

SINGAPORE (Nov 19): Oil prices rose by around 1 percent on Monday amid expectations that top exporter Saudi Arabia will push producer club OPEC as…

HONG KONG (Nov 19): Bank of America Merrill Lynch lowers its forecast for Malaysia’s growth this year to 4.7%, from 5.1%, economist Mohamed Faiz Nagutha…

SINGAPORE (Nov 19): Singapore is expected to report slower third-quarter economic growth than initially thought, a Reuters poll showed, as the manufacturing sector faces strains from…

TOKYO (Nov 19): Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn is to be arrested by Tokyo prosecutors for alleged financial violations in Japan, the Asahi newspaper reported…

LONDON (Nov 19): The dollar steadied on Monday after posting its biggest weekly drop in two months last week as investors grew cautious about the near…

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 19): The FBM KLCI gained 4.33 points or 0.25% with major Asian equity markets and as Malaysian banking and plantation shares rose….