The dollar sold off sharply following the worst U.S. retail sales report since 2009. PPI data was mixed, while jobless claims were higher than expected. This resulted in equity futures and Treasury yields move sharply lower. Later, reports that the U.S. and China remain far apart on trade, saw safe-haven flows pick the Greenback up […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 14): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, stocks in focus on Friday (Feb 15) may include: YTL Hospitality Real Estate…
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): Court of Appeal judge Datuk Hamid Sultan Abu Backer has made explosive claims of judicial and constitutional misconduct, repeatedly calling for…
NEW YORK (Feb 15): The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped while the Nasdaq posted a slim gain on Thursday as investors struggled to square…
NEW YORK (Feb 15): Oil prices edged higher on Thursday and Brent hit the highest level this year, but gains were capped after the steepest…
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian economy is expected to remain on the growth path driven by the resilience of private consumption and continuation of civil engineering…
SYDNEY (Feb 15): Asian stocks looked set to end the week with declines following a dip in U.S. equities as concern about the economy resurfaced…
KUALA LUMPUR: Court of Appeal judge Datuk Dr Hamid Sultan Abu Backer has made explosive claims of judicial and constitutional misconduct, repeatedly calling for an…
(Feb 15): Roger Ng, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc banker accused of playing a role in defrauding sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB),…
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 15): The FBM KLCI rose after crude oil prices’ overnight rise supported Malaysian share market sentiment today. At 9am today, the KLCI opened…
SINGAPORE (Feb 15): Singapore’s economy grew at its slowest pace in more than two years in the fourth quarter, data showed on Friday, as the…
A risk-on theme continued to course through forex markets, which has propelled AUD-JPY, a cross with a relatively high beta characteristic, up by over 0.6% in making an eight-day high at 78.94. USD-JPY, meanwhile, rose for a third consecutive session, this time printing a new seven-week high at 110.70. EUR-JPY and other Yen crosses have […]