U.S. jobless claims dip to 48-year low for second straight week
(Sept 13): Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits declined to a fresh 48-year low for the second straight week, underscoring a tight job market, Labor Department…
(Sept 13): Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits declined to a fresh 48-year low for the second straight week, underscoring a tight job market, Labor Department…
(Sept 13): Kofi Annan, the soft-spoken diplomat who served as the first United Nations secretary-general from sub-Saharan Africa and died Aug 18 in Switzerland at…
(Sept 13): For the first time, former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak has said that the source of the RM2.6 billion in his personal…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Based on corporate announcements and news flow today, stocks in focus on Friday (Sept 14) may include: Westports Holdings Bhd, Bermaz…
The dollar traded lower versus major currencies in N.Y. on Wednesday, initially falling on the back of cooler U.S. PPI numbers, then dropping further as reports circulated that the U.S. and China would restart stalled trade talks in the next few weeks. The news saw the Greenback lose some of its safe-haven appeal. Risk-sensitive USD-JPY […]
Both the Dollar and Yen have firmed up against most other currencies amid a backdrop of risk aversion in Asia, with the Japanese currency marginally outperforming the U.S. currency, seeing USD-JPY nudge lower after initially posting a one-week high in early Asia-Pacific dealings, at 111.65, with the pair then ebbing to the 111.45-50 area. The […]
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): The government expects to disclose the mechanism on the implementation of a targeted petroleum subsidy system by early next year, Deputy…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Seventy-five per cent of shops and restaurants are not subject to the new tax system that replaced the goods and services…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) has concluded the meeting with Chairman of the Council of Eminent Persons (CEP) Tun Daim Zainuddin…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): The FBM KLCI fell 13.92 points or 0.77% to close at 1,785.25 today in what appears to be a catch-up with…
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 12): Tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun has categorically denied an NMDRP online report today which said he had invested half…
PUTRAJAYA (Sept 12): Datuk Ahmad Badri Mohd Zahir has been appointed the new Treasury secretary-general from Sept 12, Chief Secretary to the Government Datuk Seri…