Ahead of Malaysian polls, bots flood Twitter with pro-government messages
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Just weeks before Malaysia goes to the polls, automated accounts known as bots are flooding Twitter with tens of thousands of…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): Just weeks before Malaysia goes to the polls, automated accounts known as bots are flooding Twitter with tens of thousands of…
The dollar has been trading near net steady so far today, while yen weakness remained a theme. EUR-USD has settled in the upper 1.2300s, holding below the three-week high seen earlier in the week at 1.2414. USD-JPY edged out a three-session high at 107.51, EUR-JPY a two-month high, just above 133.00, while AUD-JPY managed a […]
The dollar dipped in early trade, taking the DXY to 89.45 lows, from a pre-open high of 89.77. A modest USD short covering rally set in ahead of the London close, which lifted the index back to 89.63. There was no data to drive the market, and FX trade overall was subdues. EUR-USD ranged between […]
OVERVIEW Market sentiment remains positive on headlines that US officials met with North Korean leadership. Canadian Dollar falls after BoC Governor is cautious on rate outlook. GBP slides after inflation cools. EUR mixed, inflation revised down. Turkish Lira outperforming after the president announces the early election. HIGHLIGHT
The dollar has been trading near steady on net, while moderate yen weakness was a theme during the Tokyo session. The pound also came under some pressure following a miss in UK retail sales, and the Australian dollar lifted concomitantly with commodity prices out of post-Australian jobs data lows, subsequently posting a fresh trend high. […]
OVERVIEW FX market generally quiet with little economic data released. GBP falls after weak retail sales but recovers on M&A announcement. USD flat, Fed’s economic survey suggests economy still growing “moderately”. HIGHLIGHT
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SINGAPORE (April 19): Singapore is very vulnerable to an escalation of a trade dispute between the world’s two major economies, the United States and China,…
SEOUL (April 19): North Korea has expressed its desire for “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula and is not seeking conditions such as US troops…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): The FBM KLCI jumped at the 11th-hour for a 15.86-point or 0.8% rise to close at its record high amid an…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): Tax reliefs have been commonly accorded to mega public infrastructure developments as a government incentive since the 1980s, the Royal Malaysian…
KUALA LUMPUR (April 19): General insurer MSIG Insurance (Malaysia) Bhd (MSIG Malaysia), a subsidiary of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd, will be providing its travel…