12d ago
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, March 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit eased on Monday as market players continued to shift towards safe-haven assets amid uncertainties surrounding the fallout from the ongoing conflict in West Asia, now stretching beyond a month.
12d ago
JOHOR BAHRU, March 29 (Bernama) -- The government is focusing on balancing public welfare, inflationary pressures, and the sustainability of the country’s economic growth following the conflict in West Asia, with the 2026 economic growth target remaining at 4 to 4.5 per cent for now.
12d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 29 (Bernama) — Malaysia and China are emerging as relatively resilient economies in Asia amid intensifying global energy market volatility due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia.
14d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade around the 4.00 level against the US dollar next week, as expectations of a prolonged West Asia conflict weigh on the currency.
14d ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Crude palm oil (CPO) futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expcted to trade higher next week, supported by stronger demand expectations, a trader said.
14d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to trade within a wide range of US$4,300 to US$4,500 next week amid market uncertainty over ongoing West Asia tensions.
14d ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- The rubber market is expected to trend higher next week, supported by stronger demand for the commodity amid supply disruptions in the global synthetic rubber segment, according to the Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA).
14d ago
By Siti Noor Afera Abu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is expected to trade cautiously next week as the unresolved West Asia conflict continues to shape global market direction.
14d ago
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has decided there is no necessity at present to proceed with the proposed legislation to establish a Bursa Malaysia Bhd subsidiary (Bursa Malaysia RegSub) to assume the regulatory functions currently undertaken by the exchange holding company.
14d ago
By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- Solar energy has become an important electricity generation alternative to replace oil, gas, and coal which are in short supply due to the ongoing conflict in West Asia, according to non-governmental organisation (NGO) Citizens International.
14d ago
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit, along with other regional currencies, closed lower against the US dollar on Friday as investors, both globally and regionally, shifted back to safe-haven investments due to ongoing geopolitical uncertainties in West Asia.
14d ago
By K. Naveen Prabu
KUALA LUMPUR, March 27 (Bernama) -- The Kuala Lumpur rubber market ended higher on Friday, extending its gains amid rising Japanese rubber futures and supported by firm physical prices of the commodity in Thailand.