By Nur Athirah Mohd Shaharuddin & Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, June 19 (Bernama) -- ASEAN needs to double down on streamlining regulations and cutting red tape, including harmonising customs procedures, to unlock the full potential of sub-regional groupings.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market is expected to stay muted with a sideways trend leaning towards further weakness.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market extended its mixed performance at the close today, in tandem with regional rubber futures markets and crude oil prices, a dealer said.
KUALA LUMPUR. June 9 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian rubber market ended mixed amidst downward momentum in the Japanese rubber futures market, a dealer said.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, June 7 (Bernama) -- The local rubber market is expected to experience muted demand next week due to global economic uncertainties following the ‘hanging’ United States (US) tariffs, which are still on a 90-day pause.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, June 6 (Bernama) -- The ringgit continues to strengthen against the US dollar on Friday, as the United States (US) economic data points to further weakening amid concerns over tariffs and fiscal policies, an analyst said.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid and Nur Atiq Maisarah Suhaimi
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia must be prepared to negotiate the next wave of potential American tariffs targeting key strategic sectors and products such as semiconductors, technology products and pharmaceuticals, rather than focusing solely on negotiating reciprocal tariffs reductions currently with the US.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia picked up momentum in the final hour of trading to close marginally higher, driven by bargain-hunting in energy and telecommunication stocks during the late session, said an analyst.
By Rosemarie Khoo Mohd Sani
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia erased early gains to close lower for the sixth consecutive day today, weighed down by selling pressure in regional emerging markets due to concerns over the ongoing US tariff conflict, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 3 (Bernama) -- The seasonally adjusted S&P Global Malaysia manufacturing purchasing manager’s index (PMI) inched up to 48.8 in May, compared to 48.6 in April, signalling a sustained, though softer moderation in operating conditions.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is likely to be traded cautiously against the US dollar next week amid ongoing uncertainties surrounding US tariff policy developments, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, May 31 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are likely to trade higher next week as investors may shift to safe-haven assets amid renewed market uncertainty on US tariff policy developments, said SPI Asset Management managing partner Stephen Innes.
