By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 1 (Bernama) -- Global shipping costs are expected to remain high next year, with freight rates likely to continue rising due to ongoing challenges in the shipping industry, including US President-elect Donald Trump’s tariff threats and the situation in the Red Sea.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia is likely to maintain its recovery momentum in the coming week, with the FBM KLCI moving within a constrained range of 1,600-1,610, said UOB Kay Hian Wealth Advisors head of investment research Mohd Sedek Jantan.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 30 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to trade within the range of 4.4275 to 4.4475 versus the American dollar next week, with a slight upside bias, on anticipation of a US interest rate cut in December.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher on Thursday but turned lower thereafter following a lack of catalysts amid Wall Street’s soft performance amid sticky inflation data and trading slowing ahead of the US Thanksgiving Day holiday.
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 (Bernama) -- The ringgit ended higher against the US dollar on Wednesday, buoyed by the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) latest meeting minutes, which were perceived as less hawkish than anticipated and kept the rate-cutting narrative alive.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has emphasised that the targeted rationalisation of diesel subsidies starting in June 2024 is not the main cause of the rise in costs of goods in the manufacturing sector, which led to the decline in the Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) in July 2024.
By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended higher on Tuesday, tracking the stronger soybean oil market on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), a trader said.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia bucked the mostly weaker regional market trend at the close today, with a stellar performance by heavyweights supporting the key index to stay above the psychologically 1,600 level.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (Bernama) -- There is a growing demand for private health insurance in ASEAN, particularly following the COVID-19 pandemic, said Malaysian Reinsurance Bhd (Malaysian Re).
From M. Saraswathi
LIMA (Peru), Nov 16 (Bernama) -- The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) must recognise the potential of non-traditional alliances such as the African Union, Latin America and BRICS, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 13 (Bernama) -- Tun Daim Zainuddin, who passed away this morning at the age of 86, is best known as former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s chief economic troubleshooter.
From M. Saraswathi
LIMA (Peru), Nov 12 (Bernama) -- Economic and geopolitical factors are slowing growth in the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) region, which consists of 21 member economies, according to the APEC Regional Trends Analysis report.
