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By Rosemarie Khoo
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally lower today due to concerns over rising output in the coming weeks, said palm oil trader David Ng.
BEIJING, April 13 (Bernama) -- A sense of disquiet and anxiety is certainly spreading among the Chinese public following the barrage of US retaliatory tariffs imposed on China over the past week, unsettling markets and fuelling fears of a global recession.
PUTRAJAYA, April 10 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the 90-day pause of US tariffs on 75 countries, including Malaysia, has offered temporary relief for the country.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 10 (Bernama) -- ASEAN must remain neutral in the escalating global trade war over tariffs between superpowers the United States and China, former Bank Negara Assistant Governor Tan Sri Andrew Sheng said.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 9 (Bernama) -- ASEAN Finance Ministers today got down to the hard work of putting in place the necessary pre-requisites and initiatives to deepen financial integration more urgently in the light of debilitating tariffs on all member states.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, April 8 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed marginally higher, snapping a three-day losing streak on bargain hunting.
By Yin Shao Loong
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- The April 2 tariffs unveiled by United States (US) President Donald Trump have shocked the world and represent a departure from the globalisation policy of previous US administrations.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 (Bernama) -- RHB Investment Bank Bhd (RHB IB) has revised Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) forecast for 2025 downwards to 4.5 per cent from an earlier projection of 5.0 per cent, following rising trade tensions and recent tariff hikes that pose a threat to the nation’s export-driven economy.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysian glove makers are among the top gainers today as the American tariff differential widens between Malaysia and China exports to the United States (US), which stands at 24 per cent and at least 54 per cent, respectively.
By Engku Shariful Azni Engku Ab Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, April 2 (Bernama) -- The crude palm oil (CPO) futures contract on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed higher on Wednesday, tracking stronger soybean oil prices and higher export estimates, said palm oil trader David Ng.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 24 (Bernama) -- Public Investment Bank Bhd (PIVB) has lowered its 2025 full-year Consumer Price Index (CPI) forecast to 2.4 per cent from 3.0 per cent previously.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 6 (Bernama) -- The government is confident that efforts to reform the economy and labour market will strengthen the country’s economic foundations and ensure a dynamic, inclusive, and competitive labour market, according to the Ministry of Economy.
