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Oil retreats as investor focus returns to Ukraine peace talks
SINGAPORE: Oil prices eased on Thursday as investors shifted focus back to Russia-Ukraine peace talks and monitored potential fallout from a U.S. seizure of a sanctioned tanker off the coast […]
Asian FX steady after Fed rate cut; Oracle stokes AI profitability scare
EMERGING Asian equity markets traded mixed on Thursday, while currencies held steady as market participants digested less-hawkish-than-feared comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after a widely expected interest […]
China’s inflation hits two-year high as demand recovers
CHINA’s consumer inflation accelerated to its highest level in nearly two years in November, official data showed on Wednesday, reinforcing signs of a gradual recovery in domestic demand as policy […]
Natural rubber output up 11.4% in October 2025
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s natural rubber (NR) production rose 11.4 per cent to 29,673 tonnes in October 2025 from 26,647 tonnes in September, the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said on […]
Bitcoin dips below US$90,000 as AI worries dent risk appetite
SINGAPORE: Cryptocurrencies tumbled on Thursday and bitcoin fell back below the $90,000 threshold in a renewed signal of market jitters as fresh concerns about artificial intelligence profits weighed on technology […]
Bank Negara likely to keep OPR at 2.75% in 2026 despite US Fed rate cuts
KUALA LUMPUR: Analysts have expected Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to maintain the benchmark rate at 2.75 per cent in 2026 despite the United States central bank’s latest rate cut. Read […]
Dollar stumbles as dovish Fed tempts bears
SINGAPORE: The dollar fell out of favour on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a less hawkish outlook than some had anticipated, giving investors confidence to short the currency as […]
China’s ZTE may pay more than US$1bil to the US over foreign bribery allegations, sources say
CHINESE telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp may pay more than $1 billion to the U.S. government to resolve years-old allegations of foreign bribery, according to two people familiar with the […]
FBM KLCI ticks up as analysts see range-bound trading ahead
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI climbed at midday as investors digested the US Federal Reserve’s rate cut and firmer regional signals. Read full story Date: 11 December, 2025 1:00 pm […]
Australia November jobs fall most in nine months, unemployment rate steady
SYDNEY: Australian employment fell in November by the most in nine months, while annual jobs growth slowed sharply from earlier this year, a sign the labour market is cooling and […]