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Hong Kong woos central banks in bid to become gold-trading hub
HONG KONG is inviting a number of China-friendly central banks to participate in its gold-clearing system as part of a push to elevate the city as a major bullion-trading hub. […]
Malaysia’s February trade totals RM245.2bil with exports rising 10.8%
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s February 2026 trade totalled RM245.2 billion with exports and imports of RM131 billion and RM114.2 billion, respectively. Read full story Date: 27 March, 2026 5:00 pm Source: thestar.com.my
Gold rises on softer dollar, on track for fourth weekly drop
GOLD rose 2% on Friday, buoyed by a weaker dollar and bargain hunting, but was on track for a fourth straight weekly decline as surging energy prices fuelled inflation concerns […]
Asian stocks pare losses as oil prices dip, Wall Street futures rise
SYDNEY: Asian shares pared losses on Friday as another delayed deadline in the Middle East war nudged oil prices lower, though there was still no end in sight to the […]
ACE Market-bound AMS Advanced Material aims to raise RM32.77mil from IPO
KUALA LUMPUR: AMS Advanced Material Bhd (AMSB) aims to raise RM32.77 million from its initial public offering (IPO) via a listing on the ACE Market of Bursa Malaysia on April […]
Singapore sets out plans to build Asia gold trading hub
SINGAPORE: Singapore set out plans on Friday to turn the city-state into a gold trading hub for the whole of Asia, with regulators and industry players working together to strengthen […]
AI music monetisation on the rise in digital economy
EARLIER this month, Yang Ping, a 28-year-old programmer from Chengdu, Sichuan province, sold the rights to an artificial intelligence-generated song he had created in just about two hours for 50,000 […]
George Kent issues RM80mil sukuk
KUALA LUMPUR: George Kent (M) Bhd has issued RM80mil in Islamic Medium Term Notes (IMTN) under its Sukuk Wakalah Programme. Read full story Date: 27 March, 2026 2:00 pm Source: […]
Ringgit weakens past 4.00 against US dollar
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit slipped past the key 4.00 level against the US dollar at midday, trading at 4.0070, down 0.33%, as external headwinds weighed on the local currency. Read […]
Thai factory output unexpectedly dips in February, could rise in March
BANGKOK: Thailand’s manufacturing production index dropped 0.04% in February from a year earlier, the industry ministry said on Friday, weaker than analysts’ forecasts. Read full story Date: 27 March, 2026 […]