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By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The rubber market ended lower today, tracking declining regional rubber futures markets amid profit-taking and position rebalancing, a dealer said.
By Fatin Umairah Abdul Hamid
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Wednesday amid higher Brent crude oil prices, which heightened inflation concerns, boosting expectations of a US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike, said an analyst.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives closed lower today, tracking the weaker performance on the US Commodity Exchange (COMEX), amid rising expectations of a US interest rate hike following US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Kevin Warsh’s recent speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium
By Abdul Hamid A Rahman
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended lower on Tuesday amid broad-based selling, as weaker global sentiment weighed on investor risk appetite.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia remained in negative territory at midday, tracking weaker regional peers amid heightened geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran.
From Abdul Hamid A Rahman
GUIYANG, CHINA, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- A roughly 40-minute drive from Guiyang to the Gui’an New Area reveals a concentration of technology companies and digital infrastructure that may feel somewhat familiar to a Malaysian visitor, as it bears some resemblance to Cyberjaya.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Petroliam Nasional Bhd’s (Petronas) upstream capital expenditure (capex) will recover in the financial year ending Dec 31, 2027, alongside rising energy security investments across the region, said Hong Leong Investment Bank (HLIB) today.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- Budget 2027 should prioritise support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the logistics ecosystem to help them navigate geopolitical uncertainties, adopt artificial intelligence (AI) and meet environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements, said an analyst.
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 1 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened lower against the US dollar on Tuesday amid elevated US Treasury yields and uncertainty over the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate outlook, said an analyst.
From Abdul Hamid A Rahman
GUIYANG, CHINA, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- As a Malaysian journalist on assignment to observe Guiyang’s growing digital economy during Merdeka month, my first lesson about life in one of China’s emerging technology cities did not come from an artificial intelligence laboratory, a data centre or an autonomous vehicle.
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 (Bernama) -- CIMB Group Holdings Bhd is targeting loan growth of around 5-6 per cent for FY2026, with strong demand from the data centre and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors supporting its wholesale business.
By Durratul Ain Ahmad Fuad
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 29 (Bernama) --Gold futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives are expected to remain supported next week, with spot gold prices seen hovering around US$4,590 to US$4,610 per troy ounce amid reduced expectations of a US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate hike.
