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Zeti: Market volatility not very significant, local stocks resilient

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by ALIFAH ZAINUDDIN/ TMR PIC
PERMODALAN Nasional Bhd chairman Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz (pic) has described the capital market volatility as being ...

Bitcoin’s Resurgence Drives Rally in Asian Cryptocurrency Stocks

Markets | Money
by BLOOMBERG/ pic by BLOOMBERG
Bitcoin’s climb to above $11,000 for the first time in 15 months sparked gains in related Asian stocks Monday. ...

Kuwait bourse chief sees $2.8 billion of inflows on MSCI upgrade

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by BLOOMBERG / pic by BLOOMBERG
MSCI Inc. will probably upgrade Kuwaiti equities to its main emerging-market index this week, which could trigger $2.8 ...

Gold Futures Top $1,400 as Global Central Banks Turn Dovish

Markets
By BLOOMBERG
Gold futures topped $1,400 an ounce for the first time since 2013, riding bullish momentum after major central banks projected more dovish ...

Paramount Corp sells its education business for RM540.5 million cash

Markets | News
by SHAZNI ONG/TMR GRAPHIC
Paramount Corporation Bhd has entered into a conditional sale and purchase agreement with Two Horses Capital Sdn Bhd (THC) to ...

Malaysia’s bond market sees continuous expansion in Q1 2019

Markets
By BERNAMA / Graphic By TMR
Malaysia is among the emerging East Asian economies that saw the local currency bond market continue to expand over the ...

Malaysia Sees Trade Diversion Cushioning Impact of Tariff Wars

Markets
By BLOOMBERG
Malaysia’s central bank, which has already downgraded its economic growth outlook for this year amid an escalating trade war, sees a ...

Oil continues to extend losses on weak US, China data

Markets | News
by MARK RAO/ pic by BLOOMBERG
Crude oil prices continue to plummet as protracted trade tensions begin chipping away at the US and Chinese economies – ...

Malaysian Banks Lead Southeast Asian Peers for Board Diversity

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by BLOOMBERG/ pic by MUHD AMIN NAHARUL
Malaysia’s large banks have the highest board representation for women across the Southeast Asian region, ...

Hong Kong rallies after extradition law U-turn as Asian markets bounce

Markets | World
by AFP / pic by AFP PHOTO
Hong Kong stocks rallied Monday, leading most Asian markets higher after last week’s losses, with investors cheering a ...

Local institutions emerge as net buyers post-Raya

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by BERNAMA/ TMR GRAPHIC
Local institutions emerged as net buyers of Malaysian equities post-Hari Raya celebrations, injecting RM139.2 million versus a ...

Cagamas issues RM350m worth of CCPs

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by S BIRRUNTHA / pic by TMR GRAPHIC
National mortgage corporation Cagamas Bhd has announced the issuance of its three-month conventional commercial ...