Opinion

Five doom loops to navigate in 2019

Opinion
By Satyajit Das / BLOOMBERG
As THE great unwind of global monetary stimulus gains momentum, markets are at increased risk of experiencing doom ...

Trump’s China strategy isn’t working

Opinion
By Anne Stevenson-Yang / BLOOMBERG
The Trump administration’s willingness to push the Chinese harder on trade has struck a bilateral chord. ...

These are 3 market events not to miss in 2019

Opinion
The global equities market took a hit after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) raised borrowing costs for the fourth time last year.
Investors interpreted ...

Sentiment says ‘Sell’, fundamentals scream ‘Buy’, who do you listen to?

Markets | Opinion
If past events were experiments, the history they leave behind is the evidence of the tests
By FUNDSUPERMART / Pic By BLOOMBERG There is a lot to learn ...

China is blowing a golden opportunity from the Huawei arrest

Opinion
By Hal Brands / BLOOMBERG
China is blowing the geopolitical opportunity of a lifetime. There has probably never been a better moment to undo ...

Dismissing the diminishing, dim moves

Column | Friday Jottings By Shamsul Akmar | Opinion
By SHAMSUL AKMAR / Pic By BERNAMA
AS THE 2018 curtains draw to a close, on reflection, it was obviously the year of political euphoria and ...

After 40 years, China should remember its friends

Opinion
By Mihir Sharma / BLOOMBERG
Nobody can know if, when Deng Xiaoping launched his strategy of “Reform and Opening Up” 40 years ago, even he could ...

The week Ahmad Zahid wants to forget

News | Opinion
by AZREEN HANI / pic by HUSSEIN SHAHARUDDIN
JUST a little over a week ago, Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi looked like he had regained ...

Saudis can blame themselves for Senate vote on Yemen

Opinion
By Eli Lake / BLOOMBERG
For the past month, US President Donald Trump and members of his Cabinet have warned members of Congress not to rock the ...

Theresa May’s victory is a vote against a no-deal Brexit

Opinion
By Therese Raphael / BLOOMBERG
Conservative lawmakers in the UK voted on one question, but decided another. Their choice may not make the path for ...

The sinking of a vessel

Columns | Opinion
By SHAMSUL AKMAR / Pic By TMR File 
At THE rate the Sabah Umno lawmakers are scrambling to disassociate themselves from the party and quickly ...

Using SPACs to ease govt asset disposals

Economy | Opinion
The reality is, the MoF must ultimately consider the disposal of its assets and holdings
By WAN FADZRUL WAN BAHRUM / Pic By ISMAIL CHE ...