4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (34+ words) Free Malaysia Today Office of the United States Trade Representative Don't penalise compliant manufacturers, FMM urges US most viewed last 2 days...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (667+ words) Inflation is at a three-year high but Warsh still faces unrelenting pressure from the White House to lower interest rates. The bank's 12-member Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will begin a two-day meeting on Tuesday and is widely expected to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (253+ words) Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Afzanizam Rashid said US President Donald Trump had indicated that a deal with Iran was close to being finalised, which could lead to the resumption of shipping activities in the Strait of Hormuz. "Meanwhile,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (251+ words) At 6pm, the local currency inched up to 4. 0650/4. 0690 versus the greenback from yesterday's close of 4. 0670/4. 0715. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Afzanizam Rashid said the ringgit held steady at the RM4. 06 level despite the US consumer price index (CPI) hitting a three-year…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (504+ words) The ECB lifted its deposit rate a quarter point to 2. 25%, becoming the first major central bank to tighten monetary policy in response to the energy shock unleashed by the conflict. Eurozone inflation has been accelerating since the start of the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (761+ words) Investors have been unnerved by President Prabowo Subianto's populist policies, most notably perceived pressure on the central bank to align with his pro-growth agenda, alongside expansive government spending on ambitious social programmes and fuel subsidies from the state budget. The…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (329+ words) More than a week before its next monthly monetary policy meeting, officials lifted borrowing costs to 5. 5%, following an unexpected 50-point increase last month aimed at stabilising the weakening rupiah and battling inflation. Jakarta's main stock index rose nearly 5% in Tuesday…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (199+ words) The overall trade gap narrowed 1. 2% to US$55. 9 billion, said the commerce department. Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal had expected a US$56. 1 billion figure. US exports of crude oil and petroleum products have surged since…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (197+ words) E&E exports climbed to RM711 billion in 2025 after hitting RM601 billion the year before. "I don't see that slowing down, I see that continuing. In fact, the number could be higher this year," Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association president Wong Siew Hai…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (270+ words) The trade-reliant city-state's economy expanded by 6% year-on-year in the first quarter, buoyed by surging demand for artificial intelligence chips. However, Wong said the impact of the US- and Israeli-led war against Iran, which began on Feb 28, had yet to be…...