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Day traders are abandoning Korean chip leveraged ETFs in droves
1+ hour, 17+ min ago (648+ words) (Aug 30): An onerous mock trading course is becoming an effective tool for South Korea to cool investor fervour over risky products that have turned the country’s US$4.3 trillion stock market extremely volatile. Leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) targeting twice the daily…...
Govt monitoring inflation to avoid cost pressure on the people, says deputy economy minister
22+ hour, 38+ min ago (374+ words) KOTA BHARU (Aug 29): The government is monitoring inflation movements due to developments in the West Asian crisis to ensure cost pressures from supply disruptions and rising commodity prices do not burden the people. Deputy Economy Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shahar…...
IJM names Lee Teck Yuen as chairman to succeed Krishnan Tan
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (301+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): IJM Corp Bhd (KL:IJM) has appointed industry veteran Datuk Lee Teck Yuen as chairman of the construction and infrastructure giant effective Aug 27. Lee, 69, had been on IJM’s board since May 2007, including as its senior non-executive director…...
Cover Story: From expansion to preservation
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (1627+ words) This article first appeared in City & Country, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 17, 2026 - August 23, 2026 One of Kuala Lumpur’s most verdant townships, Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI) is constantly bustling with activity. Workers stream into its many offices on weekdays while…...
Natural gas eclipses oil as key inflation risk for European debt
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (588+ words) (Aug 26): Natural gas has overtaken oil to become the biggest concern for European bond traders as depleted supplies of the key fuel threaten a resurgence in inflation. European gas prices are near five-month highs and winter contracts cost more than…...
British energy price cap to rise 4% as Iran war pushes up costs
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (374+ words) LONDON/BENGALURU (Aug 26): Most British households will see their energy bills rise from October after energy regulator Ofgem announced a 4% hike in its domestic price cap as the war in Iran pushes up wholesale costs. The rise will be a…...
Thai central bank keeps key interest rate unchanged
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (250+ words) BANGKOK (Aug 26): Thailand's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged for a third straight meeting on Wednesday, as widely expected. All but two of 32 economists polled by Reuters had expected the policy rate would be unchanged and 17 of 21 economists…...
Corporate Malaysia's 2Q results show improvement but trail last year's performance — CIMB Securities
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (350+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 26): CIMB Securities said Malaysia’s second‑quarter corporate results showed a modest improvement from the previous quarter, supported by stronger earnings in the plantation and oil and gas sectors. However, the performance came in below last year’s level....
Islamic finance enters ‘connector’ era that enables new opportunities, says StanChart
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (1043+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on August 17, 2026 - August 23, 2026 ISLAMIC finance is entering a new phase in which the biggest opportunity for financial institutions may lie not simply in expanding the pool of shariah-compliant capital but in…...
Hyundai Motor sets 2030 sales target at 5.5 million units
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (144+ words) SEOUL (Aug 26): Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday that it had set a global vehicle sales target of 5.5 million units for 2030 and aims for electric vehicles to account for 60% of its sales mix, up from 23% in 2025. The South Korean automaker said…...