KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI rose in early Friday trade, following gains on Wall Street after the US Federal Reserve announced a 25-basis-point interest...

HONG KONG: The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on Friday cut its base rate charged via the overnight discount window by 25 basis points to 5.0%,...

Fed recently announced 25-basis-point interest rate cut

The US central bank announced this afternoon that it had cut interest rates for the second time in a row. The cut — by ¼ percentage point — puts...

Most equity markets in Asia fell amid caution ahead of next week’s US election and the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Japanese shares gained.

The strength of the ringgit in the near term will depend on the magnitude of the US Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut and growth of the China economy,...

Officials at the Federal Reserve are widely expected to cut rates by a quarter point next week.

KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia was trading mixed today with the key index marginally higher but the broader market negative, following the latest US...

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit continued to be on a stronger footing against the US dollar today after recent weakness as the markets anticipate a...

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the global equity markets, particularly in Asia, are bracing for what’s expected to be a period of...