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Oil prices slip, hopes US-China tensions to ease
SINGAPORE: Crude oil prices slipped on Tuesday, but losses were limited as equity markets rallied and as traders hoped Sino-US trade tensions would ease. The United States said it would extend a reprieve that permits China’s Huawei Technologies to buy
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Dollar near 3-week high as thaw in risk aversion lifts yields
TOKYO: The dollar held near a three-week high today, as expectations global economies would unleash fresh stimulus and an improvement in appetite for riskier assets lifted yields on U.S. government bonds. Yields on benchmark U.S. Treasuries pulled away from three-year
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Debt ridden Utusan tumbles 27.27%
KUALA LUMPUR: Shares in financially-stressed Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd tumbled 27.27% this morning after the newspaper group, which has debts of RM139.19 million as at June 30, said it is facing an uphill task of finding a white knight to
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Below 1,600 points, KLCI post modest gains
KUALA LUMPUR: The FBM KLCI posted modest gains, tracking regional markets, lifted by select index-linked chips including Tenaga Nasional Bhd. At 9.05am, the FBM KLCI rose 1.79 points to 1,598.24. The early gainers included Petronas Gas Bhd, Malaysian Pacific Industries
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15 highways to be purchased via issuance of debt papers
KUALA LUMPUR: The government plans to purchase 15 highways for a total of RM43 billion through the issuance of debt papers to concessionaires. English daily New Straits Times reported today that the government’s plan is to acquire PLUS Malaysia Sdn
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Cathay Pacific shares up 2.3% post CEO resignation
HONG KONG: Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways rose more than 2 percent early today after CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move, as the carrier grapples with the involvement of some of its employees in the city’s anti-government protests.
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Asia stocks rise as stimulus, policy hopes calm nervous investors
TOKYO: Asian stocks rose today as hopes of more stimulus from central banks around the world and steps being taken by major economies such as Germany and China soothed investors’ fears of a sharp global economic slump. Over recent weeks,
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Ringgit opens slightly higher
KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit opened slightly higher against the US dollar on mild buying support for the domestic unit amid stronger second-quarter economic growth announced last Friday. At 9.06 am, the ringgit stood at 4.1750/1780 against the greenback from 4.1760/1810
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Ali Baba’s $15 billion poser amid Hong Kong protests
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetables. New
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Bank Negara: Malaysia’s external debt remains manageable
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s external debt, which stood at RM931.1 billion or 61.3% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as at end-June this year, remains manageable. Bank Negara Malaysia governor Datuk Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus said the debt remained manageable given its
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