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By Danni Haizal Danial Donald
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The ringgit eased against the American dollar at the close on Wednesday as cautious investors took profit after recent gains, ahead of US inflation reports this week.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is projected to strengthen to 4.08 against the US dollar by year end, underpinned by Malaysia’s macroeconomic stability, ongoing reforms and investor rotation out of US assets, Kenanga Investment Bank (IB) Bhd said.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Fitch Ratings has lifted its global growth forecast for 2025 to 2.4 per cent from 2.2 per cent, citing stronger-than-expected second-quarter data, but said evidence of a United States (US) slowdown is mounting.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 10 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened marginally higher on Wednesday, extending gains for a third straight session as it tracked Wall Street’s rally on hopes of a United States Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut, while investors awaited key inflation data due today and tomorrow.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 (Bernama) -- The government has developed a strategy to ensure that US retaliatory tariffs on Malaysia will not jeopardise foreign direct investment (FDI) and to minimise any impact on the national economy, said the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI).
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) is expected to keep the overnight policy rate (OPR) at 2.75 per cent through the remainder of 2025, assuming that Malaysia's economic growth stays within the official 4.0-4.8 per cent range and inflation remains contained, said an investment bank.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Fire suppression and safety controls company, KiddeFenwal has reaffirmed its commitment to sustainable innovation as it marks the first anniversary of its independence.
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SHAH ALAM, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Pos Fulfill, a fully integrated fulfilment and e-commerce logistics service by Pos Malaysia, is strengthening its support for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly in Sabah and Sarawak, by leveraging its end-to-end solutions to ensure reliability and nationwide reach.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has invited China’s one-stop e-commerce platform, JD.com, to consider investing in Selangor Aeropark’s Smart Warehouse, a move aimed at further consolidating Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) position as a regional logistics hub.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 2 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened higher on Tuesday but is likely to trade cautiously today as traders will be observing Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee meeting this Thursday, along with the United States (US) non-farm payrolls (NFP) report on Friday.
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By Voon Miaw Ping
TIANJIN (China), Aug 31 (Bernama) -- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, which kicked off today, is expected to see member states continue to prioritise cohesion in their efforts to deepen economic and security cooperation.
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 30 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2025 was achieved through the government’s adoption of a centrality approach amid an uncertain geopolitical and economic environment, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.