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Ringgit Retreats On Profit-taking As Hopes For Another Oversized US Interest Rate Cut Fade

By Siti Noor Afera Abu

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) --The ringgit closed lower against the US dollar on Tuesday on profit-taking after recent sharp gains, in line with other regional currencies, as the United States signalled a lower interest rate cut going forward.

MIDF Research Expects Malaysia's Positive Economic Growth Momentum To Sustain

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's positive economic momentum is expected to be sustained in the coming months as the Leading Index (LI) grew at 5.2 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) in July 2024. 

Astro Malaysia Net Profit Soars 132.3 Pct To RM54.71 Mln In Second Quarter

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd's net profit soared by 132.3 per cent to RM54.71 million in the second quarter ended July 31, 2024 (2Q 2025) from RM23.65 million a year ago.

Ringgit Hits Fresh 39-month High Against Greenback On Continued Expectation Of Another US Rate Cut

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian ringgit closed marginally higher on Monday but still hit a new 39-month high against the greenback on continued expectation of another cut in US interest rates after the latest inflation data there.

Bursa Malaysia Ends Morning Session Lower

By Zarul Effendi Razali

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia ended the morning session lower today, in line with the weaker performance in the regional markets due to the geopolitical concerns in the Middle East, said an analyst.

DHL Express Announces 6.9 Pct Price Increase For 2025

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- International express services provider DHL Express today announced an average price increase of 6.9 per cent for 2025, effective from Jan 1.

Malaysia Digitally Equipped To Be Regional Services Hub For Global Companies - Tengku Zafrul

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Trade, Investment and Industry (MITI) will continue to nurture talent, deepen trade relationships and ensure Malaysia remains a leading manufacturing and services hub, contributing to a prosperous and inclusive Asean.

Producer Price Index Eases To 0.3 Pct In August 2024 - DoSM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures the price changes at the producer level, eased to 0.3 per cent in August 2024, compared to 1.3 per cent in the previous month, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DoSM).

ADB Raises 2024 Economic Growth Forecast For Developing Asia, The Pacific

JAKARTA, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 5.0 per cent this year, up from the previous estimate of 4.9 per cent in April.

ADB Raises 2024 Economic Growth Forecast For Developing Asia, The Pacific

JAKARTA, Sept 25 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised its economic growth forecast for developing Asia and the Pacific to 5.0 per cent this year, up from the previous estimate of 4.9 per cent in April.

AM Best: Favourable Rating Changes For APAC (Re) Insurers Despite Geopolitical Uncertainty

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- AM Best in its new report revealed that long-term issuer credit rating (Long-Term ICR) upgrades exceeded downgrades for its rated Asia-Pacific (APAC) (re)insurers in 2023, driven predominantly by improved balance sheet strength and favourable operating performance.

Penang Port Set To Exceed 1.5 Mln TEUs By Year-end, Says CEO

BUTTERWORTH, Sept 23 (Bernama) -- Penang Port Sdn Bhd is expected to exceed a container handling capacity of 1.5 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) by the end of this year, said its chief executive officer Datuk Sasedharan Vasudevan.