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KUALA LUMPUR, May 13 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Wide-ranging unilateral tariffs imposed by the administration of the US President Donald Trump will cause short-term problems for certain sectors of the export-oriented states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) grouping, but will lose their bite over time considering the resilience of these countries, according to analysts.
By Harizah Hanim Mohamed
KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s maritime sector, including its ports, is not immune to the fallout from the tariff war, which can potentially deal a death blow to small companies if the cost of shipping cargo increases exorbitantly.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- Malaysian workers and business leaders are increasingly aligned in adopting artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, also known as intelligent agents, to enhance productivity and manage rising workloads, according to Microsoft’s 2025 Work Trend Index.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 (Bernama) -- The ringgit opened stronger against the US dollar today, supported by renewed buying interest after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) left interest rates unchanged overnight, with analysts anticipating potential rate cuts later this year, said an economist.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened higher today but retreated thereafter, driven by mild profit-taking in selected heavyweights as Wall Street continued its uptrend, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia closed marginally lower due to profit-taking activities on telecommunications, construction and energy stocks, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, May 5 (Bernama) -- Bursa Malaysia opened marginally lower but turned higher on Monday, buoyed by the positive sentiment of fund inflows by foreign investors throughout last week, analysts said.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 29 (Bernama) -- Analysts remained positive on Fraser & Neave Holdings Bhd’s (F&N) outlook despite the company reporting a lower net profit for the second quarter ended March 31, 2025 (2Q FY2025).
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 (Bernama) -- Duck Creek Technologies, a global intelligent solutions provider for the property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance industry, has announced renowned spoken word poet and entrepreneur Sekou Andrews as the keynote speaker for its upcoming Formation ’25 conference.
By Nurunnasihah Ahmad Rashid
KUALA LUMPUR, April 26 (Bernama) -- The ringgit is expected to hover within a tight range of RM4.37 to RM4.38 next week, as markets focus on a series of key US data releases, said Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 24 (Bernama) -- CIMB Investment Bank Bhd (CIMB) expects Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) to cut the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points to 2.75 per cent in July, citing growth concerns following tariffs imposed by the United States (US) on Malaysia and its key trading partners.
By Siti Radziah Hamzah
KUALA LUMPUR, April 17 (Bernama) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit elevates Malaysia’s role as a middle power, integrated into both United States and China supply chains, with room to manoeuvre as trade tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to escalate.
