SINGAPORE/LONDON: The dollar gained for a third consecutive session on Thursday, staying close to its strongest levels this year as surging crude prices stoked inflation worries, which could potentially force central banks to reassess the need for inte...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Airlines feel "pretty powerless" at present amid escalating geopolitical tensions and volatile fuel prices, with little visibility on how the unfolding West Asia conflict will affect the aviation industry, said Tan Sri Tony Fernandes.

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday they had launched an insider trading probe into two brokerages and a hedge fund, arresting eight people in its biggest crackdown on the financial industry in recent years.

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GOLD prices fell on Thursday, weighed down by a firmer U.S. dollar and waning hopes for near-term U.S. interest rate cuts as higher energy prices stoked inflation concerns.

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PERTH: Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Thursday the country would temporarily relax fuel quality standards for the next 60 days as the Iran war chokes oil supplies sending prices soaring.

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HONG KONG, March 12 — Oil soared above US$100 (RM392) and stocks sank Thursday as Iran’s fresh attempts to h...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade sales rose 7.3 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y) to RM159.8 billion in January 2026, according to the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM).

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BEIJING/SINGAPORE: Oil prices jumped on Thursday as Iran stepped up attacks on oil and transport facilities across the Middle East, raising fears of a prolonged conflict and oil-flow disruptions through the Strait of Hormuz.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has raised its April crude palm oil reference price, a change that lifts the export duty to 9.5%, a circular on the Malaysian Palm Oil Board website showed on Thursday.

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SYDNEY: Shares in Asia fell broadly on Thursday as oil prices roared 9% past $100 a barrel on reports of more ships struck in Gulf waters and terminal shutdowns - a jump that could rapidly stoke inflation and push global borrowing costs higher.

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THE Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is well-positioned to help companies from the Chinese mainland raise funds globally and expand overseas, while deepening cooperation with the mainland in sectors such as healthcare and biotechnology, said a m...

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KUALA LUMPUR, March 12 — The ringgit extended gains against the US dollar and other currencies at today’s op...

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US company objects to use of British entrepreneur’s name in her collaboration with Zara.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should continue its diplomatic engagement while demonstrating transparency in its manufacturing and supply chains, and strengthening trade diversification, an economist said.

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KUALA LUMPUR: MN Holdings Bhd said its wholly-owned subsidiary MN Utilities Engineering Sdn Bhd has secured a RM216mil contract in relation to a project involving the implementation of a consumer substation for a data centre in the southern region of P...

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BRUSSELS, March 12 — The average price of an electric car dropped for the first time since 2020 in Europe last yea...

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KUALA LUMPUR: The latest cybersecurity incidents reported by a few brokers have been contained and all trading and market operations continue as normal, with no evidence of unauthorised trading activity or financial loss, Bursa Malaysia says.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Investors remained on edge as conflicting developments over the war in the Middle East and the global supply of crude oil continued to influence trading sentiment.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Armed Forces Fund Board (LTAT) has announced a 5.35 per cent dividend for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2025 (FY2025), its highest payout in eight years.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Rubber Glove Manufacturers Association (MARGMA) and Monash University Malaysia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen talent development, research collaboration, and innovation within Malaysia's rubber...

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KUALA LUMPUR: ACE Market debutant OGX Group Bhd has secured order books worth RM72 million as of Jan 13, 2026, as it accelerates expansion in East Malaysia.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Principal Asset Management Bhd, a joint venture between Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group, received two nods in the Malaysia Country Awards Category of the Asia Asset Management (AAM) Best of the Best Awards 2026.

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Singapore is among the US' trading partners subject to the excess capacity probe. The US said it found that Singapore had excess global capacity in semiconductors despite a trade deficit.

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SINGAPORE: The safe-haven U.S. dollar hovered close to its strongest levels this year on Thursday as climbing oil prices threatened to spur inflation and force central banks globally to adopt more hawkish policy stances.

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KUALA LUMPUR: The United States (US) has initiated investigations into the acts, policies, and practices of 15 economies, including Malaysia and the European Union (EU), under Section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to structural excess capaci...

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