The Malaysian ringgit, Asia's top performing currency in the past year, still has potential to gain as the economy continues to perform strongly, Second Finance Minister Amir Hamzah Azizan said, indicating that growth forecasts may be revised higher.

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Gold and silver prices fell sharply in a broader market selloff on Thursday, as an advance in the dollar to a near two-week high and signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions added further pressure on the precious metals.

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FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank is all but certain to keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday and signal that no policy move is imminent, even if the euro's recent surge against the dollar fuels concerns that inflation might undershoot its targe...

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SINGAPORE: Bitcoin was on the cusp of breaking below the key $70,000 level on Thursday as a slide in the world's largest cryptocurrency showed no signs of stopping.

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Singapore Exchange reported its highest half-year profit on Thursday since going public in 2000, aided by strong trading volumes across all its business segments, and flagged robust stock market activity alongside a growing IPO pipeline.

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JAKARTA: Indonesia reported its best economic growth rate in three years in 2025 as the expansion rate accelerated more than expected in the fourth quarter on robust household spending and strong investment, official data showed on Thursday.

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CHINA stands ready to deepen cooperation with other APEC economies on cross-border e-commerce, green trade and agricultural product market access to expand opportunities through inclusive opening and pragmatic collaboration, said a senior customs offic...

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KUALA LUMPUR: Solarvest Holdings Bhd says it does not expect to be significantly impacted by the rising costs of solar panels as it had inked a 2GW blanket order with suppliers at a locked-in price in the second half of 2025.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) rose one per cent in the fourth quarter (4Q) of 2025, maintaining the same rate of increase for the third consecutive quarter, said Statistics Department Malaysia (DOSM) today.

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TOKYO/SINGAPORE: Oil prices fell about 2% on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to hold talks in Oman on Friday, easing concerns that a potential military conflict between them could disrupt supply from the key Middle East-producing region.

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KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia remained in profit-taking mode as an AI-driven sell-off in Asian markets sent traders fleeing to safety.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Malaysia’s Services Producer Price Index (SPPI) rose one per cent in the fourth quarte...

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TOKYO/TAIPEI: TSMC plans to mass produce advanced 3-nanometre chips in Kumamoto in southern Japan, TSMC CEO C.C. Wei said on Thursday, an investment local media reported was worth $17 billion as the Taiwanese firm seeks to meet soaring demand for AI ch...

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WASHINGTON, Feb 5 — US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would not have picked former Federal Reserve...

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JAKARTA: Indonesia's economy grew 5.39% on an annual basis in the October-December quarter of 2025, official data showed on Thursday, above a forecast by analysts and the highest rate since the third quarter of 2022.

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TOKYO, Feb 5 — Shares in Japanese giant Sony gained almost six per cent on Thursday after it hiked its full-year s...

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SYDNEY: Asian stocks slumped on Thursday as concerns about the exploding costs of AI investment encouraged a rotation out of tech, while a renewed slide in silver squeezed leveraged positions that were already under water.

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Indonesia’s Presidential Special Envoy for International Trade and Multilateral Cooperation Mari Pangestu told CNA the deal reflects a more balanced approach to trade and investment ties.

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KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Malaysia has introduced a new Kaohsiung-Osaka route, as part of its Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung service, marking the next phase of the airline's network growth across North Asia.

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Today’s leaders face shifting geopolitics, faster AI adoption and rising expectations for inclusive growth. Tune into the CNA Summit 2026 as senior decision-makers discuss how to turn capital into delivery confidence, scale innovation across diverse ma...

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Current chairman Danny Teoh will retire after Keppel'sannual general meeting.

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Bursa Malaysia opened lower on Thursday, weighed down by mild profit-taking and mixed signal...

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WASHINGTON, Feb 5 — The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts...

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KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — The ringgit rose against the US dollar and major currencies on Thursday, supported by domest...

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NEW YORK, Feb 5 — US tech shares continued to face pressure Wednesday in a mixed session for global equities as in...

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