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Malaysia likely to project budget deficit of 2.9 percent of GDP in 2018 - OCBC

Oct 20, 2017 15:03 pm UTC| Commentary

The Malaysian 2018 budget Shaping the Future is set to be announced at the end of this month, before the nations general election that is to be held before 24 August 2018. According to the OCBC Treasury Research, Malaysia...

Riksbank likely to keep repo rate on hold in October, says Nordea Bank

Oct 20, 2017 14:16 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedish inflation has been both high and low, and the Riksbank is not comfortable with this trend, noted Nordea Bank. Thus, the central bank is expected to give soft signals in its upcoming monetary policy decisions next...

German producer prices rise sequentially in September

Oct 20, 2017 13:35 pm UTC| Commentary

Germanys producer prices rose in September on sequential terms as well as on year-on-year basis. The index of producer prices for industrial productions were up 3.1 percent year-on-year and 0.3 percent sequentially, showed...

Malaysian headline inflation accelerates in September, likely to reach 3.8 pct in 2017

Oct 20, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Commentary

The consumer price inflation of Malaysia accelerated in the month of September, highlighting a more rapid rate of rise in transport costs, noted ANZ in a research report. On a sequential seasonally adjusted basis,...

Malaysian headline inflation accelerates in September, likely to reach 3.8 pct in 2017

Oct 20, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Commentary

Commodities snapshot (energy)

Oct 20, 2017 11:02 am UTC| Commentary

Energy pack is mixed in todays trading. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table, Oil (WTI) WTI is in decline as Iraq and Kurdish conflict fails to lead to a supply crunch in the region. Todays range $51.8...

Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)

Oct 20, 2017 10:40 am UTC| Commentary

Dollar index trading at 93.21 (-0.22%) Strength meter (today so far) Aussie +0.35%, Kiwi -1.89%, Loonie +0.04% Strength meter (since last week) Aussie -0.34%, Kiwi -2.69%, Loonie -0.42% AUD/USD Trading at...

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Economy

South Korea Exports Surge 83.5% on AI Chip Boom

South Korean exports surged far more than expected in September, driving the countrys trade surplus higher as strong global demand for artificial intelligence chips and electronics continued to support Asias fourth-largest...

Oil Prices Steady as Middle East Crude Flows Recover

Oil prices were largely stable in Asian trading on Thursday as investors assessed recovering Middle East crude exports against persistent risks to regional supplies and uncertainty surrounding Iran-U.S. ceasefire talks....

Asian Stocks Rise as Chipmakers Rally on Micron Earnings

Asian stocks mostly advanced on Thursday, led by a sharp rally in Japanese semiconductor shares after upbeat Micron Technology earnings. Softer U.S. inflation data also supported sentiment by reducing expectations for...

Gold Steady as Softer U.S. Inflation Eases Fed Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices were largely unchanged on Thursday after suffering a 6% decline in September, as softer U.S. inflation data lowered expectations for another Federal Reserve interest rate hike. However, elevated Treasury yields...

Australia Trade Surplus Shrinks Sharply as Imports Surge

Australias trade surplus narrowed sharply in August as imports grew faster than exports, falling well below market expectations, according to data released Thursday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The seasonally...

Politics

Russia Warns NATO of Nuclear Response Over Kaliningrad

Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if alliance members attempt to isolate Kaliningrad, escalating tensions between Moscow and the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a diplomatic note sent to...

Netanyahu Says Israel May Join Flydubai Crash Attempt Probe

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel may participate in the investigation into an alleged attempt by a flydubai co-pilot to crash a Dubai-to-Tel Aviv passenger flight, while stressing that the motive and...

Pentagon Launches Autonomous Warfare Command

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday the creation of an Autonomous Warfare Command, a new military organization focused on developing and delivering autonomous systems, robotics, drones and artificial...

Trump Says He Raised Political Prisoners With Xi

US President Donald Trump said he discussed the release of political prisoners with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Washington last week, bringing attention to cases including detained US citizen Min...

New Zealand Election Raises Policy Uncertainty for Investors

New Zealands upcoming election is raising concerns among investors and businesses as the country faces the possibility of its first single-term government in more than five decades, increasing uncertainty over economic and...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Tencent Signs $7 Billion Oracle AI Chip Lease Deal

Tencent has signed a $7 billion agreement with Oracle to access roughly 100,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips, marking a major expansion of the Chinese technology giants AI infrastructure, according to the...

Micron Forecast Tops Estimates as AI Memory Demand Stays Strong

Micron Technology delivered a stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter 2027 outlook, supported by robust demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence infrastructure, although signs of slowing earnings growth...

DeepSeek, Huawei Partner on Ascend AI Chip Programming Tools

DeepSeek has partnered with Huawei Technologies to develop new programming tools for Huaweis Ascend AI chips, strengthening Chinas efforts to build domestic alternatives to Nvidia hardware. DeepSeek said Wednesday in a...

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Sales Jump 12% in China

Apples iPhone 18 Pro series delivered a strong debut in China, with first-week sales rising 12% from a year earlier and helping the technology giant secure the top position in the countrys smartphone market, according to...

Robinhood Launches AI Agents for Automated Trading

Robinhood Markets is expanding its artificial intelligence capabilities with the launch of Robinhood Agents, a new feature designed to help retail investors analyze markets, develop trading strategies, and execute trades...