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Markets
Fund flows indicate uncertainties
The fund flow picture for the country appears to be soft on the surface. Data showed foreign funds have been net selling Malaysian stocks and total foreign shareholdings on Bursa Malaysia are now at near historical lows.
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Economy
Domestic-centric policies to drive market
The Malaysian market is expected to remain strong despite volatility arising from Trump's policies relating to tariffs.
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Banking
Pick-up in corporate lending to support loan growth
Maybank Investment Bank Research has forecast 2025 loan growth for the banking sector at 5.5%, backed by a pick-up in corporate lending.
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Commodities
Oil edges lower as traders weigh impact of Trump tariffs
Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as traders braced for reciprocal tariffs that US President Donald Trump is due to announce on Wednesday, which could intensify a global trade war.
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Markets
S&P, Nasdaq rise as Wall St gyrates in Trump-tariffs limbo
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite both closed higher on Tuesday, after a topsy-turvy day on Wall Street dominated by investor angst ahead of the impending tariff announcements from the Trump administration.
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Banking
Australia's central bank holds rates as it frets over trade war risk
SYDNEY: Australia's central bank on Tuesday left its cash rate steady as widely expected but took a small step towards further easing in a policy meeting dominated by risks of a global trade war.
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Commodities
Gold hits all-time high as Trump's tariff plans stir inflation worries
Gold prices hit a record peak on Tuesday, as concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs might fuel inflationary pressures and impede economic growth drove safe-haven demand.
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Markets
Stocks stabilise, gold hits record before Trump tariff reveal
TOKYO: Asian equities rose on Tuesday following Wall Street's overnight gains, while gold hit an all-time peak and Treasury yields fell as markets awaited details of U.S. President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs.
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Forex
Dollar soft ahead of Trump's reciprocal tariffs; RBA stands pat on rates
SINGAPORE: The dollar was soft on Tuesday after a bruising quarter as investors braced for reciprocal tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump this week, while the Australian dollar wobbled as the central bank left rates unchanged as expected.
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Banking
China’s key banks eye 520b yuan via placements
China's major State-owned commercial banks plan to raise up to 520 billion yuan ($71.7 billion) via private placements from investors, including the finance ministry,
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Economy
Asia's factory activity weakens as US tariffs sap confidence
TOKYO: Asia's factory activity mostly weakened in March as an intensifying U.S. tariff war and slowing global demand hurt business sentiment, private sector surveys showed on Tuesday, darkening the outlook for the region's economy.
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Economy
Malaysia should take advantage of unilateral agreements to prepare for possible impact of Trump's tariffs
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia should take advantage of all unilateral free trade agreements to further expand market potential as an early preparatory measure to face any possible impact from the implementation of tariffs by United States (US) President Donald Trump.
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Economy
South Korea March exports rise for second month, misses expectations
SEOUL: South Korea's March exports grew for a second month but missed market expectations, as a global trade war triggered by U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs raises uncertainty for manufacturers, government data showed on Tuesday.
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Corporate News
Tan Kean Soon resigns as T7 Global executive deputy chairman
KUALA LUMPUR: T7 Global Bhd has announced that Tan Sri Tan Kean Soon has tendered his resignation as executive deputy chairman from the group with immediate effect, citing personal reasons.
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Corporate News
OpenAI to raise $40 billion to boost AI efforts
OpenAI said on Monday it would raise $40 billion in a new funding round led by SoftBank Group at a $300 billion valuation to advance AI research, expand computational infrastructure and enhance its tools.
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Markets
Wall Street closes out bruising quarter as outlook remains murky
NEW YORK: As Wall Street draws the curtain on a tumultuous quarter in which stocks logged a record high before tumbling into correction, investors are faced with a mountain of policy uncertainty that clouds the outlook for coming quarters.
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Energy
Oil prices ease despite Trump warning of possible tariffs on Russian buyers
Oil prices eased on Monday and headed for a modest quarterly loss, despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump that he may impose secondary tariffs on buyers of Russian oil if he feels Moscow is blocking his efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
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Business
Trump's tariffs should herald a 'march towards independence' for Europe, says ECB's Lagarde
PARIS: The likely implementation of tariffs imposed by the United States on April 2 should mark the beginning of a march towards independence for Europe, European Central Bank (ECB) head Christine Lagarde said on Monday.
