2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (316+ words) SINGAPORE (Sept 10): Sustaining strong and forward-looking Malaysia-Singapore relations is crucial to the resilience of both countries amid an increasingly challenging and unpredictable global environment, said High Commissioner of Malaysia to Singapore Datin Paduka Anizan Siti Hajjar Adnin. She said Malaysia…...

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (334+ words) BENGALURU (Sept 10): Gold inched higher on Thursday, helped by a softer dollar, while market participants awaited key US inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path. Spot gold was up 0.3% at US$4,412.84 per ounce, as of 0234 GMT. US…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (311+ words) (Sept 10): Sluggish demand at Southeast Asian bond auctions is creating entry points for fund managers drawn to the region’s economic resilience. Western Asset Management and Aberdeen Investments are among institutional investors maintaining an upbeat view on the region, citing domestic…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (391+ words) JAKARTA (Sept 9): Indonesia is aiming to exert greater influence over the prices of its top commodities in the early stage of operations at its planned new commodity exchange, the country's newly appointed chief regulator said on Wednesday, as Jakarta eyes…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (382+ words) KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 9): Malaysian data centre operators could turn to the offshore US dollar bond market for funding “quite soon” as local banks become increasingly selective in financing a sector where data centre deals continue to grow in size, according…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (507+ words) (Sept 9): China’s consumer inflation accelerated for the first time since April and factory-gate prices grew faster than expected, as more expensive food and energy revive cost pressures. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.8% in August from a year earlier, in…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (257+ words) The Edge Malaysia (Sept 9): Palm oil dipped ahead of Malaysian data due Thursday that are expected to show rising stockpiles and weaker exports from the world’s second-biggest grower. Futures fell as much as 1.2% in Kuala Lumpur before paring losses, trading…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (559+ words) (Sept 9): China is casting doubt on one of the key mechanisms that helped keep several major property developers including Country Garden Holdings Co out of liquidation. The China Securities Regulatory Commission has declined to accept the registration of a swathe…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (254+ words) PETALING JAYA (Sept 8): Data centres make up nearly a tenth of Malaysia’s electricity consumption, according to the Energy Commission, with demand for power expected to pick up further by the end of the year. Electricity consumption by data centres has…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (440+ words) (Sept 8): Australia’s consumer confidence slumped back towards deeply pessimistic territory in September, spurred by household concerns that the Reserve Bank will resume raising interest rates as well as higher fuel costs. The Consumer Sentiment Index dropped 5.2% to 84.4 points, Westpac Banking…...