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KUALA LUMPUR: The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) said the Malaysian capital market in 2025 will remain influenced by key risk factors, including uncertainties in financial conditions.
Gold hit a record high on Friday as fresh tariff plans from U.S. President Donald Trump fuelled fears the global trade war will intensify further, prompting investors to seek refuge in the safe-haven precious metal.
SINGAPORE: Asian stocks slid on Friday with heavy selling in South Korea and Japan while safe-haven gold was perched at a record high as the latest tariff salvo from U.S. President Donald Trump stoked investor worries of an all-out trade war.
ADDIS ABABA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopian producers and leaders in the import-export sector have expressed interest in leveraging the upcoming 137th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, to tap into broader markets in China and beyond.
Oil prices diverged on Tuesday as a maritime and energy truce between Russia and Ukraine offset concerns about tighter global supply due to threatened US tariffs on countries buying Venezuelan production.
THE possibility of a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, the move by OPEC+ to boost output, and the threat of tariffs on key economies are a confluence of bearish factors for oil markets.
PETALING JAYA: The outlook for the crude oil market for this year is plagued with uncertaintiy arising from US President Donald Trump's trade policies and escalation of geopolitical risks.
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OIL prices edged up on Wednesday amid worries of oil supply disruptions in the U.S. and Russia, and as markets awaited clarity on the Ukraine peace talks.
Oil prices settled higher on Friday and recorded a second consecutive weekly gain as fresh US sanctions on Iran and the latest output plan from the Opec+ producer group raised expectations of tighter supply.
HANGZHOU: Yiwu International Trade Market, the world’s largest wholesale market for small commodities, located in the city of Yiwu in East China’s Zhejiang province, reopened on Sunday after the Spring Festival holiday, marking a vibrant start to the Year of the Snake.
The capital market achieved an all-time high of RM4.2 trillion last year, driven by strong growth in stock market capitalisation and bonds and sukuk.
SINGAPORE: Asia shares were hobbled by weakness in Chinese markets on Thursday and struggled to build on Wall Street's rally, even as investor sentiment was lifted by the prospect that the Federal Reserve could still deliver two rate cuts this year.
LONDON: Oil market momentum was kept in check on Monday as prices fluctuated in and out of negative territory, with traders on edge despite the U.S. pulling back from initial sanctions threats against Colombia, reducing immediate concern over oil supply disruptions.
Oil prices fell over 1% on Thursday as markets weighed macroeconomic concerns, including the risk that tariff wars between the US and other countries could hurt global demand as well as uncertainty stemming from a US proposal for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire.
KUALA LUMPUR: Bursa Malaysia finished the morning session easier today, mirroring the global market performance following last Friday’s sell-off on Wall Street and the ongoing negative sentiment affecting United States (US) stock futures due to President Donald Trump’s tariff plans.
OIL prices fell for a second day on Tuesday, as concerns mounted over a potential U.S. recession, the impact of tariffs on global growth and as OPEC+ sets its sight on ramping up supply.
Oil prices rebounded by 1% on Friday to end the week nearly unchanged as investors weighed the diminishing prospects of a quick end to the Ukraine war that could bring back more Russian energy supplies to Western markets.
NEW YORK: Cocoa’s rally has soared past all major commodities in 2024, and there’s little sign the tight supply and fragile trading landscape that prompted its near-vertical trajectory are in for a fast fix.
OPEC and its allies have postponed the easing of output cuts for another quarter, but that may do little to offset the impact of rising production outside the bloc and subdued demand at key consuming centers—factors that could prompt the oil market to start 2025 on a subdued note.
