Just when global bond investors were starting to believe the worst of this year’s rout was over, surging Treasury yields are making them think again.

Investors warn bond rout not over after week of soaring yields

Being one of Washington’s closest partners no longer means reliably funding the US deficit.

Countries and regions most aligned with the US bought a net US$174.3 billion (RM711.97 billion) of Treasuries, excluding bills, in the first eight months of 2026, according to an analysis of Treasury and State Department data.

Asia leads US-friendly nations in cutting their purchases of Treasury by 60%

A stronger yuan is among the most underpriced scenarios in the world’s US$9.5 trillion (RM38.8 trillion)-a-day foreign exchange market, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s Kamakshya Trivedi.

Goldman says markets underestimating how far yuan can rise

Bond markets are starting to do some of the lifting for central banks around the world by pushing up borrowing costs themselves, potentially reducing the number of benchmark interest-rate hikes needed to get inflation under control.

Bond selloff may mean fewer rate hikes from global central banks

Billionaire Ray Dalio warned that the Treasury market is vulnerable to a pullback of demand from China and Japan, two of the US’s largest foreign creditors, highlighting a potential pain point for a sector that has endured wild swings this year.

Ray Dalio warns China, Japan may pull back from US Treasuries

Yields on the US’ longest-dated bonds climbed to the highest level in more than two decades, the latest milestone in a global selloff driven by inflation fears and concern about government debt burdens.

Global bond sell-off sends US 30-year yield to highest since 2004

Global bond yields retreated on Thursday as the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) rate hike and vow to tame inflation calmed a pressured market, leaving traders to look ahead to Friday’s key Bank of Japan (BOJ) decision.

Global bonds recover as Warsh’s inflation fight calms market

A top-performing fund manager at Pacific Investment Management Co is betting the next winners of the AI boom will be found outside of crowded US Big Tech firms, turning instead to Asian equipment suppliers, Chinese financials and healthcare stocks.

Pimco fund beating 97% of peers cuts ‘Mag Seven’ to bet on Asia

A rush to unwind yen-funded carry trades helped send the currency to a one-month high against the dollar as traders ramped up bets on further Bank of Japan (BOJ) rate hikes.

Carry trade exodus fuels yen gain ahead of BOJ rate decision

Sift through the filings of pension funds and insurers around the world and one thing stands out: some of the biggest holders of US assets have little protection against a weaker dollar, leaving the currency at risk of steeper declines if sentiment suddenly turns.

World’s unusually high dollar exposure risks fuelling sell-off

It's a wrap: Barisan Nasional has retained 21 seats in the 16th Melaka state election to form the state government alongside Perikatan Nasional (three seats), while Pakatan Harapan lost one seat and kept just four.

Melaka state election live report: BN hits simple majority — EC unofficial tally

Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) has conceded defeat in the state election after winning only four of the 24 seats it contested.

PH routed in Melaka, retains just four seats

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived here on Saturday night for the 49th Asean Summit and Related Summits, with a packed diplomatic schedule that will see him return briefly to Malaysia to receive French President Emmanuel Macron before flying back to Manila.

Anwar arrives in Manila for Asean summit, plans brief return for visit by Macron 

US air travel struggled to recover on Saturday from the longest nationwide flight suspension since the September 2001 terrorist attacks, with thousands of cancellations following an outage that laid bare the fragility of America’s aviation infrastructure.

US flight chaos persists with thousands of cancellations, delays

Asean is not relaxing its approach to Myanmar under its Five-Point Consensus, though proposals concerning the country's participation in high-level meetings remain under discussion, the bloc's special envoy on Myanmar said on Saturday.

Asean not easing Myanmar approach, says bloc's special envoy 

Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) have declared an unofficial victory in the Melaka state election with a supermajority.

BN-PN declare unofficial victory in Melaka

Nearly 90% of the proposed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea has been agreed upon by Asean and China, with Malaysia optimistic that negotiations can be concluded soon.

Asean, China agree on nearly 90% of COC, Malaysia optimistic talks near completion

The Asean Coordinating Council (ACC) has agreed that Timor-Leste will chair Asean in 2029, following Thailand, in accordance with the alphabetical rotation, said Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

Asean agrees to Timor-Leste assuming Asean chairmanship in 2029 — Tok Mat

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US peace envoys asked whether Ukraine would be willing to give up the Donbas region in the nation’s east to Russia in exchange for Nato membership, signalling a potential shift in Washington’s negotiating tactics.

Zelenskyy: US floats Donbas for Russia, Nato membership for Ukraine

Malaysia has urged Asean to step up joint efforts to combat transnational crime, including online scams, illegal gambling and smuggling.

Asean should not be epicentre of transnational crime — Mohamad Hasan

It's a wrap: Barisan Nasional has retained 21 seats in the 16th Melaka state election to form the state government alongside Perikatan Nasional (three seats), while Pakatan Harapan lost one seat and kept just four.

Former deputy communications and multimedia minister Datuk Zahidi Zainul Abidin passed away on Friday and was laid to rest at the Bayan Lepas Islamic Cemetery after Isyak prayers.

Former deputy communications minister Zahidi Zainul Abidin passes away

Nvidia's board has approached British chipmaker Arm Holdings chief executive officer Rene Haas in its search for a potential successor to Jensen Huang, the Financial Times said on Friday, even as another report said some employees were pushing to bring back the former CEO.

Nvidia said to approach Arm CEO Haas as employees seek Jensen Huang's return

The Election Commission (EC) expects the first result of the 16th Melaka state election to be known by 9.30pm on Saturday, said EC chairman Datuk Seri Ramlan Harun.

Melaka polls: Earliest result expected to be known by 9.30pm, all before midnight

Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has confirmed the withdrawal of the contents of a letter submitted to the Malay Rulers dated Sept 17 as well as the position previously taken by members of the Negeri Sembilan state executive council (exco), effectively maintaining the status quo&nbsp;regarding the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.

Negeri Sembilan MB confirms withdrawing letter to Rulers, maintaining status quo of Tuanku Muhriz

Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) have declared an unofficial victory in the Melaka state election with a supermajority.

Ousted Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang turned to law firm Paul Weiss amid his rapid fall this week, tapping a firm that reached a controversial deal with US President Donald Trump last year and whose own long-time leader was forced to step down in February.

Nvidia's Jensen Huang turns to Paul Weiss, law firm that inked deal with Trump

The Court of Appeal here on Friday upheld a High Court decision declaring that a housewife, who was abandoned shortly after her birth before being adopted, is a Malaysian citizen.

Appellate court upholds citizenship for woman abandoned at birth

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said US peace envoys asked whether Ukraine would be willing to give up the Donbas region in the nation’s east to Russia in exchange for Nato membership, signalling a potential shift in Washington’s negotiating tactics.&nbsp;

Former Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang misled several of the company's leaders, including general counsel Tim Teter and chief marketing officer Alison Wagonfeld, about the nature of his relationship with Chinese businesswoman Alice Huang, with whom he had an affair, according to two people familiar with the matter and internal correspondence reviewed by Reuters.

Ex-Nvidia CEO misled top lawyer on affair with Chinese businesswoman — sources

Port Klang Free Zone Sdn Bhd (PKFZ) prohibited the export of computer chips without prior&nbsp;approval from the relevant authorities as a&nbsp;condition in a proposed land lease to Speedmatrix Sdn Bhd, which has now formally lapsed.&nbsp;

Speedmatrix’s land lease has lapsed, says Port Klang Free Zone chairman

Malaysian police have opened an investigation in April 2025 into US allegations of illicit procurement and diversion of high-performance artificial intelligence (AI) chips, including those produced by Nvidia, through Malaysia.

Malaysia probing alleged Nvidia AI chip diversion since April 2025 — home minister

Melaka Pakatan Harapan (PH) has conceded defeat in the state election after winning only four of the 24 seats it contested.

Avaland Bhd (KL:AVALAND), the Malaysian subsidiary of Philippine property developer Ayala Land Inc, launched the RM400 million Accent Petaling Jaya in Section 13 at its sales gallery on Nov 14.

Avaland launches Accent Petaling Jaya, first project under new Accent series, with 60% take-up

Caretaker Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ab Rauf Yusoh cast his vote for the 16th Melaka state election at 8.38am on Saturday.

Melaka polls: Ab Rauf, Adam Adli cast votes

Korean beauty products have long filled American medicine cabinets. Now, a new exchange-traded fund is set to test whether there’s room for them in US investors’ portfolios as well.

K-beauty boom becomes Wall Street’s latest investment play

Canada’s government injected C$200 million (US$140 million or RM573 million) into a west coast liquefied natural gas project backed by Indonesia’s richest person, as Prime Minister Mark Carney pushes to diversify exports away from the US.

Indonesian billionaire-backed LNG plant gets Canada grant

The Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency (AKPS) continues to operate as usual nationwide, unaffected by the decision to return its director general to his parent organisation, the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM).

Border control agency fully operational despite director general's return to police force — home minister

US President Donald Trump is not expected to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping the case involving a businesswoman whose ties to former Nvidia chief executive officer Jensen Huang raised national security concerns, US officials said on Friday.

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