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Tuesday 22 Apr 2025

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Copper climbs to two-week high as weak dollar boosts metalsCopper climbed to a two-week high as London Metal Exchange trading resumed following the Easter break, with base metals benefiting from a recent dollar rout.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

China trade immune so far to tariffs with growth pickup in AprilChinese trade flows have held up in April despite the imposition of punitively high duties by Donald Trump, as the US president spared many electronic products from some of his levies and paused the wave of tariffs he plans against most countries.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Precious Metals

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

China’s CMOC agrees to buy Canada’s Lumina Gold for US$420m to tap gold depositCMOC Group, a leading Chinese cobalt and copper miner, agreed to buy Canada’s Lumina Gold Corp for about C$581 million (US$420 million or RM1.84 billion) to tap the largest primary gold deposit in Ecuador.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

OIL & GAS

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Oil steadies as market tracks risk-off tone, trade war concernsOil steadied after slumping on Monday as a risk-off tone returned to global markets following President Donald Trump’s criticism of the Federal Reserve (Fed), while concerns over a US-China trade war persist.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

22 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Top Chinese, Indonesian officials forge closer security linksChina and Indonesia held their first meeting of senior ministers under a format agreed to last year, a sitdown that coincides with Beijing’s push to woo Asian nations and offset trade tensions with the US.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Trade War

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

China slashes US commodity purchases as trade tensions worsenChina sharply reduced imports of many US commodities last month, in some cases to zero, as the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies intensified.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

OIL & GAS

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Oil retreats with Ukraine-Russia truce, US-Iran talks in focusOil retreated as traders fretted about the impact of the US-led trade war on energy demand, while monitoring talks between Washington and Tehran over the Islamic republic’s nuclear programme.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

21 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Ukraine-Russia Crisis

20 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Putin accused of violating Easter Sunday truce he orderedUkraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Kremlin forces of violating a 30-hour Easter Sunday truce declared by Russian President Vladimir Putin, and reiterated his proposal to extend the ceasefire for another month.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

20 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

19 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

Exporters at China’s largest trade fair told not to leave earlyExporters at China’s largest trade fair have been discouraged from closing or leaving their stations early as organisers push them to maximise opportunities to attract sales amid an escalating trade conflict with the US.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

19 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

China Focus

18 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

China speeds up budget spending to counter tariff woesChina expanded government spending at the fastest rate for any first quarter since 2022, ramping up support for an economy bracing for foreign demand declines as a trade war with the US intensifies.

By Bloomberg / Bloomberg

18 Apr 2025, 08:00 am

AmBank seeks to auction off property of Jho Low’s former aide Kee over RM1m loan

Malaysia should brace for potential US recession, China slowdown, says OCBC

Police to nab third ‘Tan Sri’ for questioning, following fresh arrests and RM347m seizure in MBI case — sources

Maybank IB turns neutral on Malaysia’s ports-and-logistics sector because of tariff uncertainties, despite signs of near-term front-loading by exporters

Inari's earnings outlook still under risk; HLIB advises 'buy' before turnaround

Intel, Oracle raise concerns over US tariffs with PM — Zafrul

Spain plans to hike defense spending to 2% of GDP this year

MGB, Scanwolf, DPS Resources, Petronas Chemicals, Alpha IVF, Pentamaster, Southern Steel, Sarawak Consolidated Industries

Northrop Grumman cuts earnings outlook on B-21 Bomber costs

New US tariffs on solar imports threaten to phase out Chinese solar panel makers in Malaysia

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