Ahead of Budget 2020, prominent economist Prof Dr Jomo Kwame Sundaram says it's time Malaysia seriously thinks of measures to combat global headwinds and create “more breathing space” for the ordinary Malaysian.</div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage>

NEWS: 'We need to counteract downward forces' – Jomo

Millions of Sri Lankans were casting their votes on Saturday to select a president who will face the task of bolstering the South Asian country's fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.

Heavily indebted Sri Lanka votes in election to decide economic future

When it comes to water, the world confronts an unsustainable situation. Yet fixing the problem is not only within reach; it is also the low-hanging fruit in tackling climate change and generating jobs and growth.

The water crisis is plain to see. Year after year, in one region after ano...

The Visible Hand: The Water-Security Crisis

(Sept 21): Around Boeing Co’s vast aircraft manufacturing hub in Seattle, the great belt tightening has begun as the planemaker and its factory workers settle in for a labour dispute that will test the resolve of both sides.

Striking employees received their final Boeing paycheck on Thu...

Boeing worker side hustles could drag strike out for months

Intel Corp shares climbed after the Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm Inc approached the company about a takeover, a potential record-setting deal for the chip industry.

Intel gains on report that Qualcomm made takeover approach

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq Inc’s application to list options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, marking the clearing of an important hurdle before derivatives tied to the product can begin trading.

SEC approves Nasdaq to list options on iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF

This week kicks off with the release of Malaysia‘s inflation figures for August on Monday. Economists expect the country’s inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to remain subdued, thanks to government incentive support.

The Week Ahead: August inflation, Invest Malaysia’s Iskandar edition, flash PMIs in focus

JPMorgan Chase & Co chief executive officer Jamie Dimon said he remains sceptical about a soft landing in the US following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in more than four years — and said he wouldn’t “count my eggs” on that outcome.

JPMorgan's Dimon says he’s sceptical of soft landing after rate cut

Any hopes that a flood of coffee exports from Asia’s major growers would take the heat out of a blistering rally that’s pushed robusta prices to the highest since the 1970s are fading fast.

Soggy Asia coffee crop means world’s caffeine fix to stay pricey

A roaring rally in US stocks will face a gauntlet of economic data, looming political uncertainty and a corporate earnings test in coming weeks as investors navigate one of the most volatile periods of the year for equity markets.

Investor focus turns to data, election, earnings after Fed cut

World stocks hovered near record highs on Friday, underpinned by a big interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve earlier this week, while the yen eased after Bank of Japan governor Kazuo Ueda tempered expectations around imminent rate hikes.

Wall Street dips after rate cut rally, dollar firms

The spectacular performance of Malaysian equities thus far this year in response to major developments locally and abroad may well be a prelude to even better days to follow, should the projections of fund managers and heads of research hold true.

Four factors investors should watch in 4Q

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim challenged the Opposition to file a motion for a vote of no-confidence against him at the Dewan Rakyat session this October.

Anwar challenges Opposition to file no-confidence vote in Parliament

This week kicks off with the release of Malaysia‘s inflation figures for August on Monday. Economists expect the country’s inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to remain subdued, thanks to government incentive support.

JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co chief executive officer Jamie Dimon said he remains sceptical about a soft landing in the US following the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in more than four years — and said he wouldn’t “count my eggs” on that outcome.

A roaring rally in US stocks will face a gauntlet of economic data, looming political uncertainty and a corporate earnings test in coming weeks as investors navigate one of the most volatile periods of the year for equity markets.

The European Central Bank (ECB) must think hard about how it deals with risks and uncertainty in an era of more-volatile inflation and less clarity about monetary-policy transmission, President Christine Lagarde said.

ECB must prepare for more-volatile inflation era, says Lagarde 

Intel Corp shares climbed after the Wall Street Journal reported that Qualcomm Inc approached the company about a takeover, a potential record-setting deal for the chip industry.

Any hopes that a flood of coffee exports from Asia’s major growers would take the heat out of a blistering rally that’s pushed robusta prices to the highest since the 1970s are fading fast.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved Nasdaq Inc’s application to list options on the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, marking the clearing of an important hurdle before derivatives tied to the product can begin trading. &nbsp;

(Sept 21): Around Boeing Co’s vast aircraft manufacturing hub in Seattle, the great belt tightening has begun as the planemaker and its factory workers settle in for a labour dispute that will test the resolve of both sides.

Striking employees received their final Boeing paycheck on Thu...