The dollar climbed to a seven-week high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised rates and reaffirmed its commitment to curbing inflation, though it later eased as energy prices extended their fall on diminishing fears of supply disruptions.

Dollar eases from seven-week peak as oil prices extend decline

China has expanded its onshore central clearing system to more foreign currencies, another step towards promoting direct trading with the yuan and reducing reliance on the dollar.

China adds currencies to central clearing in yuan’s global push

South Korea's National Pension Service, the world's third-largest public pension fund, had been conducting currency hedging flexibly this year after raising its limit to help policymakers curb weakness in the won.

South Korea pension fund suspends FX hedging as won hits two-year high — Reuters

The Indian rupee climbed to a two-month high on Thursday after massive overseas fundraising through one-off measures far exceeded market expectations, improving the currency's outlook at a time when a renewed US-Iran conflict has pushed crude prices higher and contributed to a global bond selloff.

Indian rupee scales 2-month peak as US$136 bil inflows bolster currency against global risks

China's yuan inched higher to a fresh 3-1/2-year high against the dollar on Thursday, aided by a significantly stronger central bank fixing and persistent dollar weakness driven in part by renewed gains in the Japanese yen.

Yuan hits 3-1/2-year high as yen weighs down dollar

The ringgit opened higher against the US dollar on Thursday as investors awaited Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decision on the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) later on Thursday.

At 8am, the local currency rose to 4.0385/0455 against the greenback from Wednesday’s close of 4.0435/0475.

Ringgit opens higher against US dollar ahead of BNM OPR decision

The yen held its gains on Thursday after a sudden, brief surge in the previous session that traders suspect may have been driven by government authorities, keeping pressure on the dollar ahead of a crucial US jobs report.

The yen was last steady at 158.88 per dollar, having jumped 0.9% overnight, in a move that left market participants on alert for an official intervention from Tokyo.

Yen in the spotlight after sudden jump

Cathy Hepworth, who heads US$1.5 trillion (RM6.1 trillion) asset manager PGIM’s emerging-markets debt team, doesn’t hesitate when asked about her highest-conviction theme across the developing world: “Carry, carry, carry.”

‘It’s a carry world’: EM trade posts longest run since 2008

Senior economic officials from South Korea and Japan pledged on Friday to maintain close communication during talks held just weeks after a rare coordinated currency intervention to prop up their currencies.

The meeting between Moon Ji-sung, South Korea's deputy minister for international affairs, and Japan's top currency diplomat, Atsushi Mimura, took place at the Japanese Ministry of Finance in Tokyo where the two shared updates on their respective policy responses and current global macroeconomic risks, South Korea's Finance Ministry said in a statement.

South Korea, Japan pledge to maintain close coordination after rare FX intervention

The dollar slipped on Friday and was set to end a bumpy week lower, as investors questioned whether the US Treasury's efforts to calm the bond markets might end up undermining confidence in the currency.

Those concerns pushed the euro up 0.13% to US$1.1694, on course for its fourth consecutive weekly gain. The British pound was up 0.15% to US$1.3652, holding close to its highest since May.

Dollar wobbles as Treasury's bond-market buybacks raise fresh concerns

The US dollar was pinned near a three-month low on Thursday after the Treasury Department moved to calm a bond market selloff that had pushed long-end yields to their highest since 2007, lifting risk sentiment and undercutting the currency.

The dollar index, which measures the dollar against six other currencies, was at 98.723, its lowest level since May 14. The euro was at US$1.1692, perched at the highest level since mid-May.

ING global head of markets Chris Turner said the Treasury's move to increase buybacks of Treasury securities with maturities between 10 and 30 years should reassure markets that longer-dated bonds are unlikely to face a disorderly selloff.

Dollar falls to three-month low as Treasury moves to soothe bond jitters

The US dollar-Chinese yuan has become the most-traded currency pair in Hong Kong, surpassing the Hong Kong dollar-US dollar for the first time in April, the financial hub's Treasury Markets Association said.

Dollar-yuan becomes Hong Kong's most-traded currency pair for first time

The dollar's advance stalled on Thursday after an overall benign US inflation reading overnight spurred traders to pare back bets for a near-term Federal Reserve interest rate hike.

The greenback was little changed against the yen in Asia's afternoon, but remained on course to gain about 1% this week as markets bought back the currency pair following recent joint US-Japan intervention that saw it plummet to a three-month low.

Dollar treads water as Fed hike bets pared on benign US inflation

India is not considering an early closure of a programme aimed at attracting deposits from the country’s 35-million-strong diaspora, with the central bank expecting robust inflows until the window shuts in end-September.

India rules out early end to FX deposit plan, sees healthy flows

Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday as markets factored in more restrictive monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) this year, while traders also kept close tabs on the Middle East conflict.

Gold eases as traders cement bets for higher for longer interest rates

Federal Reserve Bank of New York president John Williams said the shift to central clearing for US Treasuries and Treasury-collateralised repurchase agreements was ahead of schedule.

Fed’s Williams says Treasuries clearing moving ahead of schedule

US President Donald Trump will use a United Nations General Assembly address on Tuesday to argue that the war with Iran prevented Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to tout what he sees as progress towards peace and a global order increasingly aligned with American interests, according to a White House official.

Trump set to use UN speech to defend Iran war, tout peace efforts

Tremors from a weak magnitude 4.4 earthquake that struck the waters off Batu Pahat, Johor, at 4.55pm on Tuesday were felt across four states, as well as Putrajaya and Kuala Lumpur.

Quake off Batu Pahat: Tremors felt across Johor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Klang Valley

Wall Street has turned bullish on Meta Platforms, betting that its new artificial intelligence (AI) agent Muse could open a new revenue stream for the social media giant and reshape the company's AI monetisation prospects.

Wall Street expects Meta's AI agent Muse to shape into a new revenue engine

A weak 4.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the waters off Batu Pahat, Johor, on Tuesday afternoon startled residents in several areas, with some initially mistaking the brief tremors for vibrations caused by heavy vehicles passing nearby.

Earthquake off Batu Pahat: Residents thought tremors caused by lorries

The Nasdaq Composite touched an intraday record high on Tuesday for the first time since early June as technology stocks clawed back lost ground and retreating oil prices boosted risk appetite.

Nasdaq hits intraday record high as tech stocks regain footing

Glencore plc last month told Mizuho Bank Ltd that it believes Radiant World fraudulently generated email correspondence purporting to show that the Switzerland-based commodities trader planned to pay back the Japanese lender nearly US$100 million (RM407.5 million), according to a legal filing obtained by Bloomberg News.

Radiant World sent Mizuho fake Glencore email, court filing says

Iran and the US hinted on Tuesday at the prospect of reviving negotiations to end their conflict, with the presidents of both countries due at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in New York.

US and Iran hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN

A Republican senator is calling for an investigation into the Trump family’s financial dealings — including demanding testimony from Donald Trump Jr — in a sharp break with President Donald Trump.

GOP senator calls for investigation into Trump family

Bon Estates Sdn Bhd has opened a new two-way road connecting Jalan Kiara 3 and Jalan Duta Kiara in Mont'Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, providing an additional route towards Solaris Dutamas and the surrounding areas.

Bon Estates opens new road link in Mont'Kiara

The developer of Eco Business Park 7 in Negeri Sembilan is selling two plots of industrial land for RM1 billion to a data centre operator.

Eco World-SD Guthrie JV sells 222 acres in Negeri Sembilan for over RM1b

Consumer and construction stocks could be among the key beneficiaries of the upcoming Budget 2027, as higher cash aid, potential tax relief and increased development spending are expected to support domestic demand and infrastructure activity, CIMB Securities said on Tuesday.

CIMB Securities: Consumer, construction stocks seen as key beneficiaries of Budget 2027

<h2>Notable filings</h2>

Between Sept 1 and 4, notable filings with Bursa Malaysia on changes in shareholding included those of ACE Market-listed Ambest Group Bhd (KL:AMBEST), where co-founder and managing director Tan Beng Beng and co-founder and executive director Lim Eng Gu...

Insider Moves: Ambest Group Bhd, Salutica Bhd, LFE Corp Bhd, Sersol Bhd, Zetrix AI Bhd, Heitech Padu Bhd, Excel Force MSC Bhd

The Melaka State Legislative Assembly will be dissolved on Wednesday to pave&nbsp;the way for the 16th state election.

Melaka assembly to dissolve on Wednesday, paving way for state election

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): Powerwell Holdings Bhd (KL:PWRWELL) tested new record high on Tuesday as investors and analysts cheered the electricity distribution equipment maker’s largest ever contract.

Powerwell tests new record high after bagging its largest contract ever

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): The High Court here has ordered Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB)(KL:TENAGA) to pay RM10.52 million in special damages to Penang Bridge concessionaire Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama Bhd (PLUS) over a major fire incident in a cable tunnel beneath the bridge in February 2021.

Court orders Tenaga to pay Projek Lebuhraya Usahasama RM10.5 mil for Penang bridge fire

Hengyuan Refining Company Bhd (KL:HENGYUAN) surged to a fresh high on Tuesday, rising as much as 27 sen or 6.2% to RM4.61 during intraday trade.

Hengyuan reverses intraday gains to finish lower after touching new high; gains RM1.4b in market cap since August

Land &amp; General Bhd (KL:L&amp;G) plans to launch the first phase of its Lembah Beringin industrial park in Selangor in the first quarter of next year, with an estimated gross development value of RM1.5 billion.

Land & General upbeat on prospects, targets RM1.5b industrial launch in 1Q 2027

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): Crude palm oil (CPO) prices are expected to remain above RM4,700 per tonne until at least October, if not the rest of the year, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Council (MPOC) statement on Tuesday.

Crude palm oil prices expected to remain above RM4,700 per tonne for the rest of the year — MPOC

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): A forced auction of Country Heights Holdings Bhd’s (KL:CHHB) land in Kajang, Selangor was cancelled due to absence of bidders.

Forced auction of Country Heights land cancelled due to lack of bidders

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): Shares in ViTrox Corporation Bhd (KL:VITROX) hit their highest level since the company’s listing on the ACE Market in 2005 on Tuesday, driven by its strong growth prospects amid the AI infrastructure boom.

ViTrox hits new record high as AI-driven growth boosts outlook

Mr Chan is part of a company’s senior management. In the course of his role, he came upon information and a lucrative commercial opportunity that the company could exploit. He neither disclosed this nor obtained the company’s consent. Instead, armed with that information, he resigned, set up his own company and exploited that opportunity.

Opinion: The director as a fiduciary: The ‘no-profit’, ‘no-conflict’ and ‘misuse of trust and knowledge’ rules

Cuscapi Bhd (KL:CUSCAPI) has proposed a private placement of up to 94.49 million new shares to raise up to RM4.55 million for working capital, making it the second company linked to businessman Wong Thean Soon, better known as TS Wong, to announce a share placement this week.

Cuscapi seeks RM4.55m via private placement, second TS Wong-linked firm to tap equity market this week

Sabah Development Bank Bhd said on Tuesday it is willing to consider a substantial reduction in exposure in PacifiCity to support efforts to revive the long-abandoned project.

Sabah Development Bank ready to cut exposure to help revive abandoned PacifiCity

IHH Healthcare Bhd (KL:IHH) outperformed on Tuesday as Macquarie flagged an improving earnings trajectory across the hospital operator’s portfolio.

IHH Healthcare rises over 5% as Macquarie flags strong earnings outlook

The Negeri Sembilan executive council on Tuesday unanimously decided to suspend the state secretary and state legal adviser, said Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim.

Negeri Sembilan exco suspends state secretary and state legal adviser 

KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 22): theedgemalaysia.com highlighted no stocks with positive momentum and eight stocks with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Monday.

<h3>The stocks with negative momentum were:</h3>

Inta Bina Group Bhd (KL:INTA) — up two sen or 5.13% to 41 s...

Stocks with momentum on Sept 22, 2026: Inta Bina Group, Powerwell Holdings, Jati Tinggi Group, Northern Solar Holdings, Verdant Solar Holdings, Ewi Capital, D&O Green Technologies, Superlon Holdings

THE semiconductor industry in Penang is facing shortages in several areas, including engineering talent, factory floor space and production capacity. However, a lack of client orders is not one of them.

In fact, global customers are working closely with local manufacturers to ensure the...

Penang E&E players face capacity crunch amid influx of orders

Loss-making MMAG Holdings Bhd (KL:MMAG),&nbsp;a company which counts NexG Bhd (KL:NEXG) as a substantial shareholder, has proposed a RM130 million share capital reduction to wipe out part of the company’s accumulated losses.

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