After languishing for much of the year, Hong Kong stocks are staging a comeback as investors rotate away from hardware stocks into discounted Chinese internet platforms.

Hong Kong stocks roar back as value rotation boosts Chinese tech

Hong Kong’s jewellery and watch sales have surged to their highest level since 2019 despite China’s broader luxury slowdown, as the rich turn to gold and gemstones to preserve wealth amid Beijing’s tightening grip over their offshore investments.

China's crackdown pushes wealthy to gold, lifting Hong Kong jewellery sales

Chinese banks applied for more than 200 billion yuan (US$30 billion or RM121.9 billion) in loan quotas this week to fund share purchases by listed companies, the central bank said on Wednesday, as Beijing steps up support for a struggling stock market.

Chinese banks apply for US$30b worth of loan quota to fund share purchases  

China escalated its defence of the stock market, as state-backed funds answered the government’s rallying call by increasing purchases and more companies stepped up buyback plans.

China boosts market defence with National Team, buybacks

China plans to roll out a broad set of standards governing the artificial intelligence (AI) safety from development through deployment, representing some of the most comprehensive guidelines to guard against a loss of control over increasingly powerful AI.

China plans broad AI guardrails after global security lapses

US chipmaking giant Nvidia is ordering its data centre partners to scale back work with Chinese customers, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Tuesday.

Nvidia ordering data centre clients to reduce China exposure — FT

China’s efforts to stem a market rout by reviving tools from the 2024 downturn were met with scepticism as stocks resumed their sell-off.

Chinese stock sell-off resumes as rescue tools face scepticism

China’s credit market just suffered its worst selloff in two years as a major conglomerate’s plunge into distress tests the assumption that government ties can protect state-owned firms from financial peril.

Huafa’s US$62 bil debt strain shakes China’s credit market

China Vice Premier He Lifeng said China will continue to support a free and open economic environment in Hong Kong and boost offshore yuan liquidity in the financial hub.

China vows to boost yuan liquidity, back Hong Kong markets

Chinese regulators have rolled out a handful of measures, from conducting swap operations to upgrading a lending facility for stock buybacks by listed companies, as part of efforts to stabilise struggling capital markets.

China rolls out support measures to aid struggling stocks

Taiwan criticised China for breaching protocol in its invitation to an upcoming Apec meeting, with Beijing seen as having slighted both President Lai Ching-te and the island’s international standing.

Taiwan hits out at China for diplomatic slight in Apec invitation

Chinese stocks advanced on expectations of renewed liquidity support after reports that regulators met with banks and brokerages to discuss market measures.

Chinese stock sell-off halts as support measures expected

China's three biggest airlines are on track for full-year losses after posting far weaker third-quarter results than last year as surging jet fuel costs, weak domestic fares and typhoon disruptions hit what is normally their most profitable period.

China's top three airlines head for full-year losses as fuel costs weigh

China’s biggest solar companies posted another round of heavy losses, even as improving profit margins hinted that attempts to tackle a chronic industry-wide supply glut might be yielding some results.

China's main solar poducers post losses in latest quarter despite margin recovery 

Nile Tech Sdn Bhd has not been granted access to the MyJPJ application’s database, and no user profile information is automatically transmitted to the company via the insurance renewal link within the application.

No access to MyJPJ user data for Nile Tech, Parliament told

SINGAPORE (Nov 6): Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) on Friday raised its 2026 outlook after posting a 3% annual rise in third-quarter net profit that beat estimates, even as weakness in its insurance arm weighed on its bottom line.

Singapore bank OCBC raises 2026 guidance after 3Q profit beat

(Nov 6): Dutch bank ING is putting up for sale a roughly US$500 million portfolio of data centre loans all at once, according to people familiar with the matter. The rare auction comes just days after a Democratic sweep of the US midterm elections raised doubts about the future of many of the projects.

ING said to be seller of US$500 mil data centre loan portfolio — Bloomberg

SINGAPORE/TOKYO (Nov 6): The cost of insuring against a default for tech investor SoftBank Group jumped to its highest in four years on Friday as worries about AI profitability roiled the world's financial markets.

SoftBank credit risk jumps to four-year high as AI fears roil market

The implementation of the 1% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate will be deferred to 2030, said the Plantation and Commodities Ministry.

Minister Datuk Seri Dr Noraini Ahmad said the postponement will give the aviation industry time to prepare and adapt its respective operations.

Noraini: 1% sustainable aviation fuel blending mandate deferred to 2030

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Sarawak will head to the polls on Dec 12, with nomination set for Nov 28 and early voting on Dec 8, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday.

Sarawak polls set for Dec 12, nomination on Nov 28

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on boosting economic ties in a telephone call on Thursday.

US Department of State: Rubio spoke to Anwar on boosting economic ties

(Nov 6): Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average slumped Friday, putting the tech-heavy gauge on course to enter a technical bear market as investors unwind artificial intelligence-related trades.

Japan’s Nikkei poised to enter bear market as AI selloff deepens

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My Say: Breaking ‘unfair’ rules: Manchester City and the Premier League

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SINGAPORE (Nov 6):&nbsp;Asia's tech-heavy markets crumbled on Friday as fear of increased regulatory scrutiny and a slowdown in AI build-out unleashed the steepest decline in US stocks since the tariff-triggered "Liberation Day" rout in April 2025.

Asia stocks crumble after AI rout rocks US markets

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Technology stocks remained under selling pressure on Friday, as investors weighed the implications of the Democrats' strong showing in the US midterm elections for the artificial intelligence (AI) trade.

Tech stocks tumble as AI trade concerns deepen

NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Nov 5): Tech-led Nasdaq notched its deepest one-day drop since ‘Liberation Day’ in April 2025, wiping out trillions in market value on fears of more AI scrutiny, particularly on data center construction, after Democrats won big in US midterm elections.

Investors wipe US$2.5 tril off Nasdaq as blue tsunami prompts AI fears

Malaysian shares are broadly lower as a massive overnight sell-off on Wall Street rippled over to Asian markets on Friday. The ringgit weakened.

Malaysia shares broadly lower as Wall Street rout spills to Asia

Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor said on Friday that she has no knowledge of the payment reportedly made to settle the RM50 million&nbsp;fine on her imprisoned husband Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

Rosmah says she and family have no knowledge of Najib's reported fine payment

SINGAPORE (Nov 6): Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) on Friday raised its 2026 outlook after posting a 3% annual rise in third-quarter net profit that beat estimates, even as weakness in its insurance arm weighed on its bottom line.

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña stepped down on Thursday after the collapse of a major commercial bank with ties to his government plunged the South American nation into financial and social turmoil.

Bank collapse topples a president and Trump ally in Paraguay

Shares of semiconductor stocks plunged on Thursday, extending a recent selloff as investors turn sceptical on the artificial intelligence (AI) trade after the Democrats dominated the midterm elections.

Chips selloff worsens as fears about AI trade grip stock market

Voters in the Melaka state election are urged to choose elected representatives who have a "direct line" to the Prime Minister's Office to ensure smooth development processes and the protection of local residents' welfare.

Melaka polls: Choose candidates who have 'direct line' to PM's office — Anwar

(Nov 5):&nbsp;Shares of Elon Musk's companies ‌SpaceX&nbsp;and Tesla&nbsp;slumped on Thursday, extending losses from the previous session, as investors worried that Democratic wins in the US midterm elections could slow data center build-outs.

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SpaceX, Tesla extend losses as midterm results cloud data center, merger outlook

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(Nov 6):&nbsp;Malaysia’s status as a net energy exporter is bolstering the appeal of its sovereign debt, analysts say, shielding the market from regional inflation pressures even as global oil prices fluctuate.

Malaysian bonds lure buyers as oil squeezes peers, analysts say

(Nov 5): The backlash against data centers evident in this week's US midterm elections raises new risks for a key source of economic growth. But restrictions on development could ultimately reduce the odds of a downturn by keeping the AI investment boom in check.

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US data-centre backlash may lower odds of AI investment bust

A post-election slide in chipmakers snowballed as investors bailed from technology shares on speculation that congressional Democrats will clamp down on the artificial-intelligence industry.

S&P 500 sinks 4% as AI washout rattles Wall Street

Brent oil was on track for its biggest weekly loss since April 2020 after a volatile stretch of trading, as investors weighed prospects for an end to the months-long war in the Middle East.

Brent oil set for biggest weekly loss since 2020 on war hopes

(Nov 5): Alphabet's&nbsp;Google will invest $17 billion to build its first data center in Wyoming, the company said on ​Thursday, pushing ahead with a major AI infrastructure ‌investment as political resistance to data center expansion grows following the US midterm elections.

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KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 6): Sarawak will head to the polls on Dec 12, with nomination&nbsp;set for Nov 28 and early voting on Dec 8, the Election Commission (EC) announced on Friday.

NEW YORK (Nov 5): After Democrats seized control of the US Congress, investors are focused on the risk of standoffs over the government's borrowing ​limit, with the potential for political brinkmanship to unsettle markets.

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Investors eye risk of debt-ceiling standoff after Democratic sweep

I refer to the meeting between Malaysian and Singapore leaders on the latest update on the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ) which took place on Nov 2, 2026, in Singapore.

Opinion: JS-SEZ — More initiatives needed ahead of December Leaders Retreat

The High Court in Miri, Sarawak&nbsp;on Oct 26&nbsp;granted an interim injunction explicitly barring 89 parcel purchasers of the Stirling Suites from voting at The Stirling’s joint management body (JMB) annual general meeting (AGM) on Oct 27.

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