TOKYO (Nov 2): Japan's manufacturing sector expanded at its slowest pace in seven months in October as output and new orders lost momentum while cost pressures picked up, a business survey showed on Monday.

Japan's October factory growth slows as costs pick up, PMI shows

Are Malaysian workers underpaid? It is an important question. But citing a relatively low labour share does not answer it.

Tong's Portfolio — We repeat: A smaller share of GDP does not mean workers are underpaid

More than one-third of Malaysian tertiary graduates are working in jobs that do not fully utilise the qualifications they spent years earning. At the same time, employers are saying they cannot find workers with the skills they need. These two phenomena may appear contradictory. Yet, both are true at once. In Part 2 of our three-part series on education in Malaysia this week, we examine what this skill mismatch reveals about our education system.

Tong's Portfolio — More degrees, wrong skills: Malaysia’s graduate mismatch

SYDNEY (Nov 2): Asian share markets slipped on Monday as worries about the sustainability of the AI investment boom loomed over the tech sector, while the high price of oil limited the safe-haven appeal of sovereign bonds.

Asia shares bend under AI stress; Apple earnings loom

(Nov 1): DeepSeek has released a prototype of a more autonomous coding agent as it seeks to challenge Anthropic PBC's popular Claude Code.

The new open-source offering, dubbed "Super-agent" can proactively monitor group chats among d...

DeepSeek drops enhanced coding agent with aim to rival Anthropic

(Nov 1):- The stock market got a long-awaited jolt of volatility late last week after disappointing earnings from technology giants added to angst around the AI-driven rally.

Now traders are bracing for further shocks this week from the US midterm elections and Nvidia Corp. earnings lat...

Wall Street braces for more wild days in stocks after tech rout

Oil dropped ahead of Tuesday’s US midterm elections despite fresh attacks on vessels around the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian threats to broaden retaliation if the US renews strikes.

Oil declines ahead of midterm elections despite Hormuz attacks

BEIJING/Hong Kong (Nov 2): Five of China's largest state-owned banks reported quarterly profit growth of between 6% and 11%, supported by stabilising net interest margins (NIM) and steadier asset quality, even as a slowing economy continued to weigh.

Each of the five lenders posted...

China's big banks post fastest quarterly profit growth in years as margins stabilise

FRANKFURT/PEISSENBERG, Germany (Nov 1): German ministers threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than 100 police officers in Frankfurt overnight, while praising security forces for preventing wider violence.

Frankfurt emerged as the main fl...

German ministers vow tough response to Frankfurt riots and looting

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 2, 2026

SYDNEY (Nov 2): Asian share markets slipped on Monday as worries about the sustainability of the AI investment boom loomed over the tech sector, while the high price of oil limited the safe-haven appeal of sovereign bonds.

President Donald Trump said a US-Canada trade deal is “very close” after talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who said both sides would work on a “mutually beneficial” outcome in the weeks ahead.&nbsp;

Trump says US-Canada trade deal is close after talks with Carney

Here's a heads up on what to look out for today.

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 2, 2026 

FRANKFURT/PEISSENBERG, Germany (Nov 1): German ministers threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than 100 police officers in Frankfurt overnight, while praising security forces for preventing wider violence.

Frankfurt emerged as the main fl...

Oil dropped ahead of Tuesday’s US midterm elections despite fresh attacks on vessels around the Strait of Hormuz and Iranian threats to broaden retaliation if the US renews strikes.

BEIJING/Hong Kong (Nov 2):&nbsp;Five of China's largest state-owned banks reported quarterly profit growth of between 6% and 11%, supported by stabilising net interest margins (NIM) and steadier asset quality, even as a slowing economy continued to weigh.

Each of the five lenders posted...

(Nov 1):- The stock market got a long-awaited jolt of volatility late last week after disappointing earnings from technology giants added to angst around the AI-driven rally.

Now traders are bracing for further shocks this week from the US midterm elections and Nvidia Corp. earnings lat...

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(Nov 1):&nbsp;DeepSeek has released a prototype of a more autonomous coding agent as it seeks to challenge Anthropic PBC's popular Claude Code.

The new open-source offering, dubbed "Super-agent" can proactively monitor group chats among d...

More than one-third of Malaysian tertiary graduates are working in jobs that do not fully utilise the qualifications they spent years earning. At the same time, employers are saying they cannot find workers with the skills they need. These two phenomena may appear contradictory. Yet, both are true at once. In Part 2 of our three-part series on education in Malaysia this week, we examine what this skill mismatch reveals about our education system.

Are Malaysian workers underpaid? It is an important question. But citing a relatively low labour share does not answer it.

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