TOKYO (Nov 2): Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Monday that Tokyo and Washington would remain closely aligned on currency policy objectives regardless of the outcome of the US midterm elections.

Japan sees no change in US FX coordination after midterm elections, Katayama says

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): October saw renewed growth in output and new orders, signalling a fresh improvement in Malaysia's manufacturing health, according to the latest S&P Global purchasing managers index (PMI) data.

Malaysian manufacturing sector regains growth in October — PMI data

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): TSH Resources Bhd (KL:TSH) has voluntarily offered to engage with the Singapore government's assessors panel to evaluate its operations, corporate relationships and supply chains in connection with the fires in Indonesia that have contributed to the transboundary haze.

TSH Resources volunteers to engage with Singapore agency's independent assessors over haze

BENGALURU (Nov 2): Australian lender Westpac on Monday warned of a housing market downturn steeper than any seen in nearly two decades and reported a twofold jump in credit impairment charges, while full-year adjusted profit met market expectations.

Westpac flags deepest housing downturn in nearly two decades, impairment charges double

WASHINGTON (Nov 1): President Donald Trump's White House has spent months preparing for a possible Democratic takeover of Congress, developing plans to keep advancing major parts of his agenda through executive power while bracing for investigations of his administration, according to a White Hou...

Trump White House maps path to govern without Congress if Democrats win

HANOI (Nov 2): Businesses are divided over whether Washington should propose new tariffs on Vietnamese goods this month, with Tesla and Samsung not in favour, while others have called for penalties, submissions to the US government show.

Tesla, Samsung oppose new US tariffs on Vietnam as probe deadline nears

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

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

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.

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 2, 2026 

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

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

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): October saw renewed growth in output and new orders, signalling a fresh improvement in Malaysia's manufacturing health, according to the latest S&amp;P Global purchasing managers index (PMI) data.

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...

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

(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

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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...

DeepSeek drops enhanced coding agent with aim to rival Anthropic