Persistent geopolitical risks and rising operating costs could take the wind out of Malaysian corporates’ sails in the third quarter, Maybank Investment Bank flagged.

Malaysia’s corporate earnings may moderate in 3Q — analyst

theedgemalaysia.com highlighted one stock with positive momentum and one stock with negative momentum at Bursa Malaysia's afternoon close on Monday.

Stocks with momentum on Nov 2, 2026: Iconic Worldwide, Fibon

Emerging Asian currencies edged lower against the dollar on Monday, while equities were mixed as investors digested the artificial intelligence (AI) rout and awaited a raft of inflation data.

Asian forex slips ahead of inflation data; South Korean stocks buck AI sell-off

Copper rebounded from its lowest close in a week as a rout in technology stocks subsided and oil prices pulled back, easing fears around global growth.

Copper recovers as easing tech rout, lower oil calm growth fears

Indonesia's trade surplus narrowed to US$3.36 billion (RM13.66 billion) in September, official data showed on Monday, still much higher than the US$1.9 billion surplus forecast in a Reuters poll.

Indonesia posts US$3.36 bil trade surplus in September

Thailand’s Port Authority is exploring a further expansion of Laem Chabang port, the nation’s biggest deep-sea gateway, to handle increasing trade of products from automobiles to electronics and petrochemicals.

Thailand eyes expanding its largest port to meet trade boom

Share markets bounced in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the session to provide some relief from artificial intelligence (AI) cash-burn worries, while oil prices slid after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators.

Stocks bounce in Asia as Apple earnings near, oil falls

Opec+ oil-producing countries kept December production targets steady on Sunday, confirming expectations that more policy adjustments will not occur until next year, as the group continues to struggle with export disruptions from the Iran war.

Opec+ keeps December oil output targets steady ahead of tougher call for 2027

Gold rose as lower oil prices offered some respite from inflationary pressures and dip buyers were drawn by the metal’s slide Friday to the lowest in a year.

Gold climbs back from one-year low as dip buyers arrest slide

Three companies linked to businessman Datuk Ng Meng Kee took a nosedive last Thursday and Friday, prompting Bursa Malaysia to issue them with unusual market activity queries.

Frankly Speaking: Will the nosedive of three stocks trigger a wider speculative sell-off?

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

Share markets bounced in Asia on Monday as investors hoped for Apple earnings later in the session to provide some relief from artificial intelligence (AI) cash-burn worries, while oil prices slid after talks continued between Iranian and Qatari mediators.

RHB Bank Bhd's (KL:RHBBANK) dividend payout appears secure for the year with the fourth-largest bank by assets unfazed by rising bond yields, an analyst said on Monday.

RHB Bank’s dividends intact, not swayed by rising bond yields — analyst

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

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

Oil dropped on Monday after a report said US President Donald Trump wants to give diplomacy more time before deciding whether to resume strikes on Iran following Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Oil falls as report says Trump to give Iran diplomacy more time

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): The government will reject applications for new manufacturing licences that perpetuate heavy reliance on low-skilled foreign labour, according to Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Datuk Seri Johari Abdul Ghani.

Govt to reject new manufacturing licences premised on heavy foreign labour reliance — trade minister

The Sabah portion of the Pan Borneo Highway (PBH) will go down in the Malaysian record books as one of the costliest road infrastructure projects in the region.

Frankly Speaking: The mind-boggling cost of Sabah’s Pan Borneo Highway

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.

Malaysian manufacturing sector regains growth in October — PMI data

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

YOUR DAY AHEAD: Nov 2, 2026 

The Penang government has received no fresh request from Consortium Zenith Construction Sdn Bhd (CZC) to reauction a six-acre (2.42-hectare) plot of land near Gurney Drive after an earlier auction failed to attract bidders.

CZC no longer cash-strapped, no request for reauction of land near Gurney Drive, says Penang CM

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) is actively advancing key strategic projects to build capacity and accelerate commercial expansion.

Malaysia Aviation Group advances strategic projects to drive commercial expansion

Foreign institutions returned to net buying on Bursa Malaysia, recording US$323.1 million (RM1.3&nbsp;billion)&nbsp;in net inflows, according to MBSB Investment Bank Bhd (MBSB IB).

Foreign investors return to net buying with US$323 mil net inflows last week — MBSB IB

The Malaysian passport renewal service through the MyOnline passport system will offer a choice of five- or 10-year validity periods starting from Monday.

Five- and 10-year passport renewal options available from Monday via MyOnline system

The main event for the week ahead locally is Bank Negara Malaysia’s policy decision on Thursday (Nov 5). Eight of nine economists polled expect the overnight policy rate (OPR) to stay at 2.75%. UOB economists Julia Goh and Jasrine Koke expect a 25-basis-point (bp) hike to 3%, citing the policy guidance shift in September, stronger-than-expected 3Q2026 advance gross domestic product (GDP) and the expansionary Budget 2027, which includes a higher minimum wage, more cash assistance and tax relief.

The Week Ahead: All eyes on Bank Negara’s OPR decision and US midterm elections

CelcomDigi Bhd’s (KL:CDB) core earnings for the financial year ending Dec 31, 2026 (FY2026) to FY2028 are expected to take a small hit, between 1% to 4%, following an assignment to boost its network capacity and coverage, according to CIMB Securities.

CIMB Securities trims CelcomDigi’s FY2026-FY2028 earnings forecasts on spectrum cost

KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 2): TSH Resources Bhd (KL:TSH) has voluntarily offered to engage with&nbsp;the Singapore government's assessors panel to evaluate its operations, corporate relationships&nbsp;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

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

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

(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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