By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 19 – The renewed pressure on Bursa Malaysia following the US Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in more than three years reflects a global repricing of capital rather than a deterioration in Malaysia’s economic fundamentals, according to Juwai IQI Global Chief Economist Shan Saeed. Malaysian financial…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 15 (TNS NEWS) – The next global oil shock may not begin with crude. It may begin inside the world’s refineries. Diesel refining margins have exploded to record levels across Europe and the United States, exposing a critical weakness in the global energy system: having crude…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 12 – Malaysia should use Budget 2027 to make the decisive transition from economic resilience to productive expansion, channelling its stronger growth momentum into infrastructure, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, energy security, human capital and higher-value private investment while preserving fiscal discipline. That is the central prescription from Shan…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 – Malaysia’s economy is no longer simply outperforming expectations. It is beginning to challenge long-held assumptions about the country’s long-term growth potential. In an exclusive interview with TNS News, Juwai IQI Global Chief Economist Shan Saeed said Malaysia is entering a new phase of structural…
With the US naval blockade reinstated and oil above US$86 a barrel, Dr Alicia García Herrero tells TNS News that China’s yuan diplomacy, ASEAN’s balancing act and Malaysia’s neutral positioning are all being tested at once By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 – Just weeks after markets began pricing in relief…
