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…
With GDP per capita at US$15,085 and the economy expanding at 5.4 per cent in the first quarter of 2026, Malaysia is closer than ever to high-income status. But the journey from here to US$20,000 per capita will require more than growth — it demands structural reform, productivity gains, and unwavering institutional quality. Juwai IQI…
Days after warning that markets were mispricing the Federal Reserve, the strategist points to SpaceX’s slide and mounting stress in private credit as the next triggers for the correction he expects between June and August. By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 – The sell-off Dr Sailesh Kumar Jha outlined in a…
Markets Are Mispricing the Fed – And Investors May Pay the Price, Warns Top Strategist Dr. Sailesh Kumar Jha, Global Market Strategist and former Chief Asia Economist at Credit Suisse AG Singapore, says a 10 to 20 per cent correction in US equities could be imminent as markets wake up to an underpriced Federal Reserve…
