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…
The Prime Minister’s lecture on AI at the University of Tokyo drew headlines for its philosophical ambition. But according to UKM’s Dr Shahreen Madros, the deeper story is about Malaysia’s most fundamental economic challenge and whether it has the will to finally confront it. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, June 14 –…
Third Force, Royal Crisis and Heatwave: Malaysia’s Defining Week By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH The week of 17 to 24 May 2026 will be remembered as the week Malaysia’s political landscape shifted on multiple fronts at once. Two former cabinet ministers quit the ruling coalition and launched a third force. The Negeri Sembilan royal…
