Central bank says rising tariffs, geopolitical conflicts and supply-chain realignments are reshaping global trade, investment and inflation dynamics. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) warned that geopolitics is increasingly shaping the global economic landscape, with trade tensions, supply-chain realignments and regional conflicts now playing a decisive…
Central bank projects growth of 4–5% in 2026 as resilient domestic demand, strong investment and a sound financial system help cushion external shocks. BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, April 1 – Malaysia’s economy expanded 5.2% in 2025, demonstrating resilience in a global environment increasingly shaped by geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policies and…
Brent’s surge above US$100 signals a structural shift in how geopolitics, inflation and financial markets interact. Oil markets are increasingly shaped by geopolitics and strategic chokepoints, with tensions around the Strait of Hormuz amplifying global energy risk premiums. KEY TAKEAWAYS Oil is now driving the global macro cycle. Brent crude near US$104 per barrel, up…
Your weekly briefing on politics, economy & societyEdition 2 | Week of 22–29 March 2026 | TNS News The week of 22–29 March 2026 will be remembered as one in which Malaysia’s domestic politics grew more complicated, its fiscal position more pressured, and its people more tested by the elements. Three separate crises — a…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH Column No. 3 — 27 March 2026 — TNS News ASEAN’s Crowded In-Tray: Digital Ambition, Energy Reckoning, and a War That Will Not Wait ASEAN entered 2026 with an ambitious agenda: a landmark digital economy agreement, new strategic partnerships, and a chairmanship designed to showcase Manila’s regional leadership. Then…
