By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 18, 2026 – The course of US interest rates poses a greater immediate risk to the ringgit than oil trading above US$90 a barrel, although markets expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged at its next policy decision on September 16, with only about a…
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…
BY TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, 4 August 2026 — More than a week after Malaysia’s 10% US tariff took effect, attention is shifting from the headline rate to the Malaysian products actually covered, the burden of proving origin and the potential consequences for domestic suppliers and employment. The Section 301 duty succeeded Washington’s…
The week of 12 to 19 July 2026 opened with BN celebrating a landslide in Johor and closed with campaigning under way in Negeri Sembilan. BN won 48 seats in Johor, its strongest result in the state since 2008, while PH retained eight and PN, Bersama and Muda failed to win any. The next major…
Economist Geoffrey Williams on the gap between growth and wages, the oil-price shock erasing subsidy savings, and the three vulnerabilities facing the economy toward 2030. By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah KUALA LUMPUR , June 4 – Malaysia’s economy remains among the strongest performers in the region, but the headline numbers mask a harder reality: the…
