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, Sept 11 – Developed by Juwai IQI Global Chief Economist Shan Saeed, the Global Macro Risk Index evaluates ten systemic threats across four analytical dimensions: probability, economic severity, transmission velocity and cross-border contagion. Its analytical architecture is clear: **Shock → inflation → monetary tightening → currency pressure → sovereign stress → poverty and social unrest. “The global…
By TENGKU NOOR SHAMSIAH TENGKU ABDULLAH KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 26 – Malaysia has carved out a premium strategic niche in Asia’s digital-infrastructure race. The proposition is no longer simply cheaper land or proximity to Singapore. It is an increasingly integrated platform built around scalable power, regional connectivity, execution speed, hyperscale capital and policy coordination. “Malaysia’s…
