KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): Analysts said Malaysian real estate investment trusts (M-REITs) could continue to provide defensive yields, amid an easing interest rate outlook.

Analysts upbeat on M-REITs’ dividend yields amid easing rate outlook

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): An administrative building at Sekolah Menengah Sains Alam Shah in Cheras was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday.

Fire destroys administrative building at SM Sains Alam Shah in Cheras

For many working adults, retirement is often seen as the ultimate milestone, a well-deserved rest after decades of labour. Naturally, recent news that the government is evaluating a proposal to raise the retirement age from 60 to 65 can feel like moving the goalposts, leaving some discouraged or ...

Econtemplation: Raising the retirement age for productivity and security

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): The government is drafting a policy that includes the mandatory use of speed limiters for heavy vehicles, as part of efforts to enhance road safety.

Mandatory speed limiters for heavy vehicles to improve road safety — Loke 

China is tapping an often overlooked pool of funds worth 10.9 trillion yuan (US$1.5 trillion or RM6.43 trillion) to salvage its housing sector, offering people an alternative to bank mortgages.

China taps US$1.5 tril fund to boost home market support

Senior dealmakers in India are earning more than their counterparts in Singapore and Hong Kong, according to Bloomberg Intelligence, as global firms boost pay to attract top talent in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.

Top India dealmakers earn 37% more than Singapore peers

Grab Holdings Ltd is planning a US$1.25 billion (RM5.29 billion) sale of bonds convertible into stock, partly to bulk up its warchest for acquisitions amid signs that talks to take over rival delivery-and-transport provider GoTo Group have stalled.

Grab plans US$1.25b convertible bond sale for acquisitions

Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda on Tuesday stressed anew the central bank's readiness to keep raising interest rates if underlying inflation approaches its 2% target.

BOJ vows to keep raising rates if underlying inflation accelerates

(June 10): Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

Trump says China ‘not easy’ as trade talks to resume Tuesday

CHENNAI (June 9): US pizza chain Little Caesars is planning to open dozens of stores in India over the coming years, aiming to capitalise on the country's robust economic growth, an executive told Reuters.

US pizza chain Little Caesars eyes India expansion with dozens of new stores

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): The expanded sales and services tax (SST) effective July 1 is expected to negatively impact the consumer sector due to increased operating costs, while its effect on sectors like construction, finance and healthcare is expected to be limited, said analysts.

Expanded SST to hit consumer sector hardest, limited impact elsewhere — analysts

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): As the echoes of Aidiladha "takbir" continued to reverberate across the nation, the mood turned sombre on Monday following the tragic death of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students in a horrific crash involving a tour bus and a Perodua Alza multi-purpose ve...

Gerik bus crash: Dashcam footage becomes key in police probe

Units of Paradigm Real Estate Investment Trust (KL:PARADIGM) were flat in their debut on the Main Market and remained largely steady on their first trading day.

Paradigm REIT flat on debut, stays in tight range

Cable theft involving the signalling and communication systems on three Keretapi Tanah Melayu Bhd’s (KTMB) northern routes on Monday has caused disruption and train delays of more than 60 minutes for both the Northern Komuter and Electric Train Services (ETS).

Cable theft causes disruption, major delays in KTM train services

(June 10): Trade talks between the US and China will continue into a second day, according to a US official, as the two sides look to ease tensions over shipments of technology and rare earth elements.

Grab Holdings Ltd is planning a US$1.25 billion (RM5.29 billion) sale of bonds convertible into stock, partly to bulk up its warchest for acquisitions amid signs that talks to take over rival delivery-and-transport provider GoTo Group have stalled.

Police have received a dashboard camera recording believed to have captured the tragic crash involving a bus that claimed the lives of 15 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) students along the East-West Highway in Gerik on Monday.

Gerik bus crash: Police receive dashcam footage

LOS ANGELES (June 10): US seaborne imports of goods from&nbsp;China&nbsp;dropped 28.5% year-over-year in May, the sharpest decline since the pandemic, as US President&nbsp;Donald Trump's&nbsp;145% tariffs took hold, supply chain technology provider Descartes said on Monday.

US ocean container imports tumble in May as China tariffs take hold

BEIJING/SHANGHAI (June 10): Huawei Technologies' chips are one generation behind those of US peers, but the firm is finding ways to improve performance through methods such as cluster computing, Chinese state media quoted chief executive officer Ren Zhengfei as saying on Tuesday.

Huawei chips are one generation behind US but firm is finding workarounds, CEO says

Stocks were buoyant and the dollar remained on guard on Tuesday as trade talks between the US and China were set to extend to a second day, with tentative signs tensions between the world's two largest economies could be easing.

Stocks rise, dollar tentative ahead of US-China talks outcome

US stocks crept closer to record highs on Monday, notching gains in five of the past six sessions as investors awaited the outcome of crucial trade talks between Washington and Beijing in London.&nbsp;

The S&amp;P 500 Index rose 0.1% after oscillating between small gains and losses most of the session. That left the equities benchmark less than 2.3% from a its Feb. 19 record after climbing above the psychologically important 6,000 level.

S&P 500 ekes out gain, drifts near highs on US-China trade talks

NEW YORK (June 10): US Treasury auctions of notes and bonds this week are even more in focus than usual&nbsp;as tests of market sentiment on US assets, and while investors look like keen buyers of short and medium-term debt, appetite at the long end is more dicey.

Looming US Treasury debt auctions an important sentiment test

US-based Ispire Technology Inc reaffirmed that its Malaysian plant is manufacturing electronic cigarette devices strictly for exports and the operations comply with all local laws and regulations.

Ispire stresses Malaysian-made vaporisers only for exports, pledges compliance

KUALA LUMPUR (June 10): The government is drafting a policy that includes the mandatory use of speed limiters for heavy vehicles, as part of efforts to enhance road safety.

LONDON (June 10): The rate at which riskier US companies default&nbsp;will increase next year, Deutsche Bank said in a Monday note, as a result either of weakening economic growth or the pressure of higher interest payments.

US corporate defaults to rise on higher-for-longer funding costs, says Deutsche Bank

Barclays plc is preparing to cut more than 200 jobs in its investment bank in the coming days as part of chief executive officer CS Venkatakrishnan’s plan to boost the profitability of the division.

Barclays cuts more than 200 investment bank jobs to reduce costs — Bloomberg

An attorney for&nbsp;BlackRock&nbsp;called antitrust claims by Republican-led states "unprecedented, unsound and unsupported" on Monday, and said they had failed to show how the firms' involvement with industry climate groups interfered with market competition.

BlackRock calls antitrust claims 'unprecedented, unsound and unsupported'

MILAN (June 10): Stellantis has started a voluntary redundancy plan for 610 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, after introducing the scheme at other Italian facilities, the automaker said on Monday.

Stellantis offers voluntary redundancy scheme at Turin plant

TOKYO (June 10): Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday that the government will conduct appropriate debt management policies, while communicating closely with market participants.

Japan to conduct appropriate debt management policies, finance minister says

MILAN (June 10): The Italian arm of France's Amundi, Europe's biggest asset manager, has set a target of 50 staff cuts to be achieved by the end of the year, a document it sent to unions on Monday showed.

Asset manager Amundi plans to cut 50 jobs in Italy, document says

(Jan 12): Compared to Asian peers, Malaysia's growth prospects are stronger, and its fiscal consolidation process is projected to be slower, dragging out the timeline.

This, in our view, is a recipe for relative underperformance of ringgit rates, especially in the shorter tenures where hike pricing could have more room to rise and bond demand by local banks are expected to weaken in 2022.

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