11+ hour, 17+ min ago   (381+ words) This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on September 14, 2026 - September 20, 2026 Malaysia will take a break and the financial markets will be closed on Wednesday (Sept 16) for the celebration of Malaysia Day. On the economic front, the major data…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (322+ words) (Sept 10): Qatar is in discussions to buy liquefied natural gas from US suppliers under long-term agreements as the Iran war has crippled its ability to supply its own customers, according to people familiar with the matter. State-owned QatarEnergy is interested…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (163+ words) (Sept 9): The United States Justice Department is investigating whether Nvidia tried to skirt antitrust scrutiny of the chipmaker's licensing deal last year with artificial intelligence chip start-up Groq, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people familiar with…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (432+ words) (Sept 9): The European Union is pushing governments to direct more of their €2.6 trillion (RM12.28 trillion) in public contracts toward local suppliers — and away from China. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, approved a legislative proposal on Wednesday that would prefer…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (676+ words) LONDON (Sept 9): Even two wars and sky-high energy prices haven't cooled the world economy. Global growth is running hot into the second half of the year, forcing asset managers to find firebreaks while staying invested — and higher interest rates may…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (808+ words) This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on September 7, 2026 - September 13, 2026 The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency has been eroding gradually for decades. However, various US policies, including recent deliberately unexpected actions, have at times…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (264+ words) NEW DELHI/HOUSTON (Sept 9): Oil prices rose for the fourth straight session, gaining more than US$1 in early trade on Wednesday after renewed attacks across the Middle East heightened worries about supply disruptions. Brent crude futures rose 1.4%, to US$99.33 a…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (273+ words) (Sept 7): The decline in the dollar’s share of foreign-exchange reserves does not reflect a widespread reallocation away from the currency but rather moves by a small number of reserve managers, according to research from the Federal Reserve Bank of New…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (333+ words) (Sept 7): German industrial production declined the most in almost a year, marking an unexpected setback to the recovery of Europe’s biggest economy. Output fell 1.1% in July, Destatis said on Monday, compared with a 0.2% gain predicted by economists in a Bloomberg survey....

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (502+ words) TAIPEI (Sept 7): Taiwan flexed its chip diplomacy muscles at a major trade show last week, portraying itself as a democratic and reliable supplier for the AI revolution, while signalling a willingness to share the benefits of its semiconductor prowess with…...